Insurgent

2012

by Veronica Roth

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.

New York Times bestselling author Veronica Roth's much-anticipated second book of the dystopian DIVERGENT series is another intoxicating thrill ride of a story, rich with hallmark twists, heartbreaks, romance, and powerful insights about human nature.

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Review by fmbran
I was really disappointed. It had so much potential and yet, this book just felt like a buffer between books 1 and 3. NOTHING HAPPENS. I didn't feel like I got to know the characters more either (with the exception of Tris, and in any case it was so focused on her grief and self pity that most times she was a hard pill to swallow) Marcus and Evelyn seemed exactly the same to me, I still don't understand Jeanine's motivations and the way factions were geographically divided was confusing- I wish these things would have been expanded a bit more. Overall what I thought about this book was: too little, too late. Veronica Roth ends the book with a plot that should have been introduced at least in the middle. By trying to not give anything away she remains too ambiguous and now there are so many questions I honestly don't know how she'll be able to solve everything effectively in book 3. I'm trying not to spoil anything for those of you who haven't read it. The ending was everything I wanted this book to be, but I'll guess we'll have to wait for book 3 to see it unfold. I will definitively read the next book but I was underwhelmed with the pace and "revelations" in Insurgent.
Likeless so far. Lead the way
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