Buddy Read: THE ELITE (The Selection 2)

[Belkis]

Let's have fun reading and discussing the second book in the Selection trilogy!

[Sara]

Ok I am starting this as soon as I have a moment :)

[Belkis]

Sara wrote: "Ok I am starting this as soon as I have a moment :)"

Me too :)

[Sara]

Ugh! I still hate Aspen's name and I hate that he is around still. This book might be a struggle for me, but I have heard that the last book is better.

[Belkis]

Sara wrote: "Ugh! I still hate Aspen's name and I hate that he is around still. This book might be a struggle for me, but I have heard that the last book is better."

Yeah, I wish they would all just make up their minds and settle it already. I'm enjoying it so far. Maybe we'll read book 3 when we're done just so we can know how it all ends LOL! They're pretty light reads and thankfully not too long :)

[Sara]

I will probably need a break from it first and we can read one of the contemporaries.

[Belkis]

Sara wrote: "I will probably need a break from it first and we can read one of the contemporaries."

Oh yeah Sara, perfect. Maybe we can read or since you already read would've loved to read it with you :)

[Belkis]

Oh I LOVE LOVE Maxon *sigh sigh sigh*

[Sara]

was really good! And I better keep reading to see what you love. I think I am on chapter 3.

[Sara]

Aaaahhhhhh!! Belkis, I do not like America. She is driving me crazy! I am loving Maxon but it is so unfair for him to give everything to America and her be like "I love you...I hate you...well maybe I love you...Nope I hate you and there's unchanging Aspen to pick up the pieces of my indecisive heart."

[Belkis]

Sara wrote: "Aaaahhhhhh!! Belkis, I do not like America. She is driving me crazy! I am loving Maxon but it is so unfair for him to give everything to America and her be like "I love you...I hate you...well mayb..."

OMG Sara, I was just ranting about this too!

[Belkis]

I love maxon, but no wait, I think I don't love him. I love Aspen instead! And being such a hypocrite about Maxon treating the other girls nicely and giving them any attention! She can't make up her ever loving mind! ARGH!

[Sara]

Lol I just saw your rant, and you are much farther than me so you've probably read more I love you I hate you's

[Sara]

I really don't like Aspen and don't see a point to him even being in the story right now. I think he could be removed and no one would miss him.

[Belkis]

Why can't she commit to one or the other already. Sometimes she comes off as self-absorbed and immature. That's just so unfair to both Aspen and Maxon. Going on with both of them. And in the meantime the rest of the country is struggling and rebelling and they're all carrying on with petty childish spats.

[Belkis]

Sara wrote: "Aaaahhhhhh!! Belkis, I do not like America. She is driving me crazy! I am loving Maxon but it is so unfair for him to give everything to America and her be like "I love you...I hate you...well mayb..."

Exactly Sara!

[Sara]

Is it time to move on to the next book in our buddy reads yet??

[Belkis]

Sara wrote: "Lol I just saw your rant, and you are much farther than me so you've probably read more I love you I hate you's"

Hahahaha! Oh yes Sara, SO MANY MORE! Freaking woman is just so indecisive :(

[Belkis]

Sara wrote: "I really don't like Aspen and don't see a point to him even being in the story right now. I think he could be removed and no one would miss him."

Yes agree with you completely. But remember if he weren't there then America couldn't go back and forth between them LOL! I love him, oh no wait, I love the other one hahahahaha!

[Sara]

Then the story could improve to more slapping of Celeste.

Ugh America just snuck off to meet Aspen. Really???

[Belkis]

Sara wrote: "Then the story could improve to more slapping of Celeste.

Ugh America just snuck off to meet Aspen. Really???"

I wanted to smack her Sara! WTH?! And then she thinks she can criticize Maxon! He at least has no choice in the matter and has to court them all but he's not hiding and lying! She's such a hypocrite!

[Belkis]

Sara wrote: "Is it time to move on to the next book in our buddy reads yet??"

LOL! If you want to hahahaha! This book is irritating the heck out of both of us huh?! :D

[Belkis]

Maxon is so nice to her (>_<) to all of them. They don't deserve him. He's the only decent one in the whole wretched group I think.

[Sara]

I kind of wanna start as a distraction from this game, but I'll do what you want.

[Belkis]

Sara wrote: "I kind of wanna start as a distraction from this game, but I'll do what you want."

Oh okay :) we can do that if you want to. Let's do it! I'll setup the buddy read thread for us LOL!

[Sara]

Lol you can probably finish The Elite in the next few hours :)

[Belkis]

Sara wrote: "Lol you can probably finish The Elite in the next few hours :)"

I probably will but we'll start Love Always, Kate too :) I posted the thread for us now.

