I knew before I read the first word of this novella that I'd hate this installment of The Selection series. Because I really hate Aspen. Most annoying character ever created. I've hated him throughout the whole series. The literal worst ever. 
 Aspen reminds me of the exact kind of guy that I really hate. He thinks he is the end all be all of the universe. He walks around as if his life and his feelings and his desires are the only things that matter. And obviously everyone else wants him to have all that he could possibly want because he is just so full of himself. The arrogance reeks, y'all. 
 He looks at America as if she is his possession. As if he can break her heart and then have her back because he changed his mind. Like hellooooooo, stupid boy! That's not how reality works. You made your bed; now go lie in it. Because I'm tired of you being around and getting in the way. 
 Aspen actually reminds me of a high school boyfriend I had. He was psycho. I finally broke up with him after two long years of not being treated with respect, and you want to know what this kid does? Deletes my blog and hacks into my Facebook because I wouldn't answer his 45 phone calls from one day. ONE DAY! I eventually had to change my cell phone number. I shit you not, y'all. This kid was deranged. I feel like Aspen would have done the same thing if he had a cell phone. Psycho ex-boyfriend also stalked out my car in a parking deck and left notes on it, sent me abusive messages on Facebook, and decided he would "never stop fighting for me." Literally, I think Aspen said those exact same words. I told this kid like 80 million times that I did not want him in my life and to leave me the hell alone, and his response: "I want to be your friend, so I am going to always check up on you and see how you're doing." NO, IDIOT!!!! IF I DON'T WANT YOU AROUND, YOU DON'T GET TO BE AROUND! 
 Anyway, this is Aspen in real life form. He's awful, and everything about him is selfish and self-serving. Literally awful, and he needs to get out. He thinks he is the savior of the world, and it irks me to my core. Kiera Cass should have killed him off a long ass time ago because I absolutely cannot with his foolishness.