Divergent

Divergent

Veronica Roth

Beatrice Prior has grown up in the Abnegation faction. They are selfless. The other three factions are Candor (the honest), Erudite (the intelligent) and Dauntless (the brave). On the same day every year, every sixteen year old must choose which faction they will belong to for life. Do you choose where your family are or where you belong? An aptitude test helps you decide but Beatrice's results are inconclusive. Which faction does she choose? Or does the faction choose her?

It took a little bit of the plot to get to the point but once it does, you will be hooked. It starts off as your typical Dystopian teen novel with the exception of being set in Chicago. Beatrice doesn't feel like she's selfless enough to belong to Abnegation. When she does make her choice of which faction she wants to join, it's nothing like she's ever expected. She makes friends, gets a love interest and learns about hard work and perseverance. The action and violence is constant and you will never predict who lives and who doesn't. Because of the violence I would say that this is best for 14+ readers and Roth does a super job of describing a girl's romantic feelings and what comes after. Ladies, watch out for Four. He wont help your feelings for fictional characters. Be prepared to leave reality because this book will be all you can think about. It is mainly written for girls but one thing is for certain, faction before blood.