Six girls remain in the competition for the prince's heart, and America Singer must decide where her heart lies
Six girls left and one crown
Thirty-five girls came to the palace to compete for the heart of Prince Maxon, and now only six remain: the Elite. America Singer is still there, but she is torn between Maxon, who is falling for her, and Aspen, her first love, who now works as a guard in the palace. As the competition grows fiercer, the choices before her become harder.
Who will enjoy it
Teen readers who enjoy romantic, fairy-tale dystopias with royal competitions, glamorous gowns and a love triangle.
What you will get
A glamorous, page-turning romance full of palace intrigue, difficult choices and a heroine learning what she really wants from her future.
The Elite Facts: Pages, Genre and Setting
Genre
Young Adult · Royal competition · Love triangle · Dystopia
Length
352 pages · ≈ 10 h
More about this book
America struggles with what it would mean to become a princess and one day queen of Illéa, a country divided into rigid castes. She begins to see the darker side of the kingdom when one of the girls is punished in public for breaking the rules, and when she discovers secret diaries of the country's founder that reveal the truth about how the caste system began.
Meanwhile, rebels keep attacking the palace, and America cannot tell what they want. Her relationship with Maxon has ups and downs, partly because of the scheming rival Celeste and the gentle, determined Kriss, while her feelings for Aspen complicate everything. The novel mixes the light, romantic glamour of the first book with more serious questions about power, fairness and the duties of a ruler. The romance is sweet and clean, and the short chapters make the book very quick to read.
Romantic, glamorous and gripping, with a heroine who begins to understand that choosing a husband also means choosing what kind of country she wants to help build. It is followed by The One. About 352 pages in the HarperTeen paperback.
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