As a Bachelor meets Kate Middleton fantasy romance, this book works (albeit in a Twilight puppy love type of way). As a post-Hunger Games dystopian fiction entry, it's more of failure. There is no intrigue, no tension in the world-building and plotting. While politics, secrets, and truly life-and-death situations drive 'Hunger Games' (and to a lesser extent, series like 'The Chemical Garden' and 'Delirium', which have more in common with this book than THG), 'The Selection' is instead driven by a lukewarm love triangle and Mary Sue-esque heroine. There is some potential here (the general concept is far more interesting than the output), but I fear this book would need a complete overhaul to live up to this promise.