Eadlyn on the other hand hates the entire idea of it.

Their kingdom is in trouble, after finally eliminating all the castes, their people have been starting to protest against their rules, and the king and queen think a selection is the perfect way to distract the people while they think of a solution to their problems. This book takes place 20 years after America and Maxon get married, and now, its time for their daughter to carry on the tradition of the selection. This is the fourth book the selection series, but this time it is not about America Singer, who was the main character for the last three, but about her daughter! Eadlyn Shreave (her last name says it all) is the olderst of all her siblings, including her twin brother Ahren, who she beat to the throne by 7 minutes. The daughter of the Amazing Queen America Singer. I'm sure I will read the final book when it comes out next year. The Selection becomes more about her than the boys. The castes may be gone, but Eadlyn still has the attitude - has been raised? - that she is above it all, the chosen one, and she holds herself apart accordingly, never letting herself be vulnerable. She starts out as such a brat I almost quit reading at page 32, but in the end I read the book in a day. But the simple truth is Eadlyn grew on me. And I have to wait for a fifth book to see.

I internally debated through much of my reading if that wasn't part of the point that the author was trying to make or if she really thought 'love conquers all' even over huge social issues that are barely addressed. The caste system has been abolished, but in the face of much unrest, Eadlyn's parents ask her to consider a Selection of her own to try to divert the country, buying the king time to find a solution.Let me first state that I am not unaware that there are problems with the whole set up of this novel. In this continuation of The Selection series, Maxon and America's daughter, Eadlyn, is eighteen and heir to the throne.

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