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Insurgent by Veronica Roth

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wabi_sabi's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging inspiring tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

tildy08's review against another edition

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3.0

Unfortunately, most of the time I was reading it, it was right before bed, so I was exhausted, so a lot of the tiny details in the storyline have been lost, but I still have the basic gist. I enjoyed the book, and it was fast paced, but I still didn't feel much of a climax. I really only finished it because I wanted to see how it turned out, not really because it was a real page turner. I would still recommend it because it's part of a series however.

So this story is still following Tris and Tobias as they travel from faction to faction to seek refuge. However, in every faction they find that the Erudite have taken over. In one of the factions, Tris is taken hostage and experimented on to see if they could control her Divergency. She was able to break free. By the end, they decided to team up with the factionless to fight the Erudite. Tris of course decides to do her own thing, and starts on a journey with Tobias' abusive father to uncover the secret information the Erudite are trying to keep from the rest of the city population. In the end, they find out the information, and find out the person giving the information is a one of Tris' family members. It ends there leaving a good opening for a 3rd book.

So overall, not a bad book, and a definite yes to the series.

greenidmnstr's review against another edition

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2.0

Meh. The writing is terrible and inconsistent and the story makes little sense. For a more detailed