Book Review: Insurgent

Title: Insurgent
Series: Divergent #2
Author: Veronica Roth
Pages: 525
Release Date: May 1, 2012
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Summary: 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.

Rating: 5

Review: This book kept getting better and better as I kept reading. I loved all of the characters and the story line was flawless. Obviously there all the characters had problems or there wouldn't have been a plot. This book had tons of emotion in it because of the flawless writing of Veronica Roth.

All the characters are well developed and you can see and understand why they would do the actions they would do. I could connect with the characters. The way Tris felt lost and confused I think everyone has felt that at some point and it was nice to that in a character, it made her relateable in a way that a lot of characters today are not.

The plot was fast paced and so much happen. You begin to truly who is on what side and it is not what you would expect. I did not expect most of what happened especially what happened the ending.

This was a perfect sequel to Divergent and it had everything a good sequel needs. Tris and Tobias were amazing in Insurgent yeah they had problems but every realistic couple has problems it was refreshing. I loved how Tris had to overcome so much in this book. Everyone has times when they have to overcome something big and this was Tris's time.

I loved seeing all the characters develop. Christina and Tris's friendship was able to grow a lot in this book because Christina had to accept what Tris did to Will. That was not easy for Christina but they are even better friends now because of it. I hope their friendship continues to grow in the final book.

I cannot what to see what will happen in the third book, I've heard rumors about what happens but I still want to know for myself because the way a series ends depends on so many details in the final book.

You definitely need to read Insurgent if you liked Divergent you won't regret it, it was a flawless sequel.

Favorite Quotes:

“People, I have discovered, are layers and layers of secrets. You believe you know them, that you understand them, but their motives are always hidden from you, buried in their own hearts. You will never know them, but sometimes you decide to trust them.”

“Cruelty does not make a person dishonest, the same way bravery does not make a person kind.”

“We both have war inside us. Sometimes it keeps us alive. Sometimes it threatens to destroy us.”

DFTBA
-Janussa