Revisit the captivating world of Kiera Cass’s #1 New York Times bestselling Selection series in this digital original novella. While America Singer’s heart was torn between Aspen and Prince Maxon, her friend Marlee knew exactly what she wanted—and paid the price.Told from Marlee’s point of view, this all-new 64-page story returns to the fateful Halloween when Marlee and Carter were discovered … Halloween when Marlee and Carter were discovered and reveals how that night—and Prince Maxon—changed their lives forever.
The Favorite also features a teaser to The Siren!
Don’t miss The Betrothed, a glittering royal romance sure to captivate Kiera Cass’s legion of loyal readers and lovers of courtly intrigue alike!
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Great book to lovers of the selection
The Favorite: A Selection Novella (HarperTeen, 2015) by Kiera Cass is the final (to date) novella in The Selection series, told from the point of view of Marlee, America’s best friend and the country’s “favorite” contender of the Elite.
Marlee sadly loses favor in either The Elite or The One (forgive me; it’s been a few years) when she falls in love with a palace guard named Carter Woodwork. Because she is supposed to be devoted to Prince Maxon until he dismisses her from The Selection, having an affair with another man is treason, and the couple are punished severely by the king. But this managed to still be a charming little romance in the end. I enjoyed learning how Marlee and Carter fell in love, and I loved Marlee’s constant upbeat optimism, even when facing the worst. I’m glad they got their happily ever after.
My favorite series.
I enjoyed The Favorite (The Selection 3.5) by Kiera Cass. Though I did not think it would be realistic for a Prince like Maxon to react kindly to Marlee and Carter for what happened, the story establishes that kindness is a part of Prince Maxon natural character. Since the teller of the tale is reliable in all other aspects of the telling, we are meant to believe that what is stated about Prince Maxon’s character is infallibly true. We are also meant to believe that he shows this kindness not for political purposes, but because it is a part of who Prince Maxon really is. Since I inherently trusted everything else, I wound up trusting the narrator’s portrayal of the Prince. Prince Maxon’s father has a reaction that aligns more with historical kings when they hear someone is cheating on them or the next in line. The punishment is severe and was clearly meant as a power display to the masses as well as to discourage the behavior in the other women. I wondered if the Princess’ behavior would change if he became king. While it did slightly later in the book, he was still kind to Marlee and Carter. Marlee and Carter were a little predictable plot wise, but I liked them and that helped. I only saw a little of America, but she seemed alright, and the other characters liked her. It was a good novella.
This short story is by far my favourite. I liked Marlee from the star and was so sad when she got punished. Maxon undoing it was my favorite part. Lovely.
I really enjoyed this novella, I liked getting to see what happened with Marlee and Carter after their punishment. I will say though, I wish this was numbered to be read after book 3 instead of after book 2. The beginning was alternate POV for parts of The Elite, but toward the ending it became obvious that it had veered into parts from The One. Other than that, I was very happy with the story. We get to see how Marlee and Carter are living after Maxon’s mercy and it makes it so much easier to love Maxon.