“Divergent” by Veronica Roth

Dauntless? Divergent? Captivating!

Divergent is a New York Times bestseller written by Veronica Roth and first published in 2011. It's a young adult novel and it received great feedback from people like the author of "The Maze Runner" James Dashner who called the book: "Captivating and fascinating."

The story takes place in the future of Chicago after a huge war has just finished. After this the government decides to separate the citizens of Chicago into five factions, according to their character traits and to assign a particular job to them. But the protagonist and Abnegation member Beatrice Prior just can't seem to find her place in this system. When she takes a test that is supposed to tell her into which faction she belongs, the results are unclear and she is told that she's Divergent. People like her are hunted by the government because they're said to be dangerous which is why she has to keep the test results a top secret. But for how long can she keep the secret? Which faction will she choose at the choosing ceremony? And what are the Erudite plotting?

All these questions will certainly keep the reader in constant suspense throughout the novel and will make reading it so much easier and so much more. Also the language is quite understandable and in case you miss a word, you can look it up in the dictionary really quickly.

The book has a pretty amazing message, too: Don't let anyone put you into a faction because people aren't defined by just one thing. You are Divergent.

I strongly recommend the book to readers between 12 and 20 since it contains action as well as romance.

Talia (14)