The Maid

The Selection #3.3

by Kiera Cass

This is a bonus scene from The One, last book of the The Selection Trilogy.

Lucy's point of view and a special scen with the new guard.

Genres: Romance, Dystopia, Fantasy, Young Adult, Novella, Romantasy, Fiction

13 pages, Kindle Edition

First published October 15, 2015

About the author

100 Things I Love:

Being married. Cake. The smell of Autumn. Motherhood. Books. Elephants. Back rubs. On demand movies. Actually going out to movies. Faith. Cinnamon rolls. My family. Butterflies. When my kitchen is clean. Crayons. Pink. Tote bags. Dancing. Organizing via color coordination. That my wedding dress was tea length, not floor. Baking. My house. Writing utensils. Paper. India. The sound of water. Making videos. Buttons. The word Episcopalian. Making people laugh. Layering clothes. British accents. Pinterest. Animation. Fireworks. The smell of the Ocean. My wedding rings. Aprons. Reasons to get dressed up. Sex. Pop music. Stars. Taking walks. Daydreaming. Stickers. School Spirit. My friends. Living in a small town. Japan. Singing. Painting my toenails. Pranks/ practical jokes. Painting. Stretch canvas. Costumes. Dipping my fingers in melted wax. Style. Soda. Spending an hour typing at a coffee shop. Musicals. Back to school season. Mopeds. Good hair days. Naps. Not walking up but looking at a beautiful staircase. Driving alone. My ankles. Playlists. Spending entire days in pajamas. Holidays. Telling stories. Spontaneity. Theme parks. Bookshelves. The word copacetic. Boxes. Empty journals. Surprises. Doing things in groups. Doing things alone. Getting real mail. Decorating. Small forks. A good hug. Gift cards. New Years Goals. Going out to dinner. When someone else remembers some great story about me/us that I’ve forgotten. Toy stores. Fireplaces. Breakfast foods. Journaling. Crying for a good reason. Doorbells. Pointless adventures. Voting. My birthday. Reasons to make wishes. Recycling.

Reviews

[Kessa Homer]

1.5 stars

aspen? can you do us a favor and leave? there's a door right there -->🚪

[Constantine]

Rating: ⭐⭐
Genre: Young Adult + Dystopia + Novella

The maid is only one scene. Not sure why is it even numbered as 3.3. It is one scene told from the perspective of the castle maid, Lucy. It covers her relationship with Aspen, her dreams, and her struggle with jealousy. I’m currently reading these novellas in order to get into the second era of The Selection series, i.e. books four and five. This was the shortest as it’s only one scene (about 13 pages). Although it is nice to read Lucy’s perspective, I don’t think the author has given her enough length to be understood and connected with.

[Anna Kate (Taylors Version)]

I needed to get out of a reading slump and get caught up in the reading challenge

[♡ Amanda Love ♡]

I can’t even imagine being in Lucy’s shoes! This plot could’ve been an entire spin off book!

[Melissa]

All these short stories are breaking my heart. I love knowing more about the background stories of the characters, and Lucy’s was no exception.

[booklover024]

❤

[✨ Savannah Grayson ✨ (previously ✝️ Jordyn ✨)]

Awee, I loved this. I love Lucy and Aspen together so much <3

[jolie]

“You think you walk, Lucy? I think you fly. You see yourself in a uniform? I see you in a cape. You’re a hero, of the quietest but most genuine nature.”

bye why are they better at communicating than the main characters 😭😭

series review! ⋆｡𖦹°⭒˚｡⋆
novellas:
the queen
the prince
the guard
the favorite
the epilogue

full length books:
the selection
the elite
the one
the heir
the crown

[ariella]

poor lucy honestly. she just got shoved right into the middle of this. she is my favorite maid of Americas and i love her delicate form and her kindness and how open she is with America.

