Title: Insurgent
Author: Veronica Roth
Summary:
One choice can transform you—or it can destroy you. But every choice has consequences, and as unrest surges in the factions all around her, Tris Prior must continue trying to save those she loves—and herself—while grappling with haunting questions of grief and forgiveness, identity and loyalty, politics and love. Tris's initiation day should have been marked by celebration and victory with her chosen faction; instead, the day ended with unspeakable horrors. War now looms as conflict between the factions and their ideologies grows. And in times of war, sides must be chosen, secrets will emerge, and choices will become even more irrevocable—and even more powerful. Transformed by her own decisions but also by haunting grief and guilt, radical new discoveries, and shifting relationships, Tris must fully embrace her Divergence, even if she does not know what she may lose by doing so.
Review:
So… Again, this surpassed my expectations (and my expectations were very high!) The story starts right where Divergent stops (if you haven’t read that book, you MUST read it! its amazing too. See my review HERE)
Tris, Four, Caleb, Uriah, Christina… all of your (or at least MY) favorite characters from Divergent are back in all their glory… or lack thereof. The book is nonstop action. It goes from one point to the next seamlessly. Tris and the gang go to Amity to try to create peace and stay safe, and then to Candor as well. But that’s not it, you also learn SO much about the factionless. Which is good, because it was an issue I had with the first book… if so many don’t actually make the factions, then what??? They are just poor and lonely forever? Seems unlikely. Well, its explained better in this one.
You learn more about the Divergent and why its actually important! And why Tris is even cooler because she had aptitude for 3 not only 2 factions!
Jeanine Mathews is the Big Bad in this novel as well, but she isn’t the only one… (but don’t worry, I wont spoil any of the awesomeness with my post)
The characters, who you thought you MAY know well, you probably don’t. you learn so much more about each character and the depth of each of them is astounding. People you thought may not mean too much to the plot… really do!!
I still am Madly in love with Four (and I still hate the name.) He and Tris have a real relationship. Its not all lovey-dovey and perfect and dumb like so many out there. You can FEEL their love and loyalty to each other, while at the same time they still have their own REAL issues, like a real couple would.