The Selection By Kiera Cass

The Selection By Kiera Cass is told from the main character, America Singer's point of view.She is currently part of the selection, a competition for Prince Maxon too choose his wife. America is having a hard time because she is falling in love with Maxon but is still in love with her boyfriend(ex-boyfriend) Aspen from back home. America puts Maxon through so much, and as the book goes on we hear all of America's thoughts,struggles, and feelings but we never get to see Maxon's thoughts.
Maxon's perspective is missing from The Selection.

America's emotions are going crazy the whole book. She is in love with Aspen but it starting to fall in love with Maxon. She puts him through so much, and its clear Maxon loves America. In one scene America is telling Maxon how she can't love him, there is someone back at home but she needs to stay in the competition because her family needs the weekly pay. Maxon agrees to keep her there as long as he can.
                               Maxon leaned toward me. 'Is there any possibility of you having any sort of.......of loving feelings toward me?' 'You're very kind your Majesty, and attractive, and thoughtful. I'm...I'm afraid my heart is elsewhere.'.....'The thing is I don't want to go home. My family needs me to be here.' 'For the money?' 'Yes. Even a week here would be wonderful.' 'Don't worry my dear, I will keep you here as long as I can.'(Cass,129)

This shows how if we saw Maxon's perspective, it would be a different feel for the scene all together. From America telling it, it shows that she feels bad about not being able to love Maxon, and how she really is there for the money.  It shows how Maxon has feelings for America and there is a lot on his side of the story we don't know, just from this small scene.

Maxon has lots of scenes where it is unclear what he is thinking. You hear America worrying what he is thinking. Maxon has has lots of layers. There are so many sides to him. He is sweet Maxon who cares so much about America, his country, the other girls in the selection, There is war Maxon when he has to go away and make plans. There is Maxon with his father. He and his father have a strained relationship. We never get to really see Maxon through his own eyes, just Americas.

Kiera Cass developed a great character but you only get to see him from America's point of view, which is always so conflicted. You never really get to know the real Maxon. If Maxons point of view was shown they book would be so much better.