{Review} The Prince by Kiera Cass

Publication date: March 5, 2013

Publisher: HarperTeen

ISBN-13: 9780062248169

Synopsis

He knew he must do it for tradition,

We know he hopes to find true love,

Yet before all of the selection happened

Prince Maxon’s last birthday as a single men came up

And so did his first brush with love.

Review

The Prince by Kiera Cass was a short story I had been expecting with equal and at time more excitement then The Elite, why? I mean do you really need to ask why!?! It because of whose point of view it is MAXON!!!

We had only known him based on his interactions with America and what the other girls from The Selection murmured throughout the book, but honestly when you read about a guys like this you really really really want to know what makes him tick.

This short story showed parts of Maxon’s life that we might have thought to be perfect, but where seriously lacking, the King for example was an unwelcome surprise, I don’t know why he is the way he is nor how it is going to affect the Elite nor The One. Yet it does explain some of the reactions we get from Maxon.

I really liked the fact that we were getting to know the swoon guy from The Selection, but there was really no sense of satisfaction on the timeline Kiera Cass decided to center the story around.

There where A LOT of interactions between America and Maxon that I wanted to see it through his eyes, some loops from Americas side that I wanted filled, sadly that did not happened, so I guess the rating this book gets is because I feel the reader doesn’t get all the answers we hoped, yet it was entertaining getting to see a bit of Maxon’s life.

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{Audio Book Review} The Selection by Kiera Cass

Series: The Selection #1

Publication Date: April 24, 2012

Publisher: Harper Audio

Narrated by: Amy Rubinate

Duration: 8 hours and 07 minutes

ISBN-13: 9780983632931

Synopsis

In Illéa the daugthers of the crown marry get married of for political reasons and the sons marry a girl from Illéa, a group of girls get selected when the crown prince comes of age he choose from a group of 35 girls from all the social classes and between those 35 girls he will find his queen.

Of all the girls waiting for the selection, America Singer wasn't one of them she was happy and in love with Aspen a boy that was a class below her but she didn't mind she was ready to leave her life as a three if that meant being able to marry him, pushed to agree to participate by her family and Aspen the selection soon turns out to be America's worst nightmare.

Soon enoug it becomes a nightmare come true when she gets picke as one of the selected.

Review

The first times I heard about the selection was in a list of pretty covers, then when I read the book blurb I thought "Oh God, the bachelor has found its way into a book, just what we needed fictional girls throwing themselves at a guy". 

I'm glad to say that Kiera Cass and Amy Rubinate proved me wrong; this book is more about the journey of a girl that goes throw heartbreak and learns to put herself first in the mist of all the drama that is happening around her.

The world created by the author is that of a dystopian world about to explode, where may find ourselves conflicted between the hope of seeing Prince Maxon become a better ruler and getting rid of the absurd division of classes on which Illéa functions. 

Prince Maxon and America are great characters both trying to be better people, to fight for what they believe in and try to do the best they can with their circunstances. Both Maxon and America have their flaws making them more human, I do hope they learn from their mistakes. There are also two characters that I can find no love for, but I wont talk about them for possible spoilerish reasons, maybe we can have a little chat about those two when The Elite comes out.

I have no idea what the second installment of this series will bring but I do hope to see both stories forming into one, I want to know more about the revolution, but also want to know which of the selected girls will be a step closer on becoming queen of Illéa (if the rebels don't destroy the monarchy first)

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Trailer Sunday: The Selection by Kiera Cass

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.