Book Review: Divergent Series (Steph)

Divergent series by Veronica Roth

Books in this series: Divergent, Insurgent, and third book (untitled) to be released September 2013

5 out of 5 thumbs up

Sixteen-year-old Beatrice Prior lives in Chicago after the collapse of modern civilization. The city is divided into 5 factions, each emulating a specific virtue. Candor-honesty, Erudite- knowledge, Dauntless- courage, Amity- peacefulness, and Abnegation- selflessness. She, along with the other youth her age, will follow tradition and  decide whether to stay in the factions they were born into, or decide to make a different faction their home.  After Beatrice’s surprising decision, she discovers a dangerous secret about herself and that the world around her is not as peaceful as it seems.

Whether it’s the engaging story, colorful characters, or heart-pounding action, this book is a winner. It’s engaging, emotional and a real page-turner.  I loved the story and the characters and literally couldn’t put these books down.  It was one of those instances where you take that one tiny little second right after you’ve finished the last word of the last book and wonder how you’re going to live another year until the next book is published.  Overdramatic, yes, but it happens to everyone. Right?  I could go on gushing over the books, or you could just read them and find out for yourself.