Since the last time I posted on this blog, I have finished We'll Always Have summer by Jenny Han (304 pages), Divergent by Veronica Roth (487 pages), and started The Naming by Alison Groggon (on page 231).
Divergent by Veronica Roth is similar to the Hunger Games in terms of genre and the idea of having a dystopian society divided up into regions (but in Divergent, they're called factions). Beatrice, who later renames herself Tris, takes a test that’s supposed to figure out which faction would suit her best, and she finds out that she is divergent. A divergent is someone who is different and has inconclusive results. She chooses to enter the faction Dauntless which trains people to fight and is known for being brave and reckless. Something then goes wrong and there is a dispute between the factions. Along the way she gets in a relationship with her instructor Four.
Despite the simpler writing style than the Hunger Games, I quite liked this book. I could relate to the character more than Katniss from the Hunger Games because she had many disadvantages. She was from a faction that was viewed negatively, and her build was very small which was a challenge to fight with in the beginning. She failed in the beginning, but she was hard working, quick, witty, and rational. Her emotions are portrayed clearly, and it was easy to root for Tris because she was an underdog. Her relationship with Four was also realistic because it had a good pace for the development of their relationship, instead of the book being focused on a fast paced relationship like many teen books written these days.
Overall, I recommend this book to high school and middle school students.
I read Divergent recently too, and I liked it as well. I think its true about how she fails in the begining but comes forth as a underdog :)
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