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The Selection by Kiera Cass

4 reviews

natalie_j's review

funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious relaxing fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism

Moderate: Violence, War, Forced institutionalization, Classism, Panic attacks/disorders, and Confinement

Minor: Miscarriage, Alcohol, Sexual content, and Rape

wet_towlette's review against another edition

lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

This book was most definitely enjoyable. I genuinely couldn’t put it down and I am now writing this at 1:30am lol. It’s a fast lighthearted read and was just a good time. Technically, this book is not very good. It’s not bad but America can be very “not like other girls” and the writing certainly isn’t anything special. But, oh my god, it is so entertaining. It was cringey and funny and frustrating. Definitely something I would have gotten more out of if I read it when I was a bit younger but Maxon still got me giggling and shit so it’s fine 🤪 mostly what I got out of this is that friends to lovers is just the superior trope. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders and Classism

Moderate: Alcohol

Minor: Sexual harassment, Vomit, and Slavery

embla_v's review

emotional lighthearted

4.0

Jag gillade verkligen den här boken vilket jag inte trodde jag skulle göra. Jag trodde att jag skulle vara lite för gammal för att tycka om den men den var faktiskt väldigt underhållande. 

Boken handlar om America som är en tjej som blir utvald att vara med i urvalet och tävla om att gifta sig med honom. Men Americas hjärta tillhör någon annan. Detta är en bok om vänskap och kärlek som samtidigt utspelar sig i en värld som är allt annat än perfekt. 

Jag gillade verkligen boken som sagt och skulle säga att den huvudsakliga målgruppen för boken är tjejer 12+. Det är en fantasy (utan magi), dystopisk bok. Den är första boken i en serie. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexism, War, Classism, Alcohol, Bullying, Rape, and Mass/school shootings

readingwithmeredith's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

Reread January 2023:
This book is still got to be my favorite book! I had forgotten so many details because I have read so much since then, but it still sucked me in and I didn’t want to put it down during the reread! I LOVE this book and still feel like nothing quite compares to it no matter how hard I try.


Original review from 2016:
Honestly one of the best young adult books I have read in a long time. Though it is fairly predictable it was still a major page turner for me as I read it in a day. An easy but quite enjoyable read. A good taste of sweet romance with a little action. First off, it is clean for once. Second, sex is seen as something valuable (it's not a main subject but just an observation that stuck out). Third, both the men and woman are strong characters. And finally, it's just so nice to read something refreshing and mainly light hearted. I don't read fiction often because I find it either disappointing or disheartening but this book has been a refreshing read. It would make a great TV series or movie. I want to read the next books so bad I ordered them on Amazon before I finished this book.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders and Classism

Minor: Alcohol, War, Cursing, and Kidnapping