Today's post is about Divergent by Veronica Ross. Yeah, I am aware that this is coming soon as a film. There was a whole entire explanation of how I am jumping on the bandwagon on the March TBRs. So...yeah.
In Beatrice Prior's world, Chicago is a society is divided into five factions, Candor (the honest), Abnegation (the selfless), Dauntless (the brave), Amity (the peaceful) and Erudite (the intelligent). Every year, 16 year olds must take an exam to figure out which faction will the devote the rest of their lives to. For Beatrice, the decision between staying with her family and being who she really is, she can't have both.
As Beatrice takes the exam, it is concluded that her results are inconclusive. Beatrice attributes qualities for Erudite, Dauntless and Abnegation. When the day of the faction ceremony arrives, Beatrice makes a shocking decision that would change her life forever.
Yeah, I know this is a short summary. Due to the events of the film coming out March 21, I will not be revealing anything else. I really liked this book. Honestly. As a person who's starting to delve into dystopian novels, I felt like it was great. It was very well explained and put into detail. I also was surprised with some of the twists that happen in the novel and the context of how some factions do not like each other. I liked how Tris was strong willed but was somewhat vulnerable. She would be the type of person I would like to have as a friend. I felt like I could connect to her compared to other female dystopian protagonists. I will probably jump into Insurgent as soon as my book ban ends.
Til' later,
Neko
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