Book Talk: Divergent

My latest conquest in the reading world is a book called Divergent, by Veronica Roth.  I originally heard about this book through one of my favorite YouTubers Amarixe, as she had just finished reading the book and had posted a video response to the novel.  She had made the story sound so intriguing, and I had heard so many great things about the story, not to mention that it is similar to The Hunger Games in many ways, so I thought I’d give this book a try.  And I was not disappointed.

At its core, the setting of Divergent is very much like the world of The Hunger Games.  Divergent is set in a futuristic world that is now broken up into 5 ‘factions’- Abnegation, Dauntless, Candor, Amity, and Erudite.  At the age of 16, each individual is asked to choose which faction they would like to become a member of.  They may either choose to remain in the faction in which they were born into and remain with their families, or they may choose to transfer factions and be cut off from their families. 

The main character of the novel Beatrice, or Tris, as she becomes known, was born into the Abnegation faction but at her own choosing ceremony, chooses to transfer into the Dauntless faction.  Through much of the novel you follow Tris on her journey through initiation into her new faction as she learns to become brave and to become a fighter, all while trying to remain in the top ranks so that she does not become cut from the list of initiates and forced to live factionless. 

While all this is happening, Tris is also becoming romantically involved with her trainer and supervisor in Dauntless, a mysterious man named Four.  And to complicate things further, Tris soon discovers that the Dauntless faction leaders are not the most upstanding citizens. 

Will you be reading Divergent?  Have you read Divergent?  Let me know in the comments below!  I would love to hear your thoughts on the novel, because I absolutely loved it!