Divergent by Veronica Roth

Divergent (Divergent, #1)

by Veronica Roth

She turns to the future in a world that's falling apart.

The No. 1 New York Times bestseller DIVERGENT - also a major motion picture.

For sixteen-year-old Tris, the world changes in a heartbeat when she is forced to make a terrible choice. Turning her back on her family, Tris ventures out, alone, determined to find out where she truly belongs.

Shocked by the brutality of her 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 choices may yet lie ahead....

The first book in the DIVERGENT series that has swept the globe - selling millions of copies world-wide.

Reviewed by kerrydarkeyes on

2 of 5 stars

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oh gosh, I wanted to like this book but nope. The concept - society divided into five factions - was interesting but completely untenable. And the protagonist was completely unlikable ... She shoots and KILLS one of her closest friends because, oops, sorry, he was under mind control! but then risks death and basically the entire mission to save her people because she's (maybe) in love with a boy ... a boy who tries to KILL her because, you know, mind control! Who is letting these teenagers run the show?! ;) Ugh. Sorry, just not my kind of YA book.

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