The plot begins by describing the selection process, where 35 female citizens are chose to be among the women Prince Maxon will marry. They move into the Prince's castle and he dates each of them and narrows down the women as he sees fit. America is in love with a man named Aspen from her hometown, who is a six. Since he is a lower caste, her family would not want them to marry and America reluctantly agrees to apply for the selection, knowing she'll never be selected. But, shocking (not!), she is selected. Early on, Prince Maxon is drawn to America and they become good friends. America tells him the truth about Aspen back in her hometown and they agree to be secret friends; America wants to stay so she can be well fed and her family will continue to receive financial compensation for her being there, so she agrees to give Maxon insider information about the other girls.
The plot thickens as there are multiple attacks on the castle, various disagreements among the women, and a series of elaborate dates. It is kind of The Hunger Games meets The Bachelor.
So you can see why I didn't want to read it. I thought it was just another attempt at fan fiction. But I have to be honest...I love it. I am about 90% through on my Kindle right now and am planning to check out the second book (there are three in the series). Right now, Maxon has narrowed the 35 girls down to 25. Obviously, I can predict that America and Maxon end up together, but I don't think it will happen in this book; I have a feeling that is farther down the line.
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