The Selection by Kiera Cass is a fantastic mix of a falling in love story and political intrigue. When I first heard of this book, I thought it would be similar to Ally Condie's Matched which I didn't particularly enjoy. However, I'm not gonna lie--the cover got to me. I kept seeing it around and it's such a great cover!! I found out my friend owned a copy, and she agreed to loan it to me. I really enjoyed it! I'm a little surprised I liked it as much as I did because it's frequently compared to The Bachelor (a show I don't really like) and The Hunger Games (which I loved! but couldn't see how this could be similar). I can definitely see the similarity to The Bachelor but not so much to the Hunger Games. I think the only reason it's compared to the Hunger Games is that it's set in a dystopian future United States. Other than that the similarities are frankly non-existent (or I guess the fact that she's selected from a "random...