Char reviewed Divergent by Veronica Roth (Divergent trilogy)
Review of 'Divergent' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
Fabulous.
Hardcover, 295 pages
English language
Published July 27, 2013 by Harper Collins.
3 stars
(19 reviews)
‘Divergent’ is the first in a trilogy of dystopian, YA novels by Veronica Roth. The book is written from Beatrice Prior’s (Tris), point of view and is written in short chapters making it easy to put down and pick up again.
The story is fast paced with full on action throughout. It contains elements of humour and romance, alongside some seriously brutal scenes, especially during Tris’s initiation. There is also quite a few though provoking moments.
This was one of the first YA novels that I read and I found myself hooked right through to the very last word.
The scenes are described in detail giving you a clear picture and making it easy to visualise the on goings in your head.
Tris can be a little moody at times and doubts herself too much, but this only adds to her good nature, fun, determined and strong personality which we …
‘Divergent’ is the first in a trilogy of dystopian, YA novels by Veronica Roth. The book is written from Beatrice Prior’s (Tris), point of view and is written in short chapters making it easy to put down and pick up again.
The story is fast paced with full on action throughout. It contains elements of humour and romance, alongside some seriously brutal scenes, especially during Tris’s initiation. There is also quite a few though provoking moments.
This was one of the first YA novels that I read and I found myself hooked right through to the very last word.
The scenes are described in detail giving you a clear picture and making it easy to visualise the on goings in your head.
Tris can be a little moody at times and doubts herself too much, but this only adds to her good nature, fun, determined and strong personality which we see blossom throughout
The ending wasn’t what I expected, thus my need to get the second book, ‘Insurgent’, straight away. I Needed to know what happened next.
I surprisingly found myself enjoying Divergent much more than I first thought I would, and thus my love of YA novels began.
Divergent was made into a movie back in 2014. If you have seen the film but not read the book then you are missing out on vital aspects of the plot and characters, that didn’t appear in the film. I enjoyed the film, just not as much as the book.
Cheri reviewed Divergent by Veronica Roth (Divergent trilogy)
Review of 'Divergent' on 'Storygraph'
3 stars
It took me much longer than I thought it would to get into the story. I ended up liking it quite a bit and think I'll continue on with the next part of the trilogy.
fjordic reviewed Divergent by Veronica Roth (Divergent trilogy)
Review of 'Divergent' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
Interesting premise, interesting story.
And no relation to Katniss.
Chelle reviewed Divergent by Veronica Roth
Review of 'Divergent' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
Wooooah what a great book! I really don't normally go for the whole post-apocalyptic/dystopian kind of thing. But if they're like this I might have to reconsider my opinion.
The main character is entrancing. I just fell in love with her. She's strong but not in the normal way. She grows, learns, it's interesting. And the people around her are interesting too. The story is page-turning, I could NOT put this book down.
