Divergent

Divergent

           Imagine living in a world where one choice can change everything. That's exactly what happens in Divergent by Veronica Roth. Beatrice Prior is an average girl living in Abnegation, a section of a future dystopian Chicago. Abnegation is a faction of the city, one of five. Each faction values one trait: Dauntless choose courage; Amity, peace; Erudite, intelligence; Candor, honesty; and Abnegation, selflessness. When Beatrice turns sixteen, she must choose the faction she wants to spend the rest of her life in. Can she leave her family and all she's ever known? Can she really stay in a faction that she never really felt she belonged in? Her choice will surprise you. Quiet and average Beatrice Prior is reborn as Tris in her new faction, where she must endure a grueling initiation or face a factionless life on the streets, belonging nowhere. There's one more challenge that Tris must face. She is Divergent. The government's main system, serums that control your mind and cause simulations, doesn't affect her brain the same way as most people's. She doesn't know much about it, but one thing is for sure--her secret is dangerous. As a shady government plan starts to take shape, Tris realizes that she can't trust anyone, and being Divergent just might make her the only one that can save her friends, family, and faction.
           I like the characters in this story. Tris is probably one of my favorites. She is telling the story, so the reader really gets to know her thoughts. I feel like she is relatable. I made a strong connection between her and Katniss Everdeen from The Hunger Games. They are both strong and independent young women who are dealing with a corrupt government in a futuristic world. Tris has a brother named Caleb. He ends up surprising Tris with a well-kept secret. You don't get to know him very well in this book, but in the next two books he is a more prominent character. Tris's parents are also hiding something shocking that is revealed in the end. Tris makes friends in her new faction, too. Christina and Will are two people she trains with during initiation and gets close to. Four is Tris's instructor, whom she ends up having a budding romance with. I like Four, too, and even though he's kind of mysterious, he has a softer side with Tris.
          I really liked this book. I tried reading it about three weeks ago, but I didn't have much time to read so I didn't really get into it. When I realized that I had a book blog to do, I picked it up again because I thought it would be a fast read. That's when I got hooked! This book pulled me in and I was really excited about reading it. It's fast-paced and addicting. The plot is great and I love how it builds up to such an exciting, unexpected climax. I liked how it was written; it is very detailed and straightforward. I think that this book is a really good book for almost anyone. However, there are parts that are a little violent and sad, so if you don't like books that are slightly more graphic, you might want to stay away from this book. It's kind of long but if you really like it, it won't take long to finish. If you liked the Hunger Games, I'm sure you'll like this book as well because there are many similarities. Other than that, if you like dystopian stories with a little bit of romance, action books with fighting, or just a story with a little bit of everything, you would love this book as much as I did!



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