The Selection Series 1-5: (The Selection, the Elite, the One, the Heir and the Crown) Paperback – January 1, 2016

When I read the summary for this book, I thought meh, the plot seems a little iffy. I mean, how more shallow can you get than a bunch of girls competing for a guy’s attention?Turns out, you can get a LOT shallower.This book made me cry and laugh, and I read the whole series in a weekend. Some parts made me mad, but I can excuse those. I mean, we need some ups and downs in a series.The Selection follows America Singer as she leaves behind everything she’s ever known to basically fight 34 other girls in a last one standing competition to marry Prince Maxon (angel. perfect. need i say more), who is the embodiment of goodness and is just too pure for this mean world. Well, for Ilea.The relationship that America has with Maxon is perfect. Friends to lovers sort of thing. It’s wholesome in a way that we all need sometimes, and the writing is smooth and easy. It’s pleasure to read, and I reread the series every once and a while.COULD NOT RECOMMEND MOREEEEE!

My daughter loved this series. She said books 1-3 were her personal favorite but she still enjoyed the last 2 books also. Great series and stayed clean, but still romantic. It kept her interest and she read all 5 books in 5 days! Easy to read and perfect romance genre for a teen, bc it has a lot of things going on that keeps you guessing also. Oh and she loves the cover art and prefers paperback also. Love the books come in case to keep them together.

Great set, great book series. Highly recommend for teenage girl.

Great series! Couldn’t put it down!

World War III has happened and the world is divided a lot differently than it is now. America is ruled by a King and Queen. Their son is allowed a wife through The Selection. An invitation is sent to each sector of America to different women in different Caste Systems. Each has to return her invitation with a reply as to whether she will go through the Selection or not. That's the beginning of the Series.After being selected each girl is chosen by Prince Maxon as to whether she will stay for the continuation of the Selection or whether she will go home to her family. America Singer doesn't want to be in the Selection, she already has the love of her life even though he is one caste below her. She doesn't want to leave her family, she loves them and knows that they need her income to survive.After her love turns her away America allows herself to answer the invitation from the palace but doesn't know what that will mean to her. Being in one of the lowest castes she doesn't understand that it will mean that she can eat regularly, be clean, and have a new wardrobe and maids. She must find a way to stay when she finds out that the palace is paying her family for her to be there.After being able to stay through the first cut in the Selection you learn that she fights with the only weapon she has, her brain. She goes through many changes from book to book but you can't help but route for her as the underdog in the contest. She faces the love of her live again in a later book and must decide if she will stay in love with him and be risen up through the castes due to his working for the Palace and her being in the Selection or will she try for something she never thought she wanted Prince Maxon's love.As you read from book to book you see the fine clothes and the palace as through her eyes. You see the Prince but you never know quit what he is thinking. And when the King turns against her you know that her luck has run out. Along with all of that there is unrest in the Kingdom and rebels fight to overthrow the monarchy and take possession of the Palace and everything it holds, including the girls in the Selection.This is a fascinating place to be inside of and the Selection will keep your attention from book 1 to book 5 without letting up on the suspense. I highly recommend that you take the time to read this series!

🥰😍😘 if you love happily ever after this is for you if you like the bachelor this is for you

I love love love these books. Perfect for pre-teens and young teenagers. Clean books, no smut. Highly recommend them! Also way cheaper to buy the set :)

My daughter devoured the whole set in a week. I think she liked it.