Recently Reread Book: The Selection Review

The Selection Review

What I remembered

I listened to this series so quickly that I couldn’t remember where one book began and the next one ended.  I could remember the overarching details of America being picked, the rebels, and the stupid fights with the boys but other than that couldn’t pinpoint much.

Why I Chose to reread

So when I started reading the Heir,  it made me want to reread the first three books so much that I started listening to it on Audio.

Thoughts (take 2)

As I started re-listening to this book, all the details started coming back to me. It definitely made pick up on little moments of foreshadowing that I hadn’t picked out the first read. Such as Marley wanting to sit on a bench and get sunburned at a party. It’s moments like that in books that make them worth re-reading. I also think it’s the mark of a good author when they weave in moments like that into their books.

I also realized that this book didn’t annoy me as much. I liked all the characters, but they hadn’t started making tons of stupid decisions yet, at least not that you were aware of. So this book was just enjoyable to read and immerse in the world again.

I also had forgotten how short this book is. It caught me off guard when it was over, I just remembered being able to get through the series in a week. So when it finished, I immediately put the next book on hold.

The Writing

I love Cass’s style of writing.  It’s has a good flow to it that makes you focus on the story and not the writing, which I think is the mark of a good writer.  She does a good job of weaving in foreshadowing moments that you don’t really pick out until you reread, such as Marley not caring about getting sunburned.  I also, appreciate how she weaves the girly drama in with more interesting moments.

Cass’s world-building is another good thing to take a look at in the book.  She does a good job of explaining the world without doing an information dump at the beginning.  It also helps that you’re following a character that also getting submerged into a new world so that when things are explained to her they are also explained to you.  It’s a clean and efficient way to keep the readers informed.

Was it worth the reread?

Yes.  It was easy and had moments sprinkled through it that made it worth the reread.  And I’ll probably reread it again.  If you want some examples of how to immerse the reading in a new world, or working with a large cast of characters, this would be a good book.

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