#amberly schreave

[elif-in-wonderland]

I’m reading The Selection for the third time and every time I feel the same. I love this series so much 🥹😭 it’s just the perfect comfort series for me 🥹 #maxerica forever ♾❤️

[riddles-n-games]

To begin this post, I’ll quote Maxon here from the Elite, “I had a thought.” Or maybe a few. Yeah, that’s more accurate when it comes to my sort of pondering. So, in terms of King Clarkson, as a fandom, I think we can collectively agree that had he been alive, he would have made life really difficult for America and Maxon as a married couple. Although, I feel like we never fully let ourselves imagine the extent it could go to; sure, some fanfics delve into those realms of possibilities but it’s only surface level. Look, I’m definitely not shaming anyone, I didn’t really think of this topic too often or that much, either, until now given how terrible it is but I just wanted to open up the conversation to see the community’s thoughts. 

First of all, I really think that getting to the wedding itself would have been a challenge especially if Clarkson continuously pushed the matter of those New Year’s announcements on America. There would have been literally no peace after the engagement with that going on. I think that he would’ve also harassed Maxon often about the final choice, making his displeasure known at every impasse and at the slightest mistake that sent him raging, he would cane him more harshly. All to get his anger out at Maxon’s supposed incompetence, his future daughter-in-law, and all her flaws and mistakes, too. I bet that he would also try to keep his son as busy as possible to keep him and America separated and in addition, intimidate her as much as he could every spare moment.

Now, with the case of America’s marriage to Maxon, that would bring about a whole new set of problems. I’m sure that he’d try to put off stepping down for as many years as he could but even with their ascension, he would keep a tight leash on Maxon. It wouldn’t be surprising if he made threats to his son about his wife’s safety and that would make Maxon heel every time just to keep the peace, making his decisions stringent and very much not his own. They’d be spineless. Essentially he’d be a king with no power, a puppet leader being pulled by strings. Oh, and the abuse would continue being bad, if not worse, in regards to where America would be involved with making certain changes. Clarkson would likely be enraged at her being more included in such decision-making because ain’t no way that Maxon wouldn’t do exactly that. He’s done that sort of thing in the books, this wouldn’t be a new thing to see during their marriage. 

Then, we get to the next gen. Of course, America and Maxon would still be monitored for their procreating abilities but I feel like this would be some next level spying and maybe even some sort of intervention on Clarkson’s part if the baby was revealed to not be a boy. We know of Amberly’s miscarriages and I’m sure we all believe that there is still something suspicious about them despite the explanation we got about the toxins because of where she lived. There is speculation here and there that Clarkson may have poisoned her to induce miscarriages if the babies were girls and if this was something he did to his own wife, he definitely wouldn’t have been above doing it again to his daughter-in-law. Given that we also know that he abused Maxon after he found out about his affair which resulted in an illegitimate daughter and that he was cheating on Amberly, who knows what he would have done to his son this time around if it was uncovered that he poisoned America? This man is shown to go to great lengths to keep something incriminating against him quiet, whether that be family or not. But let’s move on from that. 

Say Clarkson didn’t care whether they had a bunch of children that included daughters and sons, he would still likely prefer that the first born is a son but more so, he would be concerned with the fact that the next heir should be a male child as by tradition. The grandchild he’d want to lead the country after Maxon as hereditary heir to the throne would be any boy and that would possibly translate to favoritism bias based on gender. If the twins were still born in this alternate scenario, the likely version of events to follow would be that Ahren would be favored and Eadlyn would be disowned as heir even though she’s older. Actually, I don’t believe that it would just be the case with Ahren being the favorite, I’m sure that any of America and Maxon’s sons would be liked better by their grandfather, meaning Kaden and Osten would all be better treated by Clarkson than Eadlyn, just Ahren would get more attention because he would be the crown prince. Because Eadlyn is a princess, by this timeline, her fate would be to marry off to foreign royalty as per Illéan tradition and though I have a feeling that America and Maxon would have been able to abolish that law even with Clarkson around, he would oppose this action greatly. It would make him resent his granddaughter severely, neglecting her when it comes to spending time with all his grandchildren and in the case that he got involved with training her as Illéa’s first queen regnant, he would take every opportunity to belittle her, the situation becoming reminiscent to that of Maxon’s days as prince minus the canings. Anyways, in the other scenario where he got his way and Eadlyn wasn’t made heir but rather Ahren, Maxon would have had extensive arguments with his father about it regardless but caved. Although, he would have fought Clarkson in terms of marrying her off and tried to still set up a way for his daughter to have a role in the monarchy when she was older. Otherwise, Eadlyn’s childhood would have still been rough with Clarkson around and similarly he would be displeased with her but on a lesser scale because there was a crown prince and not a crown princess to take over. 

