Divergent Book Review

     I just finished reading the first book in the Divergent Series now I'm reviewing it. Don't worry no spoilers in this review you're safe with me. 

     Divergent was written by Veronica Roth and it takes place in futuristic Chicago where society is split into five factions Abnegation, Candor, Dauntless, Amity, and Erudite. The story follows a sixteen year old girl named Beatrice and she like everybody else in her class is required to take an aptitude test. This determines what faction they are best suited for. However Beatrice's test results were inconclusive and she is labeled as Divergent. Now she has to choose which faction to join.

     I was very excited to read Divergent. People have compared it to The Hunger Games series and I really enjoyed reading the Hunger Games series. I can see why it get those comparisons because there are similarities. The story is told through the eyes of a sixteen year old girl like The Hunger Games, It has the same style that the Hunger Games had where the story is told in first person. I love first person narratives because that brings you along for the ride. It makes you feel like you're in these environments. There's a love story brewing between Beatrice and someone from the faction she chooses to join that is also similar to the love story in the Hunger Games. There are also some other characters in Divergent that are similar to some of the characters in the Hunger Games. I don't want to spoil those of people who have not read the book. 

     If I have any gripes with Divergent it's that it takes awhile for the story to get going. But at the same time it was never boring. It takes awhile for the story to take shape. However in the final five chapters that's when the big action scenes happening and they were very enthralling.

     Overall I really enjoyed Divergent. It was intriguing, it kept me guessing, and the final action scenes were awesome. If you enjoyed reading the Hunger Games series, you will enjoy Divergent. I'm going to give it 4.4 out of 5 stars. Be on the look out for my review of series two of Sherlock, and I will start reading Insurgent as soon as tomorrow. I will have a review up when I finish reading it. Thanks for reading.