daacat.blogg.se

America is a five, which is only designated to artists and musicians.

Eight is the lowest and One is straight up royalty. Depending on your caste, you are designated a number. I thought the caste system felt very closely to the districts in The Hunger Games.

For America, this is all a formality to make her mom happy and also a way to get away from her own true love, a member of a lower caste. From there, 35 girls are chosen and then asked to live in the extravagant palace with the King, Queen, and Prince Maxon.Īmerica Singer is a musician from one of these providences and of course she’s reluctant to be one of the Selected let alone leave her family behind. This is where it feels like The Bachelor. You have to be within a certain age range in order to be eligible and you must submit a headshot. In this new universe they are living in (which I wouldn’t call dystopian, but it seems like it), the prince must choose a bride from one of the 35 different provinces. Ok, reading The Selection was definitely like reading a fictionalized version of The Bachelor meets The Hunger Games. Gradually, she starts to question all the plans she’s made for herself-and realizes that the life she’s always dreamed of may not compare to a future she never imagined. Living in a palace that is constantly threatened by violent rebel attacks. Leaving her home to enter a fierce competition for a crown she doesn’t want. It means turning her back on her secret love with Aspen, who is a caste below her.

To live in a palace and compete for the heart of gorgeous Prince Maxon.īut for America Singer, being Selected is a nightmare. To be swept up in a world of glittering gowns and priceless jewels. The opportunity to escape the life laid out for them since birth. However after reading this particular one (and the first of a series), I might have borrowed the rest of the series from the library and plan on reading it in the next few days.įor thirty-five girls, the Selection is the chance of a lifetime. I’ve been making strides on reading from my TBR list than going to the library or the bookstore.