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| Divergent by Veronica Roth |
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 threatens to unravel her seemingly-perfect society, she also learns that her secret might be what helps her save those she loves . . . or it might be what destroys her.
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| 5 out of 5 stars |
*Non Spoilers Section*
This book is a dystopian, it is in the future. In this world, when you turn 16 you take a test that is supposed to help you decide which of the five factions you will spend the rest of your life in. This test did not work for the main Character, Beatrice, and she has to make a choice without it's help. Each faction has different beliefs and when you join you have to go through tests to be initiated into the faction. The faction Tris comes from is all about being selfless. Tris has to decide whether she really is selfless or if she is selfish and brave instead. Her choice changes everything.
I loved the main character. She was tough and brave. She did so many things that I didn't expect.
This book was full of action from start to end. I did not want to put it down. I needed to know what happened next. I can't wait to read the second one. I highly recommend it.
*Spoilers Section*
What would you have done in the test at the beginning? I like to think that I would do the same this as Tris did, but I'm not sure. Did you expect her to pick Dauntless as her faction? I wasn't really surprised that she did. I couldn't picture Tris staying in Abnegation her whole life. It just didn't seem to fit her personality, even though she was raised there.
If I were Tris I don't think I would have been able to survive initiation into Dauntless. I would probably lose all my fights. The simulations made me wonder how many fears I would have to face if I had to. Probably more than Tris had to and definitely more than Four/Tobias.
I was not expecting Tris's mom to be from Dauntless. I just assumed that she was originally from Abnegation and stayed there. I didn't realize until just before Tris did, I was like oh my gosh! She must have been dauntless if she knows where she's going and knows what happens there.
I also did not expect Four to be Tobias. I had completely forgotten about Marcus's son leaving Abnegation for Dauntless until right before it was revealed and Tris figured it out.
I love that Four/Tobias doesn't want to have just the one trait from his factions, he wants to have all of them. And he has tattoos to represent this all along his back. It so sweet that he lets Tris see them and he won't let anyone else. I love Tris and Tobias together. I think they both have a lot of things that happened to them in their lives up to this point and they fit together well.
What did you think of the ending? I was surprised that both of her parents died. I wish we had gotten more information about their pasts before they died, but there are two more books so, who knows what could happen (unless you read them already then you probably know). I feel like it ended kind of abruptly. I feel like it ended right at the moment where the climax was happening. I can't wait to read the second book.
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