Divergent by Veronica Roth
(Divergent, #1)
Release Date: May 3, 2011
Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books; 496 pages
Dystopian novels are the current craze in the YA book market. When looking for book recommendations, there was one book that was constantly popping up in my search. That book was Divergent. Divergent is the first in a Dystopian trilogy series that takes place in Chicago in the future. The city has been divided into 5 diffferent societies, aka factions. Each faction represents personality traits. Abnegation represents the selfless. Candor is honesty. Erudite is intelligence. Amity represents peace. Lastly, Dauntless is bravery.
Every year there is a Choosing Ceremony, in which 16 year olds take an aptitude test to see which faction they will be placed into. Our lead heroine's name is Beatrice Prior. She was raised Abnegation. When Beatrice takes her test, her results are interesting. She is told that she does not fit into any specific faction, she is a Divergent. Beatrice is told that she must keep her actual test results a secret. She is given a choice between 3 factions for her choosing of which to join. The novel is centered around which faction she chooses.
When I started this book, I could not put it down. The concept intrigued me along with the characters. Beatrice (After choosing her faction she is now known as Tris) is such a strong lead. Her faction choice put her into a very interesting situation. she was introduced to personalities and traits she wasn't used to growing up. Her strength and determination was immediately something I admired. It's nice reading a YA novel with a female whose strength doesn't come from the love of a boy. While yes there is a love interest in this book, one who I absolutely adore. Tris's relationship with him doesn't define who she is. She is her own person, who makes her own decisions.
I highly recommend this book. After reading it, I begged my friends who read YA book to read it. From beginning to end the book gelled nice together. It also has a climax that does not disappoint. And the ending made me impatient for the next book in the series Insurgent.
(Divergent, #1)
Release Date: May 3, 2011
Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books; 496 pages
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....
Dystopian novels are the current craze in the YA book market. When looking for book recommendations, there was one book that was constantly popping up in my search. That book was Divergent. Divergent is the first in a Dystopian trilogy series that takes place in Chicago in the future. The city has been divided into 5 diffferent societies, aka factions. Each faction represents personality traits. Abnegation represents the selfless. Candor is honesty. Erudite is intelligence. Amity represents peace. Lastly, Dauntless is bravery.
Every year there is a Choosing Ceremony, in which 16 year olds take an aptitude test to see which faction they will be placed into. Our lead heroine's name is Beatrice Prior. She was raised Abnegation. When Beatrice takes her test, her results are interesting. She is told that she does not fit into any specific faction, she is a Divergent. Beatrice is told that she must keep her actual test results a secret. She is given a choice between 3 factions for her choosing of which to join. The novel is centered around which faction she chooses.
When I started this book, I could not put it down. The concept intrigued me along with the characters. Beatrice (After choosing her faction she is now known as Tris) is such a strong lead. Her faction choice put her into a very interesting situation. she was introduced to personalities and traits she wasn't used to growing up. Her strength and determination was immediately something I admired. It's nice reading a YA novel with a female whose strength doesn't come from the love of a boy. While yes there is a love interest in this book, one who I absolutely adore. Tris's relationship with him doesn't define who she is. She is her own person, who makes her own decisions.
I highly recommend this book. After reading it, I begged my friends who read YA book to read it. From beginning to end the book gelled nice together. It also has a climax that does not disappoint. And the ending made me impatient for the next book in the series Insurgent.
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