a recap of the selection (part 3)

[@AmandaTodhunterOfficial]

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[@fernandabaumgarten5437]

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[@tinkersdinkers]

ur sponsers r always so bonkers i love them

[@darlenelupian3169]

"The Maxon i know and love, and the America that I know" 😭😭😭😭 lmaoo

[@thekangaroo4853]

I laughed so hard XD

[@Butterfly-ql4pg]

This part was so funny 😂

[@CESCCVIpr3109]

3:58 for anyone curious. But, 100%! I had to replay it to make sure I heard it correctly. XD

[@caroline5903]

Literally so true 💀

[@mazzy3]

"I'm sensing zero gayness in this book and it's making me sad" is the realest thing I've ever heard

[@paolaavendanoo]

the way i fell to my knees at walmart when i found out that Eadlyn sent Kile away when i was rooting for him, genuinely traumatizing i've thought about it daily since i read the books

[@maryam8538]

same 😭 I’ll never get over it

[@avengerwidow9]

same 😭 i will always be a keadlyn truther

[@vish4287]

Same!! I was so mad. I mean childhood rivals to lovers is an amazing trope!

[@mariaborrero169]

“She’s an avoidant attachment girly and lowkey same” FELT THAT

[@melodyharmony6428]

Definitely a hot take, but I actually like Eadlyn more than America. Eadlyn is annoying, but she's supposed to be so that she can have a character arc and change to be less annoying. America is annoying from book one and continues to be annoying the entire time with zero character development

[@8pril745]

honestly she was such a bitch i would've taken the rebel in an instant on the reveal

[@schneefall3935]

Same! I liked her less as a person (at least in the beginning of the story) but I liked how the book/narrative treated her more if that makes sense

[@monicacreator3168]

Same

[@ainincinnamonrolls]

Same! I loved Eadlyn, i'm pretty sure this is the minority in the fandom 😂 and i loved who she ended up with

[@_HeyItsNin_]

Preach!!

[@writteninthestars02]

I love Henri so much. He's a precious little cinammon roll. I like to think that after the Selection ended, he met a beautiful Finnish girl and fell even more in love with her than he was with Eadlyn and they got married and moved to Angeles so he could open his own little pastry shop that does very well because it's highly recommended by the queen, her mother, and her aunt. Also I think Eadlyn is extremely real in her position because yes, what woman doesn't need to be cold and calculating when in her position? If she had been sweet and lovely from the beginning, people would have questioned her authority more than they already did. Justice for Eadlyn.

[@zhanghaofrfr]

Oh my god, when i first read the heir/crown, i wanted eadlyn to end up with kile so bad that I started BAWLING hot tears when she chose erik. I was already disliking the character but that part really solidified my hatred lmao. I was in middle school at the time so hating a main character was new for me 😭😭

[@Nerd_with_internet_access]

Honestly, mood, when you’re in middle school that sort of thing happens. For me at least, book characters were very real to me, so when they do something that I don’t like it stresses me out, as in literally raises my heart rate. one time I was reading a book in middle school and something happened that I didn’t like, and I literally threw it across the room. Then my mom asked what sound that was, and I had to explain what happens and she told me that she just spent $25 on the book, and I better not abuse it. It is currently sitting dusty in a cabinet. (I only know that because I am doing spring cleaning (really late) and unearthed it Again.)

[@jowjaaa4963]

​@@Nerd_with_internet_access $25 for a selection book??? extortionate

[@Nerd_with_internet_access]

@@jowjaaa4963oh, no, I was talking about a different book, I just meant it as a comparison about how books can drive people (especially middle schoolers) to actions of passion. In case anyone wonders, it was the Harry Potter and the cursed child book, I don’t remember what I didn’t like about it, but I got super pissed. Also, I might have remembered the price wrong, but this was also when it just came out, so idk.

[@antoninabandrivska8806]

@@Nerd_with_internet_accessOh my God, that book is infuriating!!

[@Nerd_with_internet_access]

@@antoninabandrivska8806 pre warning for spoiler, also I don’t remember it perfectly, it has been a while, and this also probably isn’t the biggest issue, BUT, if I remember correctly, the part that made me throw the book was with hermione. I related a lot to her, because I was also more book smart, not super socially aware, and only had two friends, and I saw her as, like, proof that I could succeed, like she is arguable the most capable member, (even if she still needs help from her friends) And I just remember seeing her being this bitter angry person, and thinking, is this is what I am destined to be? Idk, just the way hermione exists in that book isn’t my favoriteS. I’m not sure the exact section that made me throw it, it could have been anything, but that is at least the part that stuck with me.

