Veronica Roth
Katherine Tegen Books
496 pg., U.S. Hardcover
5/5 Stars
This book is a mix of Harry Potter and Hunger Games and anyone who hasn't read it needs to...NOW! The book is being made into a movie and I am incredibly psyched! The book is about a dystopian Chicago split into five factions: Abnegation (the selfless), Dauntless (the brave), Amity (the peaceful), Erudite (the intellectual), and Candor (the honest).
Okay, onto the review:
This book was very hyped up before I read it and I was a little worried I would be underwhelmed. I was not. This book has you gripped within 50 pages and you already know the meaning of the title almost as soon as you start the book. Or at least you think you do. The book unfolds itself as you progress through and meet new characters.
CAN I TALK ABOUT THESE CHARACTERS?
Character perfection is what this book is. Oh, and plot-being-awesome perfection. The characters were so wonderfully developed. My favorites were Tris, the main character, and Peter, a member of Candor who joins Dauntless on Choosing Day (where teenagers pick their final Faction, where they will live forever). Tris is such a flawed, yet beautiful character and her decisions are very plot-changing. Peter is a sadistic but jaw-dropping character.
I could talk about this book forever, but there should be a discussion of it on the podcast soon. Its sequel, Insurgent, is expected to be released around May of next year.
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