I'm so torn. I really reeeally love the plot of these books, but America is so annoying. She forgives people way too easily and ends up getting hurt when she could've avoided it. I'm not sure if I liked this book or not - it took me a long time to read it, but again, I really freaking love the plot. 
 Edit; It has now been 8 months since I read it, and I must say that it definitely hasn't left me with a positive feeling. Whenever I recommend The Selection to anybody, I warn them that The Elite is quite bad. I still haven't gotten around to picking up The One, but I think I'm going to do it soon, just so I can read it while I still kind of remember the plot and what has happened. 
 America truly is a freaking annoying main character, and Maxon is kind of getting bad too, but I just really love the world that these books take place in, so that is what keeps me reading them.