[@ravinialee269]

I’ve got to admit I really wanted it to be Kile. No hate against Eikko, he’s a nice guy but I feel like there was originally more potential with Kile and Eadlyn. Honestly I would have loved for her to give up the crown, make Ilya a democracy and be a fashion designer while Kile did architecture. But I’m not Kirra Cass so 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@felicia7302]

I was so lost in 6th grade when she chose Eikko. I didnt catch at all that they liked each other. But maybe I was just rooting for Kile way too much because the scene where he and Eadlyn make out was the hottest shit I had read up to that point

[@HameltheKamel]

Also, who doesn't like the enemies to lovers trope? ;)

[@ravinialee269]

@@HameltheKamel even better if it’s childhood friends to enemies to lovers

[@lauraschnetzer8383]

When I read the book in Middle School I somehow was convinced that Eikko is an old man (fully glossed over the character description) and therefore didn’t get any of the hints till they kissed. I was never again this mindfucked over a book and I’m still confused as to how in hell I drew the old man conclusion

[@ArikaNrazzle]

I freaking loved Eikko. Teenage me liked him more than Maxon.

[@moonstarstories1298]

My favorite part of all this is definitely the Amberly short story. It's well-written and really sad. It explains Amberly and Clarkson's personalities really well and also how toxicity in relationships can form. And yeah, Clarkson is such a terrible person, but it's interesting to see how Amberly believes she should stick by him.

[@rivendells_shona]

I never read the Heir and the Crown; but I must confess that of the original series and the short stories, Amberly’s story left me with the strongest impression.

[@itsbritneybisch8552]

Thanks for doing this recap! While Edelyn (I forgot how she spelled her name) was indeed conceited, pompous and sometimes unbearable, at least she could make up her mind. America's flip flopping was seriously annoying, like I wanted to pull her out from the books to shake some sense into her! lol! The male protagonist in this book wasn't as dreamy as Maxon though, so I still prefer the original series.

[@leana1342]

radiant carefree dreamy Maxon the fragrance

[@emmamurphy738]

And making her like that made sense because she grew up as a royal, if she wasn’t selfish and conceited she wouldn’t have been believable. Making her a super likable/ perfect character would have taken me out of the book.

[@adriannaa545]

That's a weak argument, Maxon grew up in royalty and wasn't nearly as snobby or self entitled, did we forget that? I just find it so hard to believe the daughter of Maxon would end up so bratty and selfish. Maxon was clueless of the world, but he wasn't a jerk. Edalyn stomps around as if she owns the place already. Also, I think it's fair America felt conflicted about her own feelings when Maxon had to simultaneously date 10 other girls. She wasn't an automatic winner despite what Maxon would say because she brought no value, so there was a very real chance she could be sent home.

[@Kamotea_kyutie]

​@@leana1342 brooooo WHAHAHAHHAHA not the Adrien-Maxon fragnace commercial

[@artisticbeautybyhanako6801]

​@adrianna3482 you forget all the times he stood up to America though he knew how to get cold and hold his title over her head when he felt he needed to. Especially when he was pissed abt/wouldn't hear her out about Celeste and found out about Aspen

[@schneefall3935]

WE HAVE BEEN FED🙏 I too love Henri so much, he is just adorable! The way he cooks for the servants and genuinely wants the best for everyone around him is just so precious, I would die for him😭Also, unpopular opinion (probably): I always preferred the last two books over the trilogy... Mostly because it's at least a bit harder to guess how it will end and because I found most of the contestants to be more interesting and different from each other for some reason. Maybe it's because the protagonist has to spend time with each one individually. Plus, I enjoy the "backwards Cinderella" trope (ie princess marrying normal or poor person) more than the other way around because I feel like it's not been done before quite as often.

[@amyrodman3752]

Since you enjoy reverse Cinderella, you should try the Nickelodeon movie “Rags.” Set in the 2000s and the girl is an unfulfilled pop star with the boy who wants to escape his uncle’s restaurant to become a rapper. It is not the best but it’s funny and the main couple are cute

[@elenpena42564]

Henry was also my favorite when I first read it, he was so sweet and the scene in the kitchen fully won me over tbh

[@schneefall3935]

@@amyrodman3752 Thanks for the recommendation, will definitely check it out!

