Sleepy Saturday a Day Late: Insurgent

So, I kinda thought I put book reviews on Sunday, not Saturday. Oh well, better late than never! 

This particular post is a follow-up of last week's book review on Divergent. This week, I bring you Insurgent. This book was gut-wrenching, dramatic, psychotic, and wonderful. 

The Rundown:

Violence: A lot of bodies and deaths of major/side characters. Life-and-death situations.

Swearing: Similar to Divergent: idiot, Stiff, jerk, etc

Romance: Stronger than Divergent: Tris and Tobias passionately kiss, sometimes in front of others.

Summary:

This book carries on where Divergent left off, as Tobias and Tris are fleeing the city. They travel to the various factions, including going to visit Caleb, Tris's brother, and Marcus, Tobias's father. The factionless are brought into the story, and we learn what happened to some of the Dauntless initiates who didn't make it through initiation and were cast out to be with the factionless. We learn more about Tobias's past and his parents.

My thoughts:

This book. I'm not sure I've come across another fiction book, especially young adult fiction, that has more realistic characters. Tobias and Tris don't have the perfect relationship. They fight and argue, have their fallouts, and still stick out for each other. This book centers on a war, mainly the Divergent versus the Erudite and those controlled by them. The Divergent and factionless must learn to stick by each other and their beliefs, or otherwise be consumed.

This novel is chock full of dramatic, intense moments. Here's just one:

"I have a message for the Divergent.
I am Divergent.
This is not a negotiation.
No, it is not.
It is a warning.
I understand.
Every two days until one of you delivers yourself to Erudite headquarters . . .
I will.
. . . this will happen again.
It will never happen again.”

-Veronica Roth, Insurgent, pgs. 300-301

I can't tell you how many times I wanted to throw this book at the wall. But the interpersonal relationships are realistic. The war is pretty intense. The betrayals even more so. Be prepared to hate and love Veronica Roth, as well as all of the characters. And beware of the cliffhanger at the end.

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