Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

Wow. I can't believe I made it! I read all 336 pages of it. To be honest, I was about to give up around page 50. This book was a huge disappointment. It sounded so amazing but fell completely flat for me. UGH! The protagonist, America Singer, lives in a future world where everyone is divided in castes. The Prince is ready to get married and so the Selection starts. 35 girls between the ages 16 to 20 are chosen to enter the contest. Everything is televised, and gradually girls are dropped from the contest. Ok, so my first thought after reading a couple of chapters of this horrible book was that this author was definitely very inspired by the hunger games and the bachelor. I could immediately see the similarities between "The Hunger Games" and "The Selection". There was this scene when America was leaving for the games, oops I mean selection, and she had to appear in front of her city while they waved at her and cheered as if she was a celebrity. Tell me that does not remind you of when Katniss is about to leave for the games? Where's the originality??? And the character of Gavril Fadaye, the interviewer and presenter, reminded me a little too much of Caesar Flickerman! Didn't anyone tell this author how awful this book was? Where were the editors? There was no plot what so ever. The girls were the most boring bunch of people ever. The leading lady, America, was obnoxious! I could not stand her. She was beyond annoying and had no confidence. I could not see how that drama queen boyfriend of hers, Aspen, even liked her. She was lacking in the personality department. In fact. Kiera Cass has not developed any of the characters. They're ALL so one dimensional. I did not understand the caste system. Kiera Cass made no effort explaining the system at all. I couldn't imagine how everyone who belonged to "Five" were suppose to be artists. Being an artist isn't something you learn. You either are artistic or you're not. It made no sense! The castes are divided in numbers, where One are the royals and Eight are the homeless. In between you have Five, the artists. Six, the servents. Four, the farmers and so on. What I did not get was how on earth this caste system is even functional?? Who were the doctors? The teachers? There were too many loopholes I could not overlook. There was also no explanation given for why it was so necessary to have a televised "selection" of the prince choosing his bride. Why couldn't he just go out there and date. Like a normal person? And the prince had never been kissed? Oh please, give me a break! That was just awkward! It bothered me because Prince Maxon was the only person in this book I liked. Everyone else were shallow, obnoxious, boring and childish. 336 pages and nothing major happened! No twists or turns. No passion or drama. Just a bunch of teenage girls going crazy about a boy. Half the time they were learning the history of USA. The other half America was crying over either Aspen or Maxon. AND GET THIS! The book ends in a cliffhanger!!! Oh God, as if it wasn't torture enough, they don't even tell which girl wins. Overall, this book was a MAJOR let down! So bad I was pulling my hair out by the end of it. Don't buy. If you're still curious, just borrow it from the library. I want my money back!