I've finished Divergent by Veronica Roth. I have to say, that although I thought the book was great, I was a little disappointed with it. It seemed to drag on, and didn't have much action. The last 150 pages or so were really good and action packed though. I just thought it would be similar to The Hunger Games trilogy which had a pretty good plot with each book, and a great climax. This book didn't seem to have a climax. Although this all sounds negative, I really did like the book! It still kept my interest even though it wasn't action packed. Although it wasn't superbly written, it was easy to follow, and I still felt completely immersed in the story.
The book is placed in the dystopian future where there are 5 factions of people which is based on personality traits. At the age of 16, children in the factions have a 'Choosing Ceremony' where they go through an aptitude test to determine which faction they should be placed into. The main character Beatrice was determined to be Divergent which means that she doesn't fit into any of the 5 faction categories. She was told that this is incredibly dangerous and to not tell anyone. As it so happens, Beatrice chooses Dauntless, and proceeds to go through with the initiation. On the night of her initiation ceremony (meaning she passed all the tests), the Dauntless are put under a simulation that makes them mindless, and they attack another faction killing off everyone. As divergent, Beatrice is not under a simulation (she can't be controlled) and then helps save people, and end the killing. But I guess the story doesn't stop there, as it continues in the second book Insurgent.
Overall I liked this book, and would recommend it to others. I am reading the second book in the series now, and will let you know how that goes when I'm finished. Until then Happy Reading!
