Divergent - Veronica Roth

Divergent

by Veronica Roth

Holy macaroni, people!  If you haven't read this book yet, drop everything you are doing and read it this weekend. You won't regret it, trust me.

Goodreads Blurb:

In Beatrice Prior's dystopian Chicago, society is divided into five factions, each dedicated to the cultivation of a particular virtue—Candor (the honest), Abnegation (the selfless), Dauntless (the brave), Amity (the peaceful), and Erudite (the intelligent). On an appointed day of every year, all sixteen-year-olds must select the faction to which they will devote the rest of their lives. For Beatrice, the decision is between staying with her family and being who she really is—she can't have both. So she makes a choice that surprises everyone, including herself.

During the highly competitive initiation that follows, Beatrice renames herself Tris and struggles to determine who her friends really are—and where, exactly, a romance with a sometimes fascinating, sometimes infuriating boy fits into the life she's chosen. But Tris also has a secret, one she's kept hidden from everyone because she's been warned it can mean death. And as she discovers a growing conflict that threatens to unravel her seemingly perfect society, she also learns that her secret might help her save those she loves . . . or it might destroy her.

Debut author Veronica Roth bursts onto the literary scene with the first book in the Divergent series—dystopian thrillers filled with electrifying decisions, heartbreaking betrayals, stunning consequences, and unexpected romance.

This is one of those books I'm not sure I'm worthy of reviewing. How do you express in words the power of a book like this? IT. WAS. UNBELIEVABLE! So was this review by Sara McClung from Babbling Flow, by the way. 

I'm not going to repeat the blurb, because that's what blurbs are for, but I will tell you this: Tris is a strong, kick-butt female MC with just the right amount of vulnerability; Four is hot, hot, hot; the world Veronica built is one I hope we never see, and she made it REAL. The ending is a cliff-hanger so suspenseful that it's almost painful. Sounds pretty great, huh?  IT. IS.

When (because "if" is unacceptable) you read this book, plan to get thoroughly pulled in and don't forget to buckle up--it's a very wild ride!!