Divergent: My new obsession

by Eve St. Claire

---PLOT---                    

                   In Beatrice Priors dystopian Chicago society is divided into five factions each dedicated 

to a different trait. Amity (the peaceful) Abnegation (the selfless) Candor (the honest) Eurodite (the 

intelligent) and Dauntless (the brave). On a predetermined date of each year, all sixteen year olds 

must choose the faction to which they will dedicate the rest of their lives. For Beatrice it is a choice 

between staying with her family (in Abnegation) or choosing to be brave. 

                  Throughout the incredibly brutal and competitive initiation that follows, Beatrice renames 

herself Tris and a whole new person seems to come along with her name. Tris strives to figure out 

where her friends really stand and where, if anywhere, the rather dashing, sometimes aggravating 

boy fits into the life she has chosen. But Tris has a life threatening secret that will make or break her 

existence in this post apocalyptic world, and threaten to unravel her "perfect" society.

---MY OPINION---

                    I have been wanting to read this book for a while so my expectations were high. And, I 

gotta tell you, Divergent absolutely met those standards. It is the first in the Trilogy that I am now 

incredibly eager to read. I love how Roth didn't make Tris your normal, pretty, somehow amazing at 

everything she is doing throughout the book, protagonist. She made her a scrawny, plain, selfish girl, 

and I loved every second. Being raised in Abnegation, Tris's natural instinct should be to be selfless, 

but throughout this book she repeatedly and knowingly chooses to be selfish. Now, don't get me 

wrong, I am wholeheartedly against being selfish. However, in this book I feel like Tris's acts of 

selfishness were completely justified and somehow necessary to her growth as a character. I cannot 

begin to explain how conflicting this book has been for me. Roth's writing is absorbing, sharp, and 

really refreshing. I could go on and on about how she got beat up and didn't turn into a ninja warrior, 

but instead, she learned from her mistakes. And I love that. This book is all about overcoming your 

fears in the face of others expectations. I rate it $$$$$ out of $$$$$

---CONTENT--

                     One thing that I have to stress about this book, is the brutality. There are several 

gruesome deaths, one suicide, and one very cruel kidnapping with a side of betrayal, that will break 

your heart. Throughout the book there is constant fights, not to the death, just for training. I am glad 

to say that there is little to no profanity in this book. There is also some intimate kissing, and in 

Tris's fear landscape, one of her fears is intimacy. This novel is targeted for ages 13 and up. I really 

enjoyed this book and I wholeheartedly believe that you will enjoy it to.

---CREDITS---

Author: Veronica Roth

Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books 

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