The Selection

The Selection, Book 1

By: Kiera Cass

Narrated by: Amy Rubinate

Length: 8 hrs and 7 mins

Publisher's summary

Fall in love - from the very beginning. Discover the first book in the captivating, number one New York Times best-selling Selection series.

Prepare to be swept into a world of breathless fairy-tale romance, swoonworthy characters, glittering gowns, and fierce intrigue perfect for listeners who loved Divergent, Delirium, or The Wrath & the Dawn.

For 35 girls, the Selection is the chance of a lifetime. The opportunity to escape a rigid caste system, live in a palace, and compete for the heart of gorgeous Prince Maxon. But for America Singer, being Selected is a nightmare. It means turning her back on her secret love with Aspen, who is a caste below her, and competing for a crown she doesn’t want.

Then America meets Prince Maxon - and realizes that the life she’s always dreamed of may not compare to a future she never imagined.

Don’t miss The Betrothed, a glittering royal romance sure to captivate Kiera Cass’s legion of loyal listeners and lovers of courtly intrigue alike!

©2012 Kiera Cass (P)2012 HarperCollinsPublishers

Ditto...Didn't Want To Like it But I Did!

Reviewers I follow really enjoyed this book. I couldn't imagine I would like it. I thought it would be like the TV series "The Bachelor".....then I started listening and I thought more like "The Handmaiden's Tale"...it has similarities of "The Hunger Games". But this is a good story...it is not appalling, it is not as brutal as Hunger GAmes. This book was not depressing to me. It's romantic in such a good way. Right away I became very involved in this story. You can like all the characters. You can have empathy for them. This is a smart writer. Because the ending is such a cliffhanger I am glad I waited until"The Elite" was available. The narration was good, however, I really think a different narrator would have given more life to this story. She was very pleasant and professional. I will listen to her again. I hope you give it a chance.

Pleasantly surprised

I loved these characters and their love stories, both America's and Aspen's and America's and Maxon's. The characters are good, and sweet, and interesting and I loved the plot. It is interesting to think of a world in the future but uses the class system like in the past. You are restricted to what class you are born into. I got into the book really fast...actually listened to it in two days. I can't wait to start book two!

love it

i loved this series the first time , and i loved listening to it the second time

The Selection

This was a happy fairy tale version of the Hunger games. Totally addictive. I loved it!!! However, I just realized that I started a trilogy series where the third book has not been released. It is a must read for anyone who loves rags to riches stories. If you are a bit impatient like me, you may want to wait to start the series until book 3 has been released. Jennifer

Sparks going both ways!

I started this book because of my students' recommendations. I didn't think I would enjoy it as much as I did. As an YA fan I believed I would like it, and I just realized how much now, because I keep thinking about it and keep wanting to purchase the next one as soon as possible. You just know how much you like a book when you start dying to read the sequel.

This is the story of America Singer. Her country is divided into casts. She is a 5 - not a good place to be - but she actually has the chance of a lifetime. She can change her life by entering a selection process in order to be chosen by prince Maxon to become princess of Ilea. The thing is, she is in love with Aspen, and the stupid guy pushes her into the selection so that she could have a better life. Little did he know that Lady America had some good chances, and that the odds could be ever in her favor.

This book reminds me a little about hunger games because of how these girls lost their privacy so quickly, because of the TV crews which keep trying to find out more about prince Maxon and the so far selected ladies, and also because of the hunger, poverty and suffering going on in the lower casts, the underprivileged.

The highlight is the friendship / sth else between lady America and the Prince, and it gets even better when Aspen, the stupid ex boyfriend, gets back in the picture.

Can't spoil it. You have to read it!

great <br />book

I wasn't sure it first if this book would be too childish. But I actually really enjoyed it. Without giving anything away, I hate how it and it. You don't know what's going to happen and just makes you draw into the next book

Very fun - just enjoyable!

Nothing heavy, nothing stressful but will be curious how it turns out! I have my selection😀

Easy and fun to read

Would you try another book from Kiera Cass and/or Amy Rubinate?

I would try another book by Kiera Cass. I found her writing fun and easy to read.

If you’ve listened to books by Kiera Cass before, how does this one compare?

I hadn't listened to anything by Kiera Cass before but I enjoyed it just the same.

What three words best describe Amy Rubinate’s voice?

Mild, appropriate, relaxed

Did The Selection inspire you to do anything?

to read the next book in the series

Good mix

I really enjoyed the book. it was over too quickly. Thank goodness I am downloading book two.

Loved it.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />

The story just gripped me and would not let go. Will totally listen to it again.