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Review: Divergent by Veronica Roth

 DIVERGENT BY VERONICA ROTH

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“Three flying birds… one for each member of the family I left behind”


Sixteen-year-old Tris is forced to make a terrible choice. In a divided society where everyone must conform, Tris does not fit.


So she ventures out alone, determined to discover where she truly belongs. Shocked by her brutal new life, Tris can trust no one. And yet she is drawn to a boy who seems to both threaten and protect her.


The hardest choice lies ahead.


MY THOUGHTS

I have scrapped my usual bullet points at the beginning because, honestly, I forgot. I usually take some notes while reading, which become my points at the start. But this time I was too caught up in the book to think about things like that, even though this is my third time reading it. It is really that good.


I remember exactly how I heard about this book. My friend was reading it in school, pretty much non-stop. During it she raved about it to everyone - even our English teacher. What really struck me , however, was that as soon as she finished it, she read the whole thing a second time. Straight away.


So, of course, I just had to read it. I actually forget where I got it, but as soon as I saw it I immediately bought it. 


And I was not disappointed. I love, love, love this book (if you somehow hadn’t noticed). It is near-perfect. I love the characters, the plot, the writing, everything. I was mind blown the first time. It’s just so good.


“I am selfish. I am brave.”


I don’t want to spoil this for anyone, as I 100% would recommend reading it, so I won’t say much about what actually happens, just most of the reasons I like it (not all, we don’t have all day) .


Reason numero uno: the writing. Ah, the writing. I really felt I was there. I felt what Tris felt (mostly), smiled when she laughed, hurt for her when she cried and just connected with her. This is what made it so great to reread, I was constantly like “oh, I love this bit!” or “so we were given some warning of (insert plot twist)”.


I also really liked the characters. They were so real. There were no ‘good’ people, all of them had scars. This just added to the novel for me - no one wants unrealistic characters with completely rational minds and logical decisions. That would be boring.


“And I am someone who does not let inconsequential things like boys and near-death experiences stop her.”


This book also really helped me in real life. The quote “I don’t think. I just bend my knees and jump” has helped me a good few times when I was facing something that scared me. Tris is a brilliant character - she’s neither especially strong or weak, but she can summon strength when she needs to. This is very inspiring and helpful for me, and it gives me courage as well.


Well, that’s all I can really say without giving events away. But seriously, I would recommend each and every one of you give it a read - it’s brilliant


STATS

Score: 97/100 (nothing’s perfect)

Age: 13+ (Mature content, death)

Genres: Young adult, dystopian, romance.

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