I've read some reviews on this series, some are poor and some are fangirly. I've seen people complain about the author behaving badly with reviewers, screaming Do NOT read like we are traitors or such for reading & enjoying. Being an author myself, a reviewer, and a reader, I sympathize with all the parties. I can see how they both were right and wrong. & I refuse to be bullied either way. I'd hate for people to miss out on a book because of things that have absolutely nothing to do with the story. Frankly, I don't really care. The only review I will give for the book is about the book, The Selection. 
 Simply: I was entertained, and that's why I read. So entertained that after I spend two minutes typing this out, I've already bought the Elite and I am hungering to start. The premise is like the Bachelor meets Dystopian Fiction. Ah, reality television mixed with a chaotic world, what could be better than that? 
 the world building is incomplete, but I believe this was on purpose, as most of the mystery surrounding the story is world building related. While love-triangle hater will not enjoy that line of the storyline, I'm a sucker for a triangle. & this triangle was properly written and doled out in a healthy doses. The pacing was slightly slow, but not enough to leave me bored. In fact, I started this book after finishing another book. It was midnight, & I needed something to push the story away so I could sleep. I found myself at 90%, it was 5 a.m., and my laptop was on 6% battery life. I passed out and promptly woke up to a fully-charged battery, eager to finish and start the Elite. 
 As I said before, I read to be entertained, and I was thoroughly entertained. So what do I care about a reviewer and the author fighting over a poor review. Especially from someone who has been on both sides of this battle. I've had reviewers personally attack me, and I've had authors attack me over reviews I've written. So I'd rather just read, and tell the people who look to me for recommendations whether or not I enjoyed the book and if they would by their likes and dislikes. Who cares if two-heads bashed over someone else's review? I read BOOKS, not make friends... unless it's friends with fictitious characters.