Review of Allegiant

Title: Allegiant

Author: Veronica Roth

Series:  Divergent #3

 

Pages: 526

Genre: Teen Dystopia

Rating: 3 stars

     Allegiant wasn’t my favorite of the three Divergent books. The reasons that I did not like it have nothing to do with the reasons that others didn’t like the book.  My reasons have nothing to do with the ending.  The reasons that I did not enjoy it as much as first two was because of the writing. Allegiant didn’t seem to be written like the other books in the series.   While the ending did surprise me in the sense that I didn’t think she would end it that way.  It fits the story line to me. With the series being Dystopia fiction I didn’t think that it was going to end happy for everyone involved.

     While Allegiant wasn’t a favorite in the series. It will not stop me for reading any of Veronica’s books in the future. 

Review of Insurgent

Title: Insurgent

Author: Veronica Roth

Series: Divergent book 2

Pages: 525

Genre: Teen Dystopia

Rating: 5 stars

     Insurgent picks up where Divergent leaves off. Almost exactly where Divergent leaves off. Tris and Four have to figure out where they go. The cannot go back to the way things were before. Their only hope is in the future. There is more twist and turns in the second book in the series. Insurgent keeps you on the edge of your seat from the first page to last page.

     A teen book hasn’t affected my emotions as much as Insurgent did. To me Insurgent was even better than the first book. The book ended in a cliff hanger that really does leave you hanging. I cannot not wait to October to read the final book in the series. I have no doubt that it will be just as good as the first two books in the series.

Review of Divergent

Title: Divergent

Author: Veronica Roth

Series: Divergent Series

 

Pages: 487

Genre: Dystopia fiction, Teen fiction

Rating: 5 stars

     Beatrice Prior lives in a dystopia future Chicago in which each citizen is divided in to five fractions Candor (the honest), Abnegation (the selfless), Dauntless (the brave), Amity (the peaceful), and Erudite (the intelligent) however there is one group that is feared by other fractions the Divergent. Divergent’s are those who do not fit into other fractions.  Beatrice on choosing day chooses to become Dauntless.  This is because she doesn’t fill like she fits into the fraction that she was born into. Once at the Dauntless compound Beatrice meets Four who has his own secrets and changes her name to Tris.

     I read Divergent because my co worker at the library where I work suggested it. She said that if I liked The Hunger Games I would like Divergent. She was right. However you cannot compare the two.  They are two different types of dystopia, but each great in their own way.  While Tris might be small in size her strength comes not only from being brave but more importantly from her selflessness that she does have even it she doesn’t see it. Four does.  Tris cares about her friends and wants to protect them.

     I enjoyed reading Divergent more that I thought I would. From the first page I was hooked.  I times it felt like I was in dystopia Chicago. Even though things in the book are different the reader will still recognize important landmarks from Chicago.  For mainstream teen fiction Divergent is relatively clean and a great book that I don’t mind suggesting to most teens as long as their parents approve.