Currently, I am an emotional wreck. Why? Because I just finished another incredible series and am now going through withdrawal after experiencing an emotional, plot twisted, heart shattering, cruel roller coaster ride within the last 9 hours.
As I mentioned earlier this month, I began reading The Selection by Kiera Cass. I read it in 2 days. I got the sequel, The Elite. Read it in 2 days. Got the final book, The One. Read in 9 hours. As you can tell, this series captivated my interest quite well.
Now, lemme give you a run-down of the plot: This takes place many years in the future (after the fourth World War). The United States no longer exists; however, there is a new country instead. This new country is built around the idea of castes. Each caste is assigned a different type of job, the lower the caste, the worse the job and the poorer they are. The Royal Family is a One. (They're the best of the best. The highest in the social class. They're the top-dogs.)
When the prince is of age, forms are sent out to every girl who is between the age of 16 and 20 with the hope that one will be the future princess. However, only 1 girl from each province is selected (there are 35 provinces total). Each girl is competing against each other in order to win the love of the prince and also the crown. The protagonist, America, is a Five. She is strongly encourage to apply for The Selection with the hope of being the next princess. (That's all I'm gonna tell you now. Don't wanna give too much away.)
So, basically, this is another love story set in a dystopian society. But it's so worth it!
The thing to me that really stood out was the writing. It was incredible! I could imagine what was going on perfectly and I could really feel the emotions that were going on. And the plot. Oh man, this plot rocked! I had numerous moments where my jaw fell to the ground and I couldn't believe it. (There was actually one point today where I got so upset that I slammed the book shut, stormed into my house (I was outside in the sun reading, obviously), did an angry lap around the dining room table, fell to the floor, sobbed, got back up, marched back outside, mentally cursed numerous characters and the author, and continued reading. All within about a minute.)
I'm hoping now that you will understand why I'm an emotional wreck. I was smiling, I was laughing, I was shocked, I was angry, I was crying, you name it, I felt it. (Granted, this was the third book, so there was a lot going on, too...) I had to take a moment to myself when I finished it just to process what had happened within the last 60 pages or so.
I'm really hoping that you're curious now and want to read it. (The series is now one of my favorites.) The book basically was glued to my hand or face all day and I couldn't put. It. Down. EVER. Fingers crossed that any of my invisible viewers will pick up and copy and devour it as well. (I also love a good book discussion, so hit me up if you wanna talk about it.)
Happy reading. :)
Love,
Katie
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