Tuesday, January 10, 2017

The Selection Text to Self Blog 1

The book I read is called The Selection by Keira Cass. This is the first book in the five-book series. It is a book about a teenage girl named America Singer who enters a "competition" where the winner will get to marry the prince. At first, America had no interest whatsoever in becoming the princess. Eventually, America's friends and family are able to coax her into filling out the forms and entering her name into The Selection to marry the prince. While she spends more and more time at the palace, she suddenly has a change of heart. America is in it to win it, and she will do whatever it takes to win the crown. She goes through a lot of struggles along the way, including being extremely homesick, stage fright, and rebels attacking the palace.

This book reminds me of the book Cinder, because the main character in both of the books is very special to the plot line. America is the one who the prince always had his eye on, and she was an extremely important character. In Cinder, she is a cyborg-human, and she has special talents that no one else has. This situation reminds me of a time in my life when I did not want to do something at first. After my parents and siblings persuaded me to do it, it turned out to be a great experience.

I really love this book, and it is my favorite book series of all time. I mostly loved how while there was some foreshadowing, the author also left you with some cliff hangers. It may seem very predictable, but as you keep reading, there are many amazing twists and turns. I would definitely recommend this book, especially to someone who likes science-fiction. It was such a great book for me because it really showed emotion and it felt like I could really connect to the main character. Often throughout the book, I was very surprised by the change of events. The setting is very important to the plot of this book because it shows how America adjusts to life in the palace. 

2 comments:

  1. I like the connection to the book and the summary of your book is very detailed.

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