J'aime Maxon.
Anyways, this is a pretty good book. For the first 10 chapters (about 100 pages) I couldn't really get into it. It was slow and the weird dystopian/fantasy setting was throwing me off. I hated Aspen and America's relationship. I thought it was built on little more then passion and I didn't get the feeling that he actually really cared about her. (SPOILER ALERT) Later when she sees him again I felt like the only reason she wanted to be with him was because he was her first love and also because of the "fire" between them. (END SPOILER)
Intro Maxon:
He brightened the book up right away. And I saw him fall in love with America. And I saw America fall in love with him. It was so sweet and I'm totally rooting for his team. Even though he was "dating" several other girls it didn't really feel that way. I got the sense that he really only had eyes for America.
Besides the boys, however, there were plenty of girls to take up space in this book.
Each girl had a slightly different personality, which was nice, but we also weren't overwhelmed with extremely different people. There were 36 girls, which could get to be a busy book. We knew only what we needed to know about each character. It was also easy to tell exactly where America stood. It felt real. I don't watch the Bachelor, personally, but from reading this book and knowing what I know about the show, I would say they're pretty close, feelings-wise.
I wouldn't go so far to say this was a favorite of mine, but it was a nice read. In fact, once I got past all the rough patches, I couldn't put the book down. Even for Star Trek. So, hopefully, I'll be getting the Elite soon and won't have to wait in agony.
Also, did I mention the cover?
Sooooooo pretty. Favorite cover of the year, I think. I've just about fallen in love with the cover.
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