Aspen's perspective is basically about his devotion to 'Mare' (nickname for America) and his dislike for Prince Maxon. You will hear how nervous Maxon was about the competition and how he accidentally met America before it started and liked her immediately.

It's basically the same story as The Selection and The Elite, but it tells where the guys were and what they were doing/thinking when events occurred. (Do you watch The Bachelor on TV?) This book is enjoyable, but there's really nothing new that happens. It's the ultimate love triangle, not to mention all the tension between the competitors. The main character, America, is in the competition but still has feelings for her old BF Aspen, who is a guard at the palace and watching the competition unfold. If you've been following The Selection series, you will know it's about a competition between 35 young girls wishing to become the wife of Prince Maxon. This book is two separate novellas that give the viewpoints of Maxon and Aspen. So too is the young protagonist, America.STORY (YA romance) - I have been anxiously awaiting the release of The One and was pleased to find that Kiera Cass decided to give us something to placate us in the meantime. Or in this case, I’d call them boys because they are way too young to be ‘selecting’ the love of their lives at 19. While personally I do not enjoy a plot where love triangle is the main driving force in a novel, I’m sure younger readers will dream of being loved and appreciated by two men. This collection also features exclusive bonus content, including a sneak peek at three chapters of The One, the just-released third and final book in the Selection series. The Guard gives an inside look at Aspen’s life within the palace walls – and the truth about a guard’s world that America will never know.

It also reveals that there is another girl in Prince Maxon’s life The Prince is set the week before the Selection begins and follows Maxon through the first day of the competition. These two novellas offer a captivating view into the hearts and minds of the two men fighting to win America's heart.

Now, America has to decide whether to hold true to her first love, Aspen Leger, a royal guard in the palace who's below her station, or step into a whole new world with the prince. The second book, The Elite sees only six contestants left, after the Selection. The trilogy starts with The Selection, in which America Singer is one of 35 young girls chosen to participate in a contest to pick the future queen and bride of the handsome prince Maxon, in the dystopian world of Illea. THIS book is actually an offering of two novellas in one - The Prince (published last year) and The Guard (this year) - as complimentary stories to Kiera Cass' best-selling The Selection trilogy.Īnother novella, The Queen (2014), marks the prequel to this young adult series.

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