Back from our holiday! I was able to finish 3 books - here is the first:
Insurgent, Veronica Roth (3.5)
Oddly, I enjoyed this second book in the Divergent series
more than the first. While the main character, Tris, is still a bit predictable
and clueless, she has progressed to be a reluctant leader. It follows immediately
from the end of ‘Divergent’, the dystopian future in which everyone is divided
into a faction that represents his or her main affectation (honesty,
selflessness, bravery, peacefulness, intelligence)– which is presumed to keep
society balanced. After one of the factions has taken matters into their own
hands and dominated the others, Tris and Four are determined to stop their
killing. They spend time with other factions and the factionless (those who get
kicked out of a faction) to find out what is happening and come up with a plan
to stop it. Throughout the book you are
not sure who to trust and what motivates the characters, particularly the
adults. Tris continues to battle her grief and guilt, though she felt stronger
than in the first book. There are a lot of good twists and reveals, and I was
happy that most made good sense. The ending answered a few questions and set up
the third and final novel, which is due out in October.
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