"Sixteen-year-old America Singer is living in the caste-divided nation of Illea, which formed after the war that destroyed the United States. America is chosen to compete in the Selection--a contest to see which girl can win the heart of Illea's prince--but all she really wants is a chance for a future with her secret love, Aspen, who is a caste below her"--
Would be 3 1/2 if I could give half marks. Big echoes of The Hunger games, but more "pageanty." The main problem is that the main characters have not been constructed to be sufficiently, intensely likeable. I am also developing a dislike of books with girls in foofy dresses on the covers.
