Easily my favorite book of the year and it made it on my list of favorite books. Divergent by Veronica Roth is a dystopian, futuristic novel that is similar in nature to (and better than) The Hunger Games. There is more political depth in Divergent than in The Hunger Games, which I appreciate. It gives me more to think about as I read.
I got this book from the library, read it over 2 days, and had to order the 2nd in the trilogy from Amazon.com because I'm not patient enough to wait to come up in the queue at the library for Insurgent. The 3rd book is not out yet (have to wait for Oct 2013. Oh dear.), so I'll have to be patient for that one at least.
Next in the trilogy is Insurgent.
Just when I thought the story line of Divergent can't get better, it does. Insurgent is better than the first book in so many ways. Revolution is beginning, couples in love get in fights that may break them up, prominent characters from the first book die, and government conspiracies are coming out. Roth sets up her last book in the trilogy, which is unnamed, very well.
What I love about the heroine in these books is that she's real. Unlike Katniss in The Hunger Games, she doesn't always know what to do. She has moments of pure immobility which would have killed her, were it not for another who saves her. She's a real person who is struggling to keep up with the image of bad ass. I like that about her. Katniss was always a bad ass. Tris needs to learn how to be and it makes her likable.
If you enjoyed The Hunger Games, read these. Promise you will love it. There's also a movie in the making, which will be FANTASTIC.
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