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The Selection

By: Jason J. Nugent
Narrated by: Paul Jenkins
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One teen, thrust into the impossible, battles to survive.

A violent ritual terrorizes the young men of the planet Anastasia. It’s known as...the selection.

It’s brutal. Possibly fatal. And now...it’s Eron’s turn.

He has 30 days to fight his way through deadly animals, mysterious creatures, and bloodthirsty competitors on his quest to Victory Point. Survival depends on forming alliances, but the more time he spends with a boy named Phelan, the more he questions if he is to be trusted.

As Eron maneuvers his way through dangers and pitfalls, he learns there are risks greater than death along the route to Victory Point. He could become...Forgotten.

Fans of The Hunger Games, The Maze Runner, and Divergent will love this fast-paced, action-filled adventure with exciting twists and turns from USA Today best-selling author Jason J. Nugent.

©2017 Jason J. Nugent (P)2017 Jason J. Nugent Survival
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This book is a slightly odd mix for me, you have that well-worn plot device of a deadly game or coming of age trial, but it is done pretty well overall with the author managing to avoid some of the worst clichés of that type of plot.

The world-building is good overall, but quite a lot of that may not be relevant to subsequent books as it related directly to the selection and it's setting, which is completed by the end of this first book. The characters are fairly well-realised on the whole, but the main character didn't grab me as much as he could have done, I was interested in what happened to him rather than fully caring what happened to him.

The narrator mostly did a good job with the book, his narration had a clear and pleasant tone to it, but could have maybe made some of the main characters a bit more distinctive as that would have probably helped me connect better with the book.

Overall, I did enjoy this book, however it was merely a good setup for an ongoing series and a good standalone book rather than really excelling in either aspect, I think it is one that could grow on me if I enjoy the subsequent books in the series.

[Note - I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.]

Decent start to a series

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