Insurgent
by Veronica Roth
Divergent trilogy, book two
*CAUTION - If you have not yet read Divergent... you may want to skip this review!!*
Book Description:
One choice
can transform you—or it can destroy you. But every choice has consequences, and
as unrest surges in the factions all around her, Tris Prior must continue trying
to save those she loves—and herself—while grappling with haunting questions of
grief and forgiveness, identity and loyalty, politics and love.
Tris's
initiation day should have been marked by celebration and victory with her
chosen faction; instead, the day ended with unspeakable horrors. War now looms
as conflict between the factions and their ideologies grows. And in times of
war, sides must be chosen, secrets will emerge, and choices will become even
more irrevocable—and even more powerful. Transformed by her own decisions but
also by haunting grief and guilt, radical new discoveries, and shifting
relationships, Tris must fully embrace her Divergence, even if she does not know
what she may lose by doing so.
Review:
It is no secret that I LOVED Divergent. It was amazing...and while I really
enjoyed Insurgent, it just didn't have that same magical *spark* that Divergent did... One of the things I liked the most about this book...and
simultaneously cursed, was that it broadened our world-view and gave much more
depth to whole story. Readers got to learn more about each faction - how it was
developed, who runs it and where, what are its principles - and how they
interact with each other. It was really cool to see how the entire city worked
as a whole. The world-building felt
much more developed here, but in Roth's feeding us so much information, you lose
the magic of living directly in Tris' head. As such, I felt that the first half
of the book developed very slowly... it was not until midway through that I
became really solidly invested in the characters again. And what Tris and Four go through... I just wanted to
reach through the book and hug each of them... There are betrayals, there are
massive secrets revealed, there are deaths. I cannot say more without getting
all spoiler-y. Now... all that being said...the end of this book goes out with
a BANG! I love where Roth took this, though I was left with some burning
questions that I can only hope get answered in the final book. For a variety of
reasons, book three is a must read!
