In Beatrice Prior's dystopian Chicago,
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 to determine who her friends really are—and where, exactly, a romance with a sometimes fascinating, sometimes infuriating 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 a growing conflict that threatens 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 literary scene with the first book in the Divergent series—dystopian thrillers filled with electrifying decisions, heartbreaking betrayals, stunning consequences, and unexpected romance.
During the highly competitive initiation that follows, Beatrice renames herself Tris and struggles to determine who her friends really are—and where, exactly, a romance with a sometimes fascinating, sometimes infuriating 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 a growing conflict that threatens 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 literary scene with the first book in the Divergent series—dystopian thrillers filled with electrifying decisions, heartbreaking betrayals, stunning consequences, and unexpected romance.
Review
What can I say about Divergent? I found Divergent probably a year ago. I happened to read the first 5 chapters at the local bookstore one day while I was killing time. I was only planning on reading the first chapter, and ended up not being able to put it down. I was considering buying the book that day, but ended up walking away from it. A few months later I finally bought the Kindle version....but it sat on my Kindle while I continued to put more books in front of Divergent in my read order.
Finally when I realized that the movie was coming out soon, I wanted to make sure I read the book before the movie so I kicked my butt in gear and got reading. I fell in love again. I read through it fairly quickly considering my busy schedule currently. Probably about a third through the book I realized that I loved it more than The Hunger Games. Divergent is constantly compared to The Hunger Games and The Hunger Games has been getting continuously high ratings. So realizing that I love Divergent more than The Hunger Games is crazy.
I finished the book the night before my husband and I went to the movie and I love the story. My husband said it best after watching the movie, "I love The Hunger Games, but I think I love Divergent more. Divergent just seems to have more substance." The characters just seemed to be more real and there seemed to be more story behind the revolution. I feel like because the revolution started in the first book that there will be a lot more storyline for the next two books.
Overall, I absolutely loved Divergent and I can't wait to dig into the rest of the series now.
Purchase Links
Kindle: http://www.amazon.com/Divergent-Veronica-Roth-ebook/dp/B004CFA9RS/ref=sr_1_7?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1395878620&sr=1-7&keywords=divergent
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Divergent-Veronica-Roth/dp/0062024035/ref=tmm_pap_title_0?ie=UTF8&qid=1395878620&sr=1-7
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