[@akir4979]

The fact that its 2:24 am in India and I am watching this shows the DEDICATION I have to this series

[@dimension196]

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[@Ivy11110]

This series is so insane but middle school me was obsessed lol

[@keribere244]

Same. My friend, sister, and I reread it so many times…

[@MaryLoveJane]

I was a nanny and one of “my” kids was reading these when she was in 5th grade. I was organizing her bookshelf, and could tell she’d been flipping through them a lot because they were paperback, so I asked her about them. She looked kind of embarrassed but lit up to tell me how much she liked them, so asked if I could take the first one home to read. I read the whole thing that night and rushed to her bookshelf the next day to grab the rest she had 😅 And then we excitedly waited together for the last book to release, I miss those moments 💜

[@rx500android]

Same

[@caroline5903]

Girl I'm still obsessed tbhh 😅

[@alienajackson8621]

“She’s lowkey an avoidant attachment girlie” when I tell you I SCREAMED

[@eepysnore]

thank you for taking me through this entire story!! you finally fulfilled my 10 year old middle schooler fantasies of reading this book in the school library 😭

[@turtleneck6197]

I was so distressed throughout this book that I would've been happy if she ended up with herself! I had no team, I had no preference. I didn't think she was gay. I just wanted her to find out what made her happy

[@rememberthetitans1-p3y]

i’m screaming, crying, throwing up, jumping off a cliff, because eadlyn DIDNT END UP WITH KILE 😭😭😭 no amount of words could express my sadness over 2 fictional characters not ending up together 😭

[@starryslight7095]

Dude i was rooting for Eikko from the beginning, was screaming when the sequel confirmed it. Eikko my love ...

[@starryslight7095]

BRO i would've chosen Fox too 😭😭😭

[@lizzzylavender]

Huh, how do I remember this book so much better than the original story? I just remember all the guys, they had such fun personalities and I cared way more about them than anyone in the original selection.

[@rubydubdub2965]

"The Maxon that I know and love and the America that I know" lmao

[@pluviophile-bookworm]

Ok but I'm a translator and at the end I was like, that's right, always bet on the translator. If I may say so myself, translators are bloody cool :)

[@MackenzieWagner]

You should recap the Ref Queen series next. It’s literally a fever dream (in a good way)

[@samtheflutegirl1373]

Oh good lord I just could not with the narrator of those books. Literally all she had to do was keep her head down and she couldn't manage to not run directly towards danger every time the opportunity presented itself. I only read the first book and sometimes wonder if I should go back and finish the series out, but I'm not sure I have the patience for that.

[@brooke9446]

@@samtheflutegirl1373The last book is one of the worst, most disappointing, drawn-out pieces of garbage I’ve ever read. Not to mention the main character is insufferable. Trust me, you dodged a bullet.

[@cenasparks3402]

I hate what they did to my boy Maven in the red queen books.

[@taeteresa256]

Thank you so much LMAO. I absolutely loved the Selection series in 7th grade, but never read the sequel books. Now that I'm in college I don't think I could ever pick up these type of YA books again cuz of the way they are written but I'm glad I know what happens now

[@lrae9519]

I feel so complete knowing the rest of the story without having to actually read it myself

[@sunamaruna4608]

...I wanted Henry. Because out of everyone, he was the sweetest and best option of all. The first book ending with an abrupt end to the monarchy left me with so many questions.

[@monaeckle]

Same!

[@misstauhata]

exactly? he gave off ariel vibes, like he can't speak but still his personality shows through. I wanted her to be with him so bad, I thought erik was a 40 year-old

[@lyricbot8513]

"I'm sensing zero gayness in this book and it's making me sad" was my exact reaction to reading it for the first time

[@ILYIRML13]

i haven’t finished the video yet but WHEN SHE ERIK MY GOD… MY 12 Y/O SELF WAS IN SHOCK. LIKE WHERE WAS THE RELATIONSHIP DEVELOPMENT THAT LEAD TO THIS

[@elliequeen777]

Ok, so when i was reading this books for the first time (yeah, i read them more than once), when Eric was introduced, i remember thinking jokingly "now she is gonna fall in love with this guy ha ha ha". And when they actually got together i was so disappointed, because it was kind of a good idea, but so bad developed... Also the whole political plot was just a joke.

[@jojo-se1ne]

happily ever after was the perfect way to end the series like i cried so much in the story about america and maxon having kids

[@pirate_bassist]

ooooo there's also a bonus ending set 6 years after the end of the crown. Josie ends with Kaden and Eady and Erik have a daughter and are expecting another

[@katalinilles1177]

"Do we Kyle👀?" I laughed so hard.