In short, Clarkson would have made America and Maxon’s lives a living hell along with that of their daughter’s. I’m just happy we don’t have that as canon in the books. It’s for the best that Clarkson was dead when Maxon married America in the end because I think there would have been twice as many obstacles for them to face and even though Maxon would have been married to the love of his life, he would be unhappy and unnecessarily pressured due to the constant circumstances of his wife and children being under threat by his tyrant of a father. Let me know what you think. Thanks for reading.

[stephanieromanoff]

Back when I was reading The Selection idk why I imagined Charlize Theron as Amberly and since then every time I see her (Charlize) I can only think of Amberly lol

[the-selection-series123]

Ask away, it's a Question Day!!

[shadowqueenjude]

Ranking best fictional characters (I only include ones I seriously like)

Hunger Games: 1. Finnick Odair (duh) 2. Katniss Everdeen 3. Peeta Mellark

Harry Potter: 1. Weasley Twins (they're a set) 2. Harry Potter 3. Luna Lovegood 4. Hermione Granger Honorable mention to Snape.

Percy Jackson: 1. Percy Jackson (is that even a question?) 2. Leo Valdez (duh) 3. Annabeth Chase 4. Jason Grace. 5. Frank Zhang 6. Hazel Levesque Honorable mention to Apollo! Kane Chronicles: 1. Zia Rashid 2. Carter Kane 3. Sadie Kane Magnus Chase: tbh I don't remember any of the characters it has been too long. I liked Magnus tho. Twilight: 1. Emmett Cullen 2. Rosalie Hale 3. Bella Swan (but ONLY in book 3) Shatter Me: DNF (I could not get behind Warner, sorry!), but Kenji was elite. Divergent: 1. Will 2. Four 3. Tris I will never NOT be mad that Tris died but Caleb fucking survived. The Maze Runner: I remember very little of this series, but I miss Teresa :(( Vampire Diaries: This is the one with the Salvatores, right? Yeah, DNF. I hated Damon from the start and I could never get behind him, sorry. The Selection: 1. Maxon Schreave 2. America Singer 3. Celeste Newsome 4. Marlee Tames Honorable mention to Amberly :)) Red Queen: 1. Mare Barrow 2. Shade Barrow 3. Cal Calore 4. Evangeline Samos Honorable mention to Farley and Kilorn Warren Throne of Glass: 1. Lorcan Salvaterre 2. Chaol Westfall 3. Yrene Towers 4. Elide Lochan 5. Dorian Havilliard Honorable mention to Papa Gavriel and Fenrys, we didn't get enough of them A Court of Thorns and Roses: 1. Lucien Vanserra 2. Eris Vanserra 3. Nesta Archeron Honorable mention to future Elain, former Tamlin, and Tarquin Crescent City: 1. Ruhn Danaan 2. Lehebah 3. Lidia Cervos 4. Tristan Flynn 5. Ithan Holstrom Honorable mention to the remaining frat boys + Hunt TV SHOWS: Pretty Little Liars: 1. Emily Fields 2. Jason Dilaurentis (I can't be the only one who wanted him and Aria to end up together, am I?) 3. Hana Marin Gossip Girl: 1. Nate Archibald (Serena, you fucked up) 2. Blair + Chuck (they're a set) Do we have the same taste? Let me know how many of these you agree or disagree with!

[asexualslutsworld]

marlee: *gets fucking caned for “cheating” on the prince*

america: that could have been me…*continues to fuck around with aspen*

[illeas-library]

The way that Marlee, Lucy, Anne, Mary, and Amberly saw through America and Maxon's crao and knew they were getting married from the moment they met

[cursedarkcrow]

Maxon Schreave.

like or reblog if you save pls.