[Sara]

There are too many I want to read all at once!

[Sara]

I'm still reading this. It just keep drawing me back in when I sit down to read a few pages. America just pulled a really blond moment, though, when she ran the opposite direction.

[Belkis]

Sara wrote: "I'm still reading this. It just keep drawing me back in when I sit down to read a few pages. America just pulled a really blond moment, though, when she ran the opposite direction."

She sure did. Had me cracking up laughing in spite of the mayhem. I think I'm going to finish too so that I can find out what happens. We're gluttons for punishment Sara :D

[Belkis]

Sara wrote: "There are too many I want to read all at once!"

Yes! I so desperately wanna read Jake Undone & Say The Word & Infinity + One! I wish I didn't have to go to work or do any house stuff so I could just read LOL!

[Sara]

We'll read Jake Undone next. And Say the Word. OMG too many good ones to get to.

[Belkis]

Sara wrote: "We'll read Jake Undone next. And Say the Word. OMG too many good ones to get to."

Hahahaha okay sounds like a plan. So we're doing Love Always, Kate, then Jake Undone, and then Say The Word? Is that what we're doing then?

[Belkis]

I do appreciate Aspen sometimes though. How he points out things America should do and understand. And how their discussions bring depth to the story many times :) I guess as you pointed out, this story keeps pulling us in. Thank goodness LOL! At least it makes up for the frustrating parts.

[Sara]

Belkis wrote: "Sara wrote: "We'll read Jake Undone next. And Say the Word. OMG too many good ones to get to."

Hahahaha okay sounds like a plan. So we're doing Love Always, Kate, then Jake Undone, and then Say Th..."

If that's what you want. I have a book for review I got to read by next Tuesday, I think.

[Belkis]

Sara wrote: "Belkis wrote: "Sara wrote: "We'll read Jake Undone next. And Say the Word. OMG too many good ones to get to."

Hahahaha okay sounds like a plan. So we're doing Love Always, Kate, then Jake Undone, ..."

That's okay. You read what you need to for your review commitment :) no worries. We can start reading Love Always, Kate after you finish the book you have to read for review. Why don't you let me know when you're done with the review book and then we'll start LAK :)

[Sara]

So now it's Kriss and America competing. And then I don't feel like Maxon is very honest if he's acting in love with Kris's too. I don't think I like this kind of competition anymore.

[Belkis]

Sara wrote: "So now it's Kriss and America competing. And then I don't feel like Maxon is very honest if he's acting in love with Kris's too. I don't think I like this kind of competition anymore."

I well the same way. They're all sneaky and two faced :(

[Belkis]

All of them.

[Sara]

We know they got to end up together by the end on the last book cuz that's the point of the series, but how many cat fights and indecisive lovers do we have to put up with?

[Sara]

And then America is a true blond. Like she is just opening her eyes and realizing there is some real competition going on. "Oh my! Maxon is talking to the other girls and might fall for them while I am off having my baby rants"

[Belkis]

Sara wrote: "And then America is a true blond. Like she is just opening her eyes and realizing there is some real competition going on. "Oh my! Maxon is talking to the other girls and might fall for them while ..."

LOL! I know! She's priceless. And just you wait till further ahead into the book. They're just all in their own heads and basically in denial.

[Sara]

OMG eating dinner out so the kids can run around a playground then I will get back to this in their own heads business.

[Belkis]

Sara wrote: "OMG eating dinner out so the kids can run around a playground then I will get back to this in their own heads business."

I know :) I heated leftovers from yesterday and rushed through dinner and shower so I could get back to this and finish it. The last third has lots of stuff happening in it!!

[Sara]

The point I'm at now makes me think Maxon should throw his hands up at her. She is so unsure of everything.

[Belkis]

Sara wrote: "The point I'm at now makes me think Maxon should throw his hands up at her. She is so unsure of everything."

Yup totally. I kept shaking my head and rolling my eyes wondering why the heck did he put up with her? But I do have to say that by the end of the book I was intrigued enough to want to read the last book LOL!

[Sara]

Oh did you finish?? Speedy! I think I have a quarter left. I haven't bought the last one yet

[Belkis]

Sara wrote: "Oh did you finish?? Speedy! I think I have a quarter left. I haven't bought the last one yet"

I have it in my kindle. The last book that is :) it's petty short. Even shorter than this one.

[Sara]

Shorter? Must not have as much indecisiveness from America.

[Belkis]

The ebook says it's 217 pages long but the kindle & paperback versions 323 pages long LOL! I wish they'd just stick to one count already hahaha. So I guess it's safe to say that book 3 is about the same length as book 2. So I guess America will continue having her jolly bouts of "what ifs" LOL!