Divergent

Veronica Roth

Divergent #1

Summary:

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.

Plot:

This story is everything a dystopian novel should be. It has enough mystery and suspense to keep you guessing, enough romance to keep it interesting and enough drama to make it capture your mind. It pulls you in from page one, and keeps you on the edge of your seat throughout. Very well written and paced it never bored me for a moment.

Characters:

The characters in this book are very interesting. All of them, especially the main characters, have flaws, and big ones at that. However most of these faults are due to their upbringing in a world were your values and way of thinking are dictated to you. This makes you root for them even when you don’t really like their actions or thoughts. The bad characters are calculating and cruel, but still human enough to be believable.

Who should read this?

13+, mostly due to violence, very mild language and references to other mature content. While the violence isn’t extremely graphic it is quite intense and emotional. I would definitely recommend this to anyone who likes dystopian novels, especially fans of the 'Hunger Games' series. If you don’t like action-packed, nerve-racking books, don’t read this one.

My rating:

I really liked this book, it’s definitely one of my favorites of the genre. I would go as far as to say it’s a perfect example of how this genre should be written, so I’m giving it a 5/5.

Quote:
“A brave man acknowledges the strength of others.”

Here's the link for the second installment 'Insurgent'. I'll link Allegiant as soon as I review it!