Second installment in The Selection by Kiera Cass
POV: First person perspective narrated by the main protagonist, America Singer
SETTING: Palace in the Country called Illea
RATING: 4/5 stars
SUMMARY:
Thirty-five girls came to the palace to compete in the Selection. All but six have been sent home. And only one will get to marry Prince Maxon and be crowned princess of Illea.
America still isn't sure where her heart lies. When she’s with Maxon, she’s swept up in their new and breathless romance, and can’t dream of being with anyone else. But whenever she sees Aspen standing guard around the palace, and is overcome with memories of the life they planned to share. With the group narrowed down to the Elite, the other girls are even more determined to win Maxon over—and time is running out for America to decide.
Just when America is sure she’s made her choice, a devastating loss makes her question everything again. And while she’s struggling to imagine her future, the violent rebels that are determined to overthrow the monarchy are growing stronger and their plans could destroy her chance at any kind of happy ending.
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First thing's first, I was about to rate this book 2.8 stars or maybe 3 stars because It started really nice and romantic then thee next chapters followed nothing but confusing and misbehaving America but the ending of the book made me changed my mind, see how the ending can really affect my judgement.
I am so happy and giddy while the first book and it turned the other way around for the second book *tsk tsk tsk*
The mere fact that they are only remaining 6 girls left from the Selection, who are now called THE ELITES the competition is really getting tough yet she chose to make a fool of herself by creating a mess out of everything.
I really don't know why she is over thinking her place, every situation and she stresses herself over the things she can't even control.
She is acting all jealous when Maxon is spending time with the other Elites yet she doesn't even making up her mind to choose him. urgh!!!! I'm always irritated when she spends time with Aspen and act at all frustrated when she brought that problem to herself, she is literally sabotaging her own self and screwing things up and thinking things will fall into places?
it came to me, that maybe this book is filled with conflicts to show that having this "fairy tale happily ever after" life doesn't come out easily and smoothly.. you will face a lot of rocky roads that will make you go nuts to make everything worth the fight.
these are the few status I wrote while reading the book:
> for some reason, even though Celeste is not having any interaction with America, i can't push the thought behind my head that she is up to no good. and she shouldn't be telling his Dad about the secret books.. urgh
> for god sake, america make up your mind and choose the Prince.. you know it was him all along, stop thinking about that guy that keeping you and making you hold everything back..
> let me get this straight, America! Let me strangle you for a minute, i hate it when you get jealous over Krissy when Maxon is showing her affection yet here you are doing business with Aspen while the Prince is gone, can you see im so mad here?! I'm so annoyed..
I'm just grateful that at the end of the book, America somehow made it clear that this time she will fight for Maxon now.. or else I will really pull her hair and strangle her to the ground (*LOL, KIDDING)
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