This book is clearly marketed for a younger teen audience. This left me with mixed expectations so I tried to read the book as objectively as possible.Īfter reading the first book, I could understand why the views were so mixed. My one friend really enjoyed it while the other didn’t care too much for it. When I read The Selection, two of my friends who have similar reading tastes to me, had just finished reading it. Source: Borrowed–Paperback (The Selection) Public Library Genre: Young Adult, Romance, Drama, Dystopian, There are also two novellas that takes place after book 2 called The Guard and The Favourite. There is also a prequel novella, The Prince and another called The Queen. # of Books: 5 (The Selection, The Elite, The One, The Heir, The Crown) The Selection, The Elite and The One are all America’s story. SERIESous’ Top Book Series: #2 Annoying Heroine of all time (America) Series Review: Is this series worth your time? Does it get better as the novels progress? Or does it get worse? Find out below:
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