Free Four: Tobias Tells The Story (Divergent #1.1)

So I just read Free Four and I really enjoyed it! I won't be doing an entire review of it because it was only 13 pages, but I will tell you some of my feelings about it.

For those of you who don't know, it is a scene from Divergent from Four's Point Of View.

I was thinking that it might sound a bit like Tris, because obviously it's the same writing style and author, but I didn't feel that way at all. It had a very different feel to it. I would love to hear more in his POV, but that doesn't mean I want all of Divergent in it. I would, however, love to hear his story in his POV up until Tris comes in (like his life in his previous faction (no spoilers!), or his test, choosing ceremony, and initiation). Overall I really enjoyed this!

5/5 stars

Story's Goodreads Page
Link to Story

Insurgent by Veronica Roth

Publisher- Katherine Tegen Books/HarperCollins

Publication Date- May 1, 2012

Pages- 544

Series- The Divergent Trilogy

*May contain spoilers for Divergent*

Summary from Goodreads

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.

Insurgent begins right where Divergent left off. This book has the kind of atmosphere as the last bit of Divergent, war. There are some slow parts in the middle, but it does pick up. I don’t have much to say about this, other than it is amazing and you must read this if you read Divergent. And the ending was great, but it is a huge cliffhanger. I don’t want to wait until next year!

Divergent by Veronica Roth

Publisher- Katherine Tegen Books/HarperCollins

Publication Date- May 3, 2011

Pages- 487

Series- The Divergent Trilogy

Set in a futuristic Chicago, society is divided into 5 factions. Abnegation- the selfless. Dauntless- the brave. Amity- the peaceful. Erudite- those seeking knowledge. Candor- the honest. You are born into a faction and you live there until you are sixteen. When you are 16, you take an aptitude test to determine which faction you are most suited for. The next day, you choose the faction you will (hopefully) spend the rest of your life in. After the choosing ceremony, you go through initiation. If you pass, you join the faction. If not, you become factionless. This book follows our main character, Tris, though her test, choosing ceremony, and initiation.

To start, this was an amazing book. It had so many great aspects to it. It was a truly unique look at a dystopian society. It is very fast paced, it has lots of action and you are drawn into it from the very first chapter. The characters were very believable and had real flaws. The setting, like I said, is a futuristic Chicago. I really enjoyed the atmosphere and feel of it. The setting is very good and it seemed more realistic and likely than most other dystopian book. So anyways, read this book, now!