"America still isn’t sure where her heart lies. When she’s with Maxon, she’s swept up in their new and breathless romance, and can’t dream of being with anyone else. But whenever she sees Aspen standing guard around the palace, and is overcome with memories of the life they planned to share. With the group narrowed down to the Elite, the other girls are even more determined to win Maxon over—and time is running out for America to decide."
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On one hand there is Aspen, her childhood friend and reluctant ex-boyfriend. Their relationship complicates a bit at his arrival at the Palace as guard.
"He reached down to the bottom of his sleeve and tore off one of his golden buttons. 'I literally have nothing else to give you, but you can hold on to this--something I've touched--and think of me anytime. And you can know that I'm thinking of you, too.'" (p. 134)
"Anytime I felt uncomfortable, I'd reach down and and touch Aspen's button, which I'd laced on a tiny ribbon and made into a bracelet. He would get me through my time here." (p. 136)
The other love interest is Maxon Shreave, the Prince himself. The one that all the other girls are trying to win. The one who isn't sure America will ever be able to commit to him and the royal life he offers her.
"He found my hand again and started tying something on my wrist. I recognized the feeling of the bracelet he got me in New Asia as it slid into place. 'I've been carrying it in my pocket. I'm a pitiful romantic, right? I was going to keep it, but I want you to have something from me.'" (p. 301)
So who will America choose?
Stay tuned for the third installment of The Selection series....The One!
Until next time,
Amy Hutto, LMS
South Side High School
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