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!