Maxon is the one for America not aspen. Aspen may say he loves her but if he truly loved her he wouldn't have dumbed her just because he was scared. And Maxon is madly deeply in love with America she is his world.

The song is Bad Day by Justus Benetts.(view spoiler)[ I hope you trip and fall and your front teeth breaksAnd your ex shows up with her future husband And your shirt gets torn so you show up lateTo your shitty ass job, hope you have a bad dayRemember when you saidThat Maxon would end up gettin' nada and I guess when you were young your momma must'veDropped you on your head (on your head)Bet there ain't a bitch like karmaI guess you two got that in common and (what the fuck?)I don't wanna

This was my least favorite novella. It's all about Aspen and his time as a guard on the palace before he found love again with someone who wasn't America.This is a novella you can skip without missing anything at all except for maybe how Aspen and Lucy (thank you,Khadidja for reminding me her name :P), fell in love.

Team Aspen i really like him, he's a good guy. Smart, brave, charm (view spoiler)[ after THE ONE this novel is just piece of trash, just bullshit (hide spoiler)]["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>

I will read this book, because I have gone too long without the next installment of The Selection, but lets be clear about one thing...TEAM MAXTON ALL THE WAYTo be completely honest Aspen kinda gets on my nerves and I kinda wanted to smack (view spoiler)[America upside the head for making out with Aspen. The guy dumped you and you have a hot prince who is in love with you. Hello?!?! Are you out of your mind??? Yes. Yes, I agree. (hide spoiler)] (Spoiler from Second Book)*sigh* But I digress. Al...

Please excuse this fangirl-is-angry-don't-mess-with-her rant. I seriously don't know where to start with this novella. Honestly, it just made me VERY mad. First of all, everyone says "You're Team Maxon right?" Of course I am!! There is no Team Aspen. There's either Team Maxon or there's Team NOT Maxon. No one actually likes Aspen. He's just a self-centered guy who's cocky and arrogant and only cares about himself and his family. Throughout this book he always thinks that he's 100% correct about

'The Guard' was a great addition to the series. Before reading this book, I wasn't sure what to think of Aspen at all. Was he the philandering, lying ex-boyfriend that didn't want America but couldn't stand the thought of her being happy with somebody else's? Or, had his love for America been so strong that he sacrificed his own desires to offer her a chance at a better life, one that he knew he couldn't ever offer her? Seeing events unfold through his eyes answered any questions I had about his...

*MC’S CORNER**THESE ARE THE THINGS I NOTICED, WISHES & COMMENTS*Why should America choose Maxon instead of Aspen?• To Aspen,You don’t deserve America. I know you sacrificed everything, taking risk just to see her even though you know the consequences that might happen if you get caught. It’s your own fault that she’s in-love or might be in-love with another guy. I think you realized your mistake when you saw her and Maxon “together.” He’s prince and you just are a Six (now Two), you just want to...

It was really nice to get Aspen's POV throughout some of the scenes in The Elite. I think a lot is still happening behind the scenes that we aren't seeing though.Either way, I love Aspen!

AFTER READ:Oh man, this was a painful thing to read. Aspen whined and minimized Maxon's character and feelings for the whole time up until the last few pages.Hard to understand someone's point of view when all they want is the girl, not considering that maybe he's risking her life.URGH.BEFORE READ:I will not be swayed, Kiera Cass.Maxon is my forever boy.(But I'll probably read this anyways).

The Guard (The Selection #2.5), Kiera CassThe Selection is a young adult novel by Kiera Cass first published on April 14, 2012 by Harper Collins. The Selection is the first in a five-book series, followed by The Elite (2013), The One (2014), The Heir (2015) and The Crown (May 2016). The last two take place twenty years after the events in the first three.In the two novellas of The Selection series, "The Prince" and "The Guard", are narrated from the point of view of two supporting characters. Th...

Okay, I'm just being honest here but this novella pissed me off so much I couldn't even finish it. This is going to turn into a huge rant.First of all, how does Aspen figure that he knows Maxon so well? How does he know that he's this horrible guy who just pretends to be decent and caring? Has he ever actually spoken to him? Has he ever made an attempt to know him? All Aspen does is make assumptions. He assumes America still loves him, he assumes Maxon is mistreating America when he never consid...

*Huge Sighs*When I first started reading this series, I instantly fell in love with the entire story line, the whole idea of what Kiera Cass had created with her magical way of writing...I immediately fell in love with Aspen and Mer (America) and I wasn't sure about Prince Maxon. As the story progressed and the books fell away from my hands, my heart changed it's way of thinking... Aspen still clung to me but Maxon surprisingly grew to be something else and I began to fall....Having read The Gua...

UPDATE REVIEW: I LOVE LOVE THIS BOOK. I was actually for reading about Aspen's point of view of what is happening around palace. First of all, I got know Aspen more then I thought reading the selection series. Aspen Ledger strikes me as a guy that he thinks he has to carry the world's problem in his shoulders. He truly cares about the people around him and tries to help out people when he can. He tried to send some money to Carter Woodwork's mother and I thought it was sweet of him. I got to sa...

"We know you are strong, but accepting help is its own kind of strength.” This book was soo good! I have no idea why or how Kiera Cass manages to utterly disappoint me with a book, and then wow me with the other. She really is a kind of her own making.The Guard is an insight into the tough life of Aspen as the palace guard. His take on the whole Selection process and hearing his side of the story was very refreshingly beautiful. His endless passion for all things is obvious. I loved

Am I the only one who's Team Aspen? No prince can sway me off my feet. I never liked maxon. His charm don't work on me.

3 Time was the ONLY thing ★'s “Any girl who would risk her life for someone she loves certainly deserves to be called a lady.” “Accepting help is its own kind of strength” Buddy read with my, girl Desireé :) The Guard novella was... Well, it was just an okay read I guess. I get a bit bored when novella's repeat parts from previous books. And if I'm being honest Aspen's POV really didn't add that much to the story which is sad because I was looking most forward to his. I guess I was looking...

Aspen is kind of a naive cinnamon roll and I don’t understand why no one likes him.

I'm just not a fan of Aspen, never will be. The fact I read this series when I was younger and was included in the love triangle? Nope. Didn't find this section enjoyable because of it.

And here we have another example of why it's best to leave the male POV out of it. Aspen is one of those guys who seem more appealing when their thoughts and motives are left to your imagination. He went from pretty hot in a uniform alpha male to... I'm not a man nor have I ever been one but I'm pretty sure men don't spend every hour of every day pinning over a girl. I mean, I could be wrong, but I don't think I am. But this is exactly what Aspen does all day long. Literally. Every waking moment...