Review: Short and Sweet
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 03 10, 2013
I loved "The Selection" and I really enjoyed this novella.  It covers some of the same plotlines that were in "The Selection" but its told from Prince Maxon's view.  I' ve read other stories that try this device and they usually just don't work. Who wants to read the same story over and over?  However this story did cover enough that didn't happen in the first book that made this read so worthwhile.  Maxon is such an empathetic character in this book and if I liked him before, I like him even more after reading "The Prince".  We get to see some of the pressure the King puts on him and some of the love and acceptance his mother bestows on him.  Watching his internal struggles over the selection of his possible soon to be wife really added a lot to knowing Maxon more completely.  This was a short read and I was done in less than a half hour so the price may turn some potential readers off but I believe if they were a fan of "The Selection" than they will feel the $1.99 price well worth this read.  I did.