[@ainincinnamonrolls]

Thank you for finishing the series, this will forever be my comfort books and i'll come back to re-read this time and time again. I def liked Eadlyn more as a character, i kind of related to her reluctance to find love and her independence and how she was headstrong in making decisions. I also loved her and Erik's relationship i felt like it was established really well in 2 books though the "i love you" was kind of rushed but it felt good at least to me..❤

[@johannaelloso9418]

NEW AMANDA UPLOAD!! Girl I bingewatched your "from _____'s perspective" videos while doing summer class hw last night

[@giorgiadiieso8641]

I feel like you would love the lunar Chronicles. They are sci-fi retaling of modern fairy tales. There not very sci-fi. It has really good female characters and amazing ( good people) love interest

[@paolaavendanoo]

you really did god’s work bff

[@pbxmvq]

I was not expecting you to do another recap but I am absolutely thrilled you did! 😄😄 I also binged read all the selection books after watching your first recap video and I cringed through so much of it but I absolutely loved it 😅❤

[@IonIsFalling7217]

Other than the fact that Eadlyn is obviously the lovechild of some dark haired dude in the castle, this is my favorite one of the books. The gents are just the best, and so earnest and sweet. It feeds my reverse harem fantasies. 😂

[@amandatran5302]

the only thing i remember from those books was how bad i wanted her to end up with kile. guess it goes to show that i've been a sucker for enemies to lovers since i was a kid.

[@threesugarssevensugars]

I would love to hear a recap of the Matched series, I don’t remember much from them but I remember they were definitely not good

[@DS-pz5hc]

This was a NEED and it made my day, week, and possibly month.

[@_jojosephine]

begging you to read the betrothed duology bc omg the plot twist in that one left me in shambles

[@amberdennis7909]

I loved these books. They had some of the best snark I've ever read between two characters.

[@RandiPoitras]

I enjoyed these books purely as the predictable, superficial uhhhh easy reads that i picked them up for as an adult 😂 i just like seeing what authors come up with

[@_whoisannie]

I actually remember liking eadlyn, but I remember thinking that these books were so painfully straight that too many good opportunities were wasted with some character pairings

[@NelCore]

Legit I only read the SECOND book in this mini series Literally did not read the first book and still understood everything going on because they kept explaining stuff from the first. Idk if thats good or bad, but I wasn’t confused at all Damn book still made me cry tho what the hell

[@sully42O]

Was I the only one who would’ve loved to have seen a sapphic relationship explored in this continuation? Like imagine if Henri’s translator was a woman, and her and Eadlyn found that they had feelings for each other. As a gay, I don’t really care about representation for the sake of representation, but I just genuinely feel like this would’ve just been way more interesting than what we got because it could’ve introduced and explored so many different plot lines, rather than just The Selection again but gender swapped

[@amyrodman3752]

The heir to the throne needs at least one child to have a, hopefully, bloodless succession of power. If she doesn’t get married, no babies and a possible war between her brothers’ kids for the throne after her death.

[@commentbot9510]

You literally uploaded this at the perfect time! I was just thinking about whether there was another part

[@Aringlis02]

The author also has a book called the siren it’s pretty good and I would recommend it

[@justabean7]

Did you ever read the Shatter Me series ?? Would for sure watch a three part series on these cuz I remember liking the books but I have no memory of the plot 😂

[@cadyfitzgerald3273]

I have definitely been consuming too much content about YA novels because the minute you mentioned a plot twist and then the translator I was like 👀🧐

[@stellablake6200]

I love the backgrounds you use! They're like exactly how I pictured the different settings in my head lol

[@m.carbajal8804]

"fuck love we're choosing Kyle" 😂

[@ravenn532]

tbh excited for this, i couldnt make it thru book 1 of this series but i will absolutely watch amanda talk about them

[@etcbarbara]

I only read the original series but ohh I loved this video too. I love this video style, just like talking to a friend about books. uff I wish I had a friend that also liked books to talk to like that irl 😅

[@asifs100]

22:43 that chandelier looking like a crown 👑😍

[@MissFangs]

Love this video series. The young adult in me CRAVES throwbacks like these

[@FrancisFabricates]

Would deeply enjoy you doing this for the ‘new’ hunger games book and other older YA books people may have missed or ones that are just too ridiculous to exist

[@schneefall3935]

Another comment for the algorithm: I really dislike Marid being a villain given who his parents are and what their relationship to America and Maxon is. Idk, I just feel like he could have been a random guy and the outcome would have been the same, no need to connect him to the original trilogy just for the sake of it

[@ellelard3992]

lmao kyle being musty is so true

[@IsaStormyNight]

I think I'm in the minority here but I was rooting for Eikko and I almost threw up outside I was so happy because I had written it off as impossible...I was like...12...the chokehold this series had on my fr.

