Disclaimer: None, I bought this on my own.

Rating: 5/5

Publication Date: May 5, 2015

Genre: YA Fantasy

Recommended Age: 15+ (TW for attempted rape and lewd behavior) (violence, death, heart attacks)

Publisher: HarperTeen

Pages: 342

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Synopsis: Princess Eadlyn has grown up hearing endless stories about how her mother and father met. Twenty years ago, America Singer entered the Selection and won the heart of Prince Maxon—and they lived happily ever after. Eadlyn has always found their fairy-tale story romantic, but she has no interest in trying to repeat it. If it were up to her, she'd put off marriage for as long as possible.

But a princess's life is never entirely her own, and Eadlyn can't escape her very own Selection—no matter how fervently she protests.

Eadlyn doesn't expect her story to end in romance. But as the competition begins, one entry may just capture Eadlyn's heart, showing her all the possibilities that lie in front of her . . . and proving that finding her own happily ever after isn't as impossible as she's always thought.

Review: So I went into this hearing my friends tell me how horrible of a book it was. And for the most part I loved it. I felt very connected with Eadlyn. I have a personality like hers (I’m less spoiled however) and I don’t like not being in control and I don’t like letting people in. I really felt for her more than I did America and I would say I prefer these books to America’s. I also felt the story continued perfectly and the voice changed perfectly. The writing was still on point and the story was just as intriguing.

The only issues I had with the book were that I felt it was a bit rushed. I think it could have been slowed down a bit and it would have been perfect. I also feel that there were a lot more trigger warnings in this book and there was some questionable homophobic remarks that made me question this book.

Verdict: The new queen reigns!