Title: Divergent (Divergent #1)
Author: Veronica Roth
Pages: Hardcover 489 pages
Publisher: HarperCollins Children’s Books
Date Published: May 3rd 2011
Genre: Young Adult, Dystopian, Science Fiction
My Rating:
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Beatrice
"Tris" Prior has reached the fateful age of sixteen, the stage at
which teenagers in Veronica Roth's dystopian Chicago must select which of five
factions to join for life. Each faction represents a virtue: Candor,
Abnegation, Dauntless, Amity, and Erudite. To the surprise of herself and her
selfless Abnegation family, she chooses Dauntless, the path of courage. Her
choice exposes her to the demanding, violent initiation rites of this group,
but it also threatens to expose a personal secret that could place in mortal
danger. Veronica Roth's young adult Divergent trilogy launches with a
captivating adventure about love and loyalty playing out under most extreme
circumstances.
My Review
Not my favorite
book but does deserve five stars because it really was great. Many compared
this to The Hunger Game and I can see
why. They are very different books but it gives you that same feeling of the
characters having no other choice but to live by what society has planned for
you. You can say, “well it sounds like any other dystopian story” but it’s a
little more than that. Oh and also that “I can’t stop reading it” feeling. By
the way, if you have not read The Hunger
Games yet you have not lived. Back to Divergent,
it had great characters and good twists. The romance was not overworked
like most YA books. There was plenty of action. It was also perfectly paced
which is something you have to appreciate because it is one thing not every
author can accomplish so effortlessly.
Another book I
could not put down. Excited for the second book to come out!
I recommend this
book to everyone. I believe there is a little something for everyone in this
story.
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