Maxon gives America his first kiss, and she begins to think that she could maybe marry him and forget Aspen. America still loves Aspen, but she gradually starts to fall in love with the prince. She still doesn't want to marry Prince Maxon, but a chance meeting in the gardens causes them to befriend each other. It also helps that her time in the palace is accompanied by a small stipend sent to her family.Īmerica easily makes friends (Marlee Tames, a Four and a farmer) and enemies (Celeste Newsome, a Two and a model) within the first week of her stay, but her unique personality also catches the attention of the palace staff and the country.
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The end of their relationship, plus a bribe from her mother, leads America to enter the Selection and later into the palace where she has to compete with thirty-four other girls to win the prince's heart. In the end, Aspen decides to break up with America.
This upsets him, as he believes he should be the one to provide for her, but is unable to because he is a Six (the servant caste) and has no means of doing so since he already has to take care of his mother and siblings. Despite pressure from her mother, America has no interest in entering the competition, because she already has Aspen, her next-door neighbor and secret boyfriend.Īfter having a conversation with her mother which lets her keep most of her savings, America decides to surprise Aspen with dinner at her treehouse. The prince of Illéa, Maxon Schreave, announces that he is following in his father's footsteps by holding the Selection, a competition for the prince's hand in marriage and the crown. America, however, doesn't care, because she enjoys entertaining, especially with a violin. Since their prosperity depends on their desirability, Fives live a lower-class life. musicians, artists, actors, dancers, etc.). America Singer is a Five, the "artist" caste (e.g. In a futuristic world, society is divided into castes, with Ones being the most prosperous, consisting of royals and elites, and Eights being mostly orphans/homeless, drug users, handicapped, and unemployable. She also commented that she had written the book "from start to finish", while her writing process for the other books differed. Kiera Cass stated that she began writing The Selection after thinking about the differences between Esther and Cinderella, wondering if either of them were happy with how they ended up. All four novels were collected into one volume Happily Ever After, including bonus content and epilogues. The Queen and The Favorite are prequels, focusing on two other supporting characters in the main series. The first two, The Prince and The Guard, are narrated from the point of view of two supporting characters. In addition, four spin-off novellas were released. The last two take place twenty years after the events in the first three. It is the first in a five-book series, followed by The Elite (2013), The One (2014), The Heir (2015) and The Crown (May 2016). The Selection is a young adult novel by Kiera Cass first published on Apby HarperCollins.