So today, I went looking to see if the author had anything out there on the web explaining her caste system.  This was the best she could come up with.  Just look at those Twos.  This author doesn’t seem to get how ‘celebrity’ works.  You have to be at the top of some other profession…

America tries to hide from Aspen by staying in the Women’s Room, which makes no sense, because it’s not like Aspen was going to be assigned to follow her around.  He was just going to be put on a rotation of guards who stand outside her door at night.  Seriously, she doesn’t mention ever having…

We don’t get to see what Maxon and America talked about after the party.  Instead, we skip straight to a few weeks later.  Frankly, I’m glad.  I didn’t care what they were going to talk about anyway.  America summarizes a bit for us, telling us that the palace is getting comfortable and that the magazine…

I knew I wasn’t just going to fall in love with Maxon overnight. I knew my heart wouldn’t let me. But I suddenly found myself in a place where that was something I might want. See, this is actually pretty sweet.  It’s a reasonable, slow build up of romance which acknowledges that falling in love…

At dinner that night, the king has an announcement.  Twos and Threes will no longer get paid for being in the Selection, only girls who are lower than that, and they’ll be getting less money.  Once again, for some reason, it’s the richer girls who are more angry over this. Celeste, for example, was fuming.…