Divergent
by Veronica Roth
by Veronica Roth
Synopsis
In Beatrice Prior’s dystopian Chicago world, society is divided into five factions, each dedicated to the cultivation of a particular virtue—Candor (the honest), Abnegation (the selfless), Dauntless (the brave), Amity (the peaceful), and Erudite (the intelligent). On an appointed day of every year, all sixteen-year-olds must select the faction to which they will devote the rest of their lives.
For Beatrice, the decision is between staying with her family and being who she really is—she can’t have both. So she makes a choice that surprises everyone, including herself.
During the highly competitive initiation that follows, Beatrice renames herself Tris and struggles alongside her fellow initiates to live out the choice they have made. Together they must undergo extreme physical tests of endurance and intense psychological simulations, some with devastating consequences. As initiation transforms them all, Tris must determine who her friends really are—and where, exactly, a romance with a sometimes fascinating, sometimes exasperating boy fits into the life she's chosen. But Tris also has a secret, one she's kept hidden from everyone because she's been warned it can mean death. And as she discovers unrest and growing conflict that threaten to unravel her seemingly perfect society, she also learns that her secret might help her save those she loves . . . or it might destroy her.
Debut author Veronica Roth bursts onto the YA scene with the first book in the Divergent series—dystopian thrillers filled with electrifying decisions, heartbreaking betrayals, stunning consequences, and unexpected romance.
Review
Okay, okay… I hoped on the Divergent bandwagon over spring break this year. I figured it would be a quick and easy read for sitting by the pool. Which it totally is, but guys, this book really didn't do it for me. I kinda sorta liked it; but I mostly wanted it to be over. That stinks because who doesn't love a good young adult dystopia novel these days!?! I loved Hunger Games and Twilight (all books in both series) but this book just didn't intrigue me like the others. I can definitely see the young adult draw to this book and series. Maybe someday I will come back around to this series and try Insurgent and Allegiant, but for now I'm going to call it good after just reading Divergent.
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I loved this book, but not too much. Or maybe I loved it because I liked it better than the movie.
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