[theselected]

Does anyoone else feel like the supposed casting for the Selection Netflix movie is a disgrace? Like, I've seen Yael Grobglas in Jane the Virgin and Reign and she's a great actress, but she's thirty-six. America Singer is seventeen. Micheal Malarkey, supposedly playing Maxon, is almost forty. Maxon's nineteen. Also, hair can be dyed, but Grobglas is blonde, whereas America's red hair is pretty commonly mentioned in the book. Maxon's hair is supposed to be "like honey". Malarkey has dark hair, close to black. Geez.

The only actor I can actually picture as Maxon is him, and he's not even a well-known actor. For America, I would love Abigail Cowen or Madalaine Petsch. And I've always thought Emilia Clarke would be perfect as Amberly.

What do you think?

[book2sims]

Amberly Schreave

Queen Amberly Schreave | The Selection Series by Kiera Cass

Described as:

dark hair and brown eyes, and was Hispanic, giving her olive-toned skin.  When she first came to her Selection, her hair was down to her waist. But after a suggestion from then Prince Clarkson, she had her maids cut it just below her shoulder blades to get his attention.

“Maxon, this is my gift to you. I promise I will make every effort to see these girls through your eyes. Not the eyes of a queen, or the eyes of your mother, but yours. Even if the girl you choose is of a very low caste, even if others think she has no value, I will always listen to your reasons for wanting her. And I will do my best to support your choice.”

[softlyschreave]

the schreaves family tree @partylikeawordstar

[elif-in-wonderland]

I have this project for university in which I have to make a bookstagram and I did it. Soon I will make a review for TIG and the rest of the books I read. Please help me with likes and a follow 🥹🫶🏻

[char-lotteral]

OKAY2 after reading Amberly's story on how she and Clarkson got together in their Selection, I couldn't help but notice how manipulative their relationship was in the beginning. I do admire that he still stuck with her despite her infertility--especially considering that he is a man of duty and considers children a product just to uphold the bloodline, like how he'd previously mention in the past books-- bUT REGARDLESS, Amberly felt too submissive in this aaaa and the fact that she always seemed to worship the ground he'd walk on felt too creepyy. But i do like how he saw peace in her and was the center of his storm. Fucking hated that he cheated though, greatly disappointed but it still kinda felt off and last minute.

“It’s more than that. You’d take a bullet for him if you had to.”

I didn’t answer.

I shrugged the thought away.

Besides, it wasn’t as if it would ever happen.

I SAW WHAT YOU DID THERE OHMYGOD KIERAA NOO--

What i do admire about Amberly though was how incredibly sweet she was towards all the Selected and especially Maxon. I loved that she was an amazing mother and if it weren't for her, Maxon definitely wouldn't have been the sweetheart that he was.

[stephanieromanoff]

Considering Amberly is my favorite character in The Selection it pisses me off how she died and never got to know how jerk Clarkson was to not only their son, but to her as well. She died without knowing her husband physically abused their son but also cheated on her frequently and had an illegitimate daughter with his mistress.

[jemmaheronschreave]

I want Netflix to make a Selection TV-Show instead of a movie...

And anyone who wants to come me with there‘s not enough plot for a TV-show and it would be boring, hear me out:

Because the Selection is written in 1st Person, everything we know is going on throughout the series is something America must have either seen or have someone else tell her, so a lot of potentially interesting plot is only hinted at. But what if we make a show about it and have Kiera Cass be a part of the writing and get all trivia the books didn’t give us.

Spoiler warning:

Think about:

A deateled, full lovestory about Marlee and Carter, as well as Lucy and Aspen

All the drama Celeste causes trying to make the other girls look bad (remember her apology to the other elite girls in the one? How did we never get to see more about that)

In general the fights and friendships between the girls

Aspen in his training for being a guard and his relationship to the others like him being bro’s with Carter for example

A Backstory for all the Elite girls

Both the rebel groups planing their next moves or the backstory to how the rebilion even started in the first place in a flash back kinda style

Americas Familys reaction to her on TV

Clarkson and Amberlys relationship and how he cheats on her

Maxon‘s childhood and his relationship to his father, Mother and Daphne or him worrying about not being a good king one day

Flashbacks to Gregory illèa whenever Mer reads his Diaries

The people obsessing over or judging the selection and having their favorites and least favorite selected

All the dates of Maxon with some of the other girls

There is literally so much plot that remains untold or is only hinted at and a TV-show could give us all of it!

[aniefig]

"Su mundo parecía una tormenta.

Yo sería el centro".

-La Reina, Kiera Cass.