By Kiera CassI’m not going to lie: I picked this book up based solely on the gorgeous cover. Turns out, I became so hooked on the story that I’m now a tiny bit obsessed with this series by Kiera Cass.In a newly formed nation called Illea, citizens are born into a strict caste system that rarely allows for upward mobility. So understandably, when it is announced that a Selection will be held to find a wife for the handsome Prince Maxon, and that teen girls of all castes are eligible to enter, the nation is buzzing with excitement. When America Singer is Selected, it should be cause for celebration. But leaving behind her family and her secret love with a boy of a lower caste, America is brought into a fierce competition she has no intention of winning. Gradually, as she gets to know Prince Maxon, America begins to question all the plans she has made for her future.Yes, this will remind you of the reality TV show The Bachelor. Yes, it’s fluffy and silly but also ridiculously romantic and I’m a sucker for princes and forbidden love, so there you have it. Perfect summer beach read. The series continues with The Elite, The One, and The Heir, as well as the companion novel The Selection Stories: The Prince and the Guard.