'A cross between The Hunger Games (minus the bloodsport) and The Bachelor (minus the bloodsport), this trilogy launch is a lot of fun. The highly anticipated third book in Kiera Casss 1 New York Times bestselling Selection series, The One will captivate readers who love dystopian YA fiction and fairy tales. But as the competition approaches its end and the threats outside the palace walls grow more vicious, America realises just how much she stands to lose - and how hard shell have to fight for the future she wants. America never dreamed she would find herself anywhere close to the crown - or to Prince Maxons heart. Cass deftly builds the chemistry between America and Maxon, while stroking the embers of America's first, forbidden love.' - Publishers Weekly Now, the time has come for one winner to be chosen. 'A cross between The Hunger Games (minus the bloodsport) and The Bachelor (minus the bloodsport), this trilogy launch is a lot of fun. Fairy-tale lovers will lose themselves in America's alternate reality and wish that the next glamorous sequel were waiting for them.' - School Library Journal 'An engrossing tale reminiscent of Shannon Hale's Princess Academy and Ally Condie's Matched. 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. Living in a palace that is constantly threatened by violent rebel attacks. Leaving her home to enter a fierce competition for a crown she doesn't want. It means turning her back on her secret love with Aspen, who is a caste below her. To live in a palace and compete for the heart of gorgeous Prince Maxon.īut for America Singer, being Selected is a nightmare. To be swept up in a world of glittering gowns and priceless jewels. The opportunity to escape the life laid out for them since birth. For thirty-five girls, the Selection is the chance of a lifetime.

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