[Eloïse Sina]

3 ⭐️
cause again, I don’t like Aspen, could never trust someone so unstable

[Lydia.loves.books]

I love Lucy so much and I am so glad she got a happy ending! She is one of the sweetest people ever and one of my faves! ❤

[Eryn]

It was written well… but I just don’t care

[Dimitra]

IT WAS SO FREAKING CUTE🤚🏻🙂‍↔️✨🫶🏻🧡
In this novella we follow the same scenes that we saw Lucy on The One by her POV!
I really love this girl and I found her so cute and polite aka PERFECT for Aspen!Also taking into consideration their backstories who are tragic enough for both of them I think that they are destined to be together and will understand each other more than anyone else would do!
4⭐

[Rabab]

Un livre inutile

[Emma Kincaid]

I simply cannot get enough of this series and these characters. How have I never read this series before? I am drawing it out because I don't want it to end!

[Astha]

boring

[Brae &#x1fa75;]

Ok I have no idea why that was necessary.

[★ngeles]

1.5☆*

[Anna]

< “You think you walk, Lucy? I think you fly. You see yourself in a uniform? I see you in a cape. You're a hero, of the quietest but most genuine nature.” >
✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨


Lucy en Aspen zijn te cute samen <3. Ik vond het wel echt leuk om te lezen en was echt verbaasd dat Aspen’s moeder een Four was!! Ik wist dat niet. Ik heb alsnog een hekel aan Aspen, maar ze zijn erg cute samen.


✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨
< “It took years for her to have that effect on me. It took weeks for you.” >


< I should be grateful.
But I was so tired of being grateful for a half-lived life. >


< “My mom was born a Four,” he confessed. “She gave up everything to be with my dad. Sometimes they would talk about how they started off their marriage-homeless, with smiles on their faces.” >


< “You think you walk, Lucy? I think you fly. You see yourself in a uniform? I see you in a cape. You're a hero, of the quietest but most genuine nature.” >


< I gazed at the ground. No one talked about me like that. I was just a maid. I was just a Six. I didn't matter. >

[JANEMAR]

Es tan corto pero tan dulce..... que duele ....
Una historia cortita contada desde los ojos de Lucy, una de las leales doncellas de America. Nos muestra cómo se vive el drama monárquico desde la perspectiva de la servidumbre y el romance que surge entre ella y el guardian de Mer y ex antes de ser parte de la seleccion o sea Aspen. Basicamente se enfoca en los s entimientos de Lucy, sus interacciones diarias en el palacio y de manera muy especial profundiza en su tierno romance con Aspen Leger tras convertirse este en miembro de la guardia real.

[Γιώτα Παπαδημακοπούλου]

Η Cass είναι από τις περιπτώσεις εκείνες που καταφέρνουν να με κερδίζουν περισσότερο με τα short stories τους, παρά με τις κεντρικές τους ιστορίες. Ίσως θα έπρεπε να βρει, μελλοντικά, έναν τρόπο να τις προσαρμόσει στις κύριες αφηγήσεις της, παρά να μας τις προσφέρει ως άλλα "σφηνάκια" στην πορεία.

[demi fiore]

*2,25

[Louisa]

This was a really great read, loved getting Lucy's perspective, and it was a really great read!

[Sadia]

2.5 stars.

Should’ve read this before The Heir🤦🏼‍♀️. Anyway, this was nice. I may have detached from Lucy when I stopped reading this series for a while, so I didn’t quite care about her. All in all, 👍🏼

[Kiara Wilson]

i love lucy

[bookswithanna]

This was unnecessary. But I never shipped them in the first place :D

[Angie]

Don’t care much about Aspen and Lucy either but I understand her insecurities about America. She’s the reason he was even there, after all.

[Isabella Ruiz]

Still hate Aspen...but I'd be lying if I said him and Lucy weren't cute together. Glad he did the right thing.

[Olivia Altman]

OMG LUCEY AND ASPEN. LUCY AND ASPEN!

[Sylvia]

Beautiful story ...