Recommendation Fridays: The Selection Series by Kiera Cass

   Years ago on a random camping trip, I had picked up The Selection to bring along with me from my local public library. It was one of the last ones that I decided to read from the pile of books that I had brought, but I can definitely say, that I had no regrets when it finally came down to reading it. After finishing it within a day, I threw it at my sister to read the minute she asked me for something to read. She read it 3 times during that trip. 

   From that day on, the series became one of our all time favourites in the years to come. From pre-ordering each book in the series, to begging our mother to allow us to go to YALLFest 2014 mostly to see Kiera Cass. 

   The series is full of Princesses, Royalty, and a chance of a lifetime, and for the people who love hearing stories about what happens to the characters after their happily ever after, then this series is also for you.  

   You will not regret picking up The Selection series, it'll be one of the best decisions you've ever made.

The series would probably be best for people who like the following books:

Royalty, Princesses, Tiaras, Dresses, Drama, True Love

The Selection by Kiera Cass

Release Date: April 24th, 2012

Publisher: HarperTeen

Series: The Selection, #1

Format: Hardcover, 336 pages

Description from GoodReads:

   For thirty-five girls, the Selection is the chance of a lifetime. The opportunity to escape the life laid out for them since birth. To be swept up in a world of glittering gowns and priceless jewels. To 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. Leaving her home to enter a fierce competition for a crown she doesn't want. Living in a palace that is constantly threatened by violent rebel attacks.


   Then America meets Prince Maxon. Gradually, she starts to question all the plans she's made for herself—and realizes that the life she's always dreamed of may not compare to a future she never imagined.

The Elite by Kiera Cass

Release Date: April 23rd, 2013

Publisher: HarperTeen

Series: The Selection, #2

Format: Hardcover, 336 pages

Description from GoodReads:

   The Selection began with thirty-five girls.

   Now with the group narrowed down to the six Elite, the competition to win Prince Maxon's heart is fiercer than ever—and America is still struggling to decide where her heart truly lies. Is it with Maxon, who could make her life a fairy tale? Or with her first love, Aspen?

   America is desperate for more time. But the rest of the Elite know exactly what they want—and America's chance to choose is about to slip away.

The One by Kiera Cass

Release Date: May 6th, 2014

Publisher: HarperTeen

Series: The Selection, #3

Format: Hardcover, 323 pages

Description from GoodReads:

   The time has come for one winner to be crowned.

   When she was chosen to compete in the Selection, America never dreamed she would find herself anywhere close to the crown—or to Prince Maxon's heart. But as the end of the competition approaches, and the threats outside the palace walls grow more vicious, America realizes just how much she stands to lose—and how hard she'll have to fight for the future she wants.

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The Heir by Kiera Cass

Release Date: May 5th, 2015

Publisher: HarperTeen

Series: The Selection, #4

Format: Hardcover, 346 pages

Description from GoodReads:

   Twenty years ago, America Singer entered the Selection and won Prince Maxon’s heart. Now the time has come for Princess Eadlyn to hold a Selection of her own. Eadlyn doesn’t expect her Selection to be anything like her parents’ fairy-tale love story. But as the competition begins, she may discover that finding her own happily ever after isn’t as impossible as she always thought. 

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The Crown by Kiera Cass

Release Date: May 3rd, 2016

Publisher: HarperTeen

Series: The Selection, #5

Format: Hardcover, 279

Description from GoodReads:

   When Eadlyn became the first princess of Illéa to hold her own Selection, she didn’t think she would fall in love with any of her thirty-five suitors. She spent the first few weeks of the competition counting down the days until she could send them all home. But as events at the palace force Eadlyn even further into the spotlight, she realizes that she might not be content remaining alone.

   Eadlyn still isn’t sure she’ll find the fairytale ending her parents did twenty years ago. But sometimes the heart has a way of surprising you…and soon Eadlyn must make a choice that feels more impossible—and more important—than she ever imagined.

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   What do you think? Love it? Hate it? Will you be interested in picking up The Selection series, sometime in the future? If you do, then let me know! I'd love to talk to another Selection Fan!