Amazon: 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.
During the highly competitive initiation that follows, Beatrice renames herself Tris and struggles alongside her fellow initiates to live out the choice they have made. Together they must undergo extreme physical tests of endurance and intense psychological simulations, some with devastating consequences. As initiation transforms them all, Tris must determine who her friends really are—and where, exactly, a romance with a sometimes fascinating, sometimes exasperating 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 unrest and growing conflict that threaten to unravel her seemingly perfect society, she also learns that her secret might help her save those she loves . . . or it might destroy her.
I've read "Divergent" a handful of times since it's release. This time I was drawn back to the story thanks to the imminent release of the final book, "Allegiant". "Divergent" has a good mix of action, romance, and discord. It's a pretty run of the mill dystopian YA read, but it's still very enjoyable. You want to know more about the factions and the members who fill them. If I were to chose a faction, I'd probably be with Erudite, but I'd like to think I was Divergent. I give this novel, "Divergent" a B+.
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This is definitely on my to-read list. I'll get there! =)
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