The Selection (the Selection #1)
by Kiera Cass
★ Top 5 book of 2012 · #3 on Best Books of 2012
Thirty-five girls compete for a prince's heart in a palace under threat from rebels. America Singer never wanted a place in the contest, since she loves someone else, but meeting the prince starts to shake her plans.
Best for: Teen readers who like palace competitions, royal romance, and a reluctant heroine
The Selection (the Selection #1) is #3 on BookWard's Best Books of 2012, out of 58 2012 books that cleared our data bar.
What The Selection (the Selection #1) is about
Thirty-five girls are chosen to compete in the Selection, a contest to win the heart of Prince Maxon. For many, it is a chance to escape the life that was laid out for them from birth. For America Singer, it is closer to a nightmare. She has a secret love, Aspen, who sits a caste below her, and she has no wish to leave home for a fierce competition over a crown she doesn't want.
Still, she goes, and she finds herself living in a palace that rebel attacks constantly threaten. After meeting Maxon, she begins to question the plans she had for her life. The first in a series, it weighs love against duty and looks at how social class shapes the choices people think they have.
The Selection (the Selection #1) on the Best Books of 2012
The Selection (the Selection #1) came out in 2012. Of the 58 books first published in 2012 that met BookWard's data bar, it ranks #3 on our Best Books of 2012 list.
Why it made the list: 1,167 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 4.3 out of 5 (74 ratings); 56 are reading it right now. The list ranks each year’s books on how many readers have picked them up, how highly readers rate them, and how many are reading them right now.
It earns Reader favorite.
Nearby on the 2012 list
- Wonder R. J. Palacio, #1
- The Fault in Our Stars John Green, #2
- Drama Raina Telgemeier, #4
- Throne of Glass Sarah J. Maas, #5
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The numbers behind it
- Readers: 963 want to read it, 56 are reading it now and 148 have read it, according to Open Library.
- Ratings: 4.3 out of 5 from 74 Open Library ratings.
| Signal | This book (0 to 100) | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Reach | 90 | 55% |
| Reader love | 91 | 25% |
| Being read right now | 88 | 20% |
Questions about The Selection (the Selection #1)
When was The Selection (the Selection #1) published?
The Selection (the Selection #1) by Kiera Cass was first published in 2012.
Was The Selection (the Selection #1) one of the best books of 2012?
The Selection (the Selection #1) is #3 on BookWard's Best Books of 2012, out of 58 2012 books that cleared our data bar. 1,167 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 4.3 out of 5 (74 ratings); 56 are reading it right now.
Why is The Selection (the Selection #1) on the Best Books of 2012 list?
1,167 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 4.3 out of 5 (74 ratings); 56 are reading it right now.
More of the best books of 2012
- Wonder R. J. Palacio, #1
- The Fault in Our Stars John Green, #2
- Drama Raina Telgemeier, #4
- Throne of Glass Sarah J. Maas, #5
- The Power of Habit Charles Duhigg, #6
- Me Before You Jojo Moyes, #7
See the full Best Books of 2012, the Top 100, or new books on Rising.
How we know
This page uses public data: Open Library reader counts and ratings, and Wikipedia page views for recent years. The description is paraphrased from real source text. Rankings reflect reading interest, not quality or sales, and can be affected by data gaps. Lists update monthly.
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