The Selection series rant

Is there anyone who read the selection series? I know its been a decade after its release, but I just finished the book two (The Elite) and I am super, SUPER upset.

So sorry for bad mouthing the series if it’s your favorite, but it’s only my opinion yk.

I was so invested into the book that I almost thought I would keep it in my collection like forever, but now I just wanna say what the hell was that😭

At first I was team Maxon cuz I thought Aspen is no good for America but as the story continued I kind of understood that his pride was only abt taking a responsibility as a man in the relationship not abt other stuff like manly pride and feeling sensitive when his girl is above him yk. But Maxon was also charming too. But I just couldn’t miss the point that when he and America had an argument America is usually the one always regretting abt what she did right away and he just seems like always pulling the victim card. Idk if its because the story couldn’t emphasize more on his background story, and the reasons behind his actions or not, but the victim card is just so annoying.

And the one thing that really made me dislike the series was how the story kind of made America suggesting caste elimination was a mistake of her. It was as if she wronged Maxon. I do agree her pulling out the book and putting him in a hard position was absolutely foolish movement, but that wouldn’t mean what she suggested was wrong. And surprisingly, she gave up right there and then, and started feel guilty abt what she did. Even the queen, who seemed like one of the few who didn’t favor the things lower castes go through, was described as disappointed.

I just feel like the story is just so not well developed. America didnt have any pride, she was so childish, not so smart, nothing to shine besides her yearning for justice, she basically just doesn’t have what female leads usually have, the weird and hurtful things Maxon did werent considered seriously enough, the attacks were weird (just two parties coming once or twice a week or something idk), Maxon and America both of them didnt have any stance in the matter of attacks, and attacks didnt even put them in any serious positions to actually matter in the plot, why even bother with these?

Again, sorry if its you one of favs🥹. Only one opinion yk. I just couldn’t help but get angry after several nights reading it and it ending in absolutely unjustifiable way.