The Selection by Kiera Cass

Selection

The Selection by Kiera Cass is the first book in a trilogy.   America is encouraged by her boyfriend, Aspen, to enter the selection.  America and Aspen are from different castes and it is unlikely America’s parents will allow them to marry.  The future king of Illea, Prince Maxon, will choose his future queen from eligible young woman through The Selection.  All eligible and interested young ladies apply and thirty-five will be selected to travel to the palace to live for an unspecified amount of time while Prince Maxom makes his decision.  America caving to pressure from her mother and Aspen registers and, of course, is chosen as one of the thirty-five.  This fast-paced The Bachelor meets Divergent is an entertaining read.

If I Stay by Gayle Forman

If I Stay

Mia loves her family. She loves her boyfriend Adam.  And Mia loves music, especially the classical music she plays on her cello.  She is faced with conflicting choices that add pressure to decisions she must make for her future.  Then suddenly she is faced with just one decision and just one heartbreaking choice.