I skipped a lot of the boring parts but I'll be generous and give it maybe a two. While I liked the idea of the Bachelor type story I found the book to move very slow. America doesn't meet the prince until page 112. Up until that point basically she is told the rules of The Selection. If she is caught dating anyone but the prince she will be killed. Even though he is dating 35 women pft! She signed up because she is a five and her family wants to be ones. She is in love with Aspen a six and he talks her into it and breaks up with her because he wants her to have more. Kind of understandable since as a six, he constantly struggles for food. America develops a friendship with Prince Maxon to help him find the right girl for him but obviously he is into her. America spends the whole book annoyingly pondering things such as Why does Maxon keep me? Why does he ignore me? Why did he kiss that girl? Does he really like me? I still love Aspen? Why can't I be with Aspen? Do I want to be with Maxon? Maybe I should give Maxon a chance? Maxon was rather dull and oblivious. He is going to be king yet doesn't think that lower castes go hungry? Is horrible with women but calls them all sweetheart and makes out with a bunch of them. I think he was supposed to come off as awkward, nerdy, charming but it came off as gross and skeezy to me. I'm Team Aspen but by the the end I thought they were both too good for America even though they are both pretty douchey. Also by the end all that happens is Maxon gets the Selection down from 35 to 6 girls. The end. Oh and there were some strange unexplained rebel attacks. Not my thing.