Allegiant (Divergent, #3)

by Veronica Roth

[Kelly]

http://www.divabooknerd.com/2013/10/allegiant-by-veronica-roth.html
Let me start by saying, that before Allegiant was released, I already knew what to expect after seeing a review on Goodreads. If that wasn't bad enough, everyone in Australia seemed to have their copy before I did, and had to chase up my order through the online bookstore days after it's release. So you can imagine I may have been a tad annoyed before I even cracked the spine. But I loved Divergent and Insurgent passionately, so I thought that it would have been well worth the wait, and it was... In a way.

Where books one and two in the series were all about a revolution against an oppressive regime, overturning a tyrant and overcoming prejudice to unite, Allegiant as though it was an intellectual science fiction, with an action scene thrown in now and again. I did enjoy the genealogy aspect, but it overtook the storyline and I found myself wanting to skim over passages as I felt they were too repetitive. Between the Allegiant on The Fringe and those in the Bureau, it felt a little too confusing, but I really enjoyed the addition of the new characters, especially Mathew and wished that he has played a bigger part.

I think the biggest difference is in Tobias. He has shed his Four persona, and readers will finally get to see the scared, unconfident and lonely boy that he ultimately is. But be warned, he's quite temperamental in Allegiant, and seemingly spends most of his time complaining or attending his own pity party.

The ending is what most fans of the series will be interested in, and I thought it was fitting. Even with Allegiant being somewhat of a disappointment for many, Veronica Roth should be applauded. She's created a brilliant series, regardless of the ending, that fans have enjoyed and will talk about in years to come. I wanted to love Allegiant, but it just felt too incomplete compared to what I had expected.