The Elite

What can I say about The Elite. This is the second installment in Kiera Cass' "Selection" Trilogy. At this point in the story America has made it to the top 6 and she's actually beginning to have strong feelings for Prince Maxon even though Aspen is still in the castle and still fighting for her love as well. It took me a while to actually get into this book.  I started this book and found myself not as interested as I was when I started reading the first book but the story started to get more interesting as the book went on. The thing I'm most interested in is the character of Price Maxon. At first he seemed to good to be true. He liked America so much that he was going to let her stay even though she possibly couldn't love him. That seems like a pretty noble thing to do. At the same time, I forget he is a young man and he is not going to hold out too long for a woman who may or may not love him in the end. He is man who also has needs and it wasn't long before he was looking else where for love and attention. Towards the end of the book he has found that love from a "nice" girl named Kriss and that attention from a "fake" girl named Celeste. Sadly, the Prince and America's relationship starts to dwindle as the book comes to an end and after she pulls the outrageous stunt of suggesting they end the caste system on national television, no one likes her anymore. I personally thought this idea was genius. At the same time America needs a little more restraint. She does everything based on impulse and that doesn't seem to get her far. But just when we thought America was out of the game and about to go home, the Prince comes in and saves the day. In spite of his fathers wishes he allows her to stay. She's gotten pretty far for a girl who was only there to help her family. I just want to see how Aspen is going to react to America still being at the castle even though she already said her goodbyes. There are so many places this series could take us and I can't wait to find out where that is.

S.