[@RaeWakefield]

I literally watched the last 2 videos in one day last week and then this shows up today. I’m so excited!! 😂

[@123Saulytea]

I honestly remember enjoying her 2 books more than the original trilogy and liked her way more as a main character than America. Love an MC that is annoying but then grows and learns and changes and grows on me as i read them, like they annoying for a reason. Not just frustratingly dumb choice making :D I also remember i read this when i was 18, i'm 26 now and all i remember is lovinhg Henry and the added language barrier arc as I was in a job in france :D

[@8pril745]

NO- BUT THE ARCHITECTURE. WHAT ABOUT THE ARCHITECTURE. I almost died.

[@MonsterPrincessLala]

7:40 IS THAT THE MUMMERS PARADE?! I can't😂😂😂 I'm dead😂😂😂😂

[@BlueMentos]

“Would somehow end up with aspens son…. OR DAUGHETER?” That would’ve been too cool

[@A_K48]

omggg we have been blessed!

[@marissademarco7778]

what would be iconic is a recap of those texting book series those were iconic i love this

[@itssimplylolaASMR]

you posting made my day thank you i will watch while learning to crochet xoxo

[@Lyra-will-be-okay]

Please do The Lunar Chronicles!!! That series was my childhood fav ❤

[@marianacampos6759]

Yeeees! I love that series. Would be so awesomw if shemade a recape on it

[@FunandFragrance]

Thank you for posting this omg ily

[@Mobsie23]

the way I gasped when I saw you posted this

[@gwendolynrobinson3900]

Please, PLEASE the Lunar Chronicles next 😭😭❤️

[@kaylacarter1061]

This series made me re read the books and read for the first time the last couple books. Thanks for reminding me my love of these books ❤

[@chrismastreeforchismas9920]

I hate reading but i love listening to people summarize books

[@Marte0107]

Omg yes, I just watched your other video(s? I ended up watching several after I found you lol) yesterday and wanted another selection one!

[@SophieSelberg-bk2xy]

My English teacher told me to read the selection books and I got so bored reading them that I stopped after I finished the first book

[@glamourkitty6829]

Omg I hope you eventually do something like the matched book series I love when you talk about book series girl💕

[@andrear6566]

Thank you for covering the entire series!!! I didn't get around to reading the last 2 books with America's daughter, so at least I get the gist of what happened now lol

[@spe7654]

Never heard about any of this but loved watching this series

[@shadowthecat9505]

Just found your channel and binged your other videos on the series yesterday and was sad you never did the sequels but then this popped up in my recommended, thank you!!!

[@tiffany1705]

Obsessed with the chandelier in the background looking like you're wearing a tiara

[@elinagouravan6466]

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS! You always make the best recaps😍😍😍😍

[@chloesantos8637]

This slayed, thanks for entertaining me so 👏

[@emmyfoshea9818]

"the Maxim that I know and love and the America that I... know"

[@kaayleeigh]

"will it be a boy or a girl?" "its too soon to tell" "surprise! its both" BYE

[@ayezahussain4782]

My fav series on your channel🙏🙏

[@kolyan0220]

Oh great i just discovered your previous videos about the selection yesterday and there you are with a new one today :DD

[@cicooooooo]

OH YEAH THE NEXT SELECTION VIDEO WHOOP WHOOP

[@hanbnantheman]

been waiting for this!!!!

[@taylorciot23]

I couldnt get through the crown so im glad you're here to tell me the key points 😂

[@alyssayurisays]

Thanks for doing the whole series. I remember liking and disliking the whole thing because of all the drama 😂 but then again, this is YA and realistically so. Cause if this was me when i was a teenager, I'd crying everyday with all the confusion 😂

[@small_creature]

You’re so pretty!! Love your videos !! 💕

[@posthumangel]

I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS ONE SM !!😂😂😂

[@gwendolynneyung]

omg you’re so close to 100k!

[@camillechandler4431]

Can we please get a full recap on the absolute pure insanity that is the “Red Queen” series. I read them during COVID and 💢

[@marianacampos6759]

That would be so cool! I love the insanity of Mare's history.

[@carolinpurayidom4570]

7:10 to me thats still in the platonic sphere or maybe I'm just affectionate with my friends and grew up indian Also I love Heinery he is so cute and Ekiko and I'm just remember the last story about AMerica announcing how she is preggers to Maxon

[@oceanoffandoms3766]

Agreed. Also Indian

[@christineb7838]

Lol the idea of this author doing a wlw story when she’s thanked her personal church who’s known heavy heavy anti-lgbtq in her acknowledgments.

[@mathilda128]

I remeber reading this ages ago and thanking eikko was like in his thirties ( idk why) and i was sooooo confused😂

[@katethielen3883]

11:29 Bayonetta's Luka is luckily not a big bad but yeah, what's UP with that?