The Selection

Wow! This was so much better than I even expected. Kind of a cross between the Hunger Games and Cinderella. LOL America Singer is the name of the main character and she finds herself taking place in The Selection to win the heart of the Prince. Her heart is elsewhere, but she is trying to help her family out financially. There are 30 women chosen and they are summoned to live in the castle for a few weeks while the prince talks to them and makes up his mind about who he will marry.

The characters, even the secondary ones, are all really well done and interesting. There are many books in the series so I'm sure a lot of them will come up again. The “rules” of the world make sense and America gives me independent “Katness” vibes. This has just the right amount of humor, romance and adventure. One of my top books of this year so far.