The idea behind it was really good, but it was poorly executed. I think this book would have benefited from better editing and also (Spoiler alert) the whole Sam and Chloe thing made no sense and neither did Evan and Hannah. We never really find out WHY she likes him or why he never calls her back. The pacing of the book felt off as well, for instance, the fact that the play seemed to be so relevant at the beginning and it only barely resurfaced at the very end. Even the reasons for Hannah's dad leaving were barely discussed. I think that by trying to tackle so many issues at once the story lost a bit of its momentum. The ending was a bit anti-climatic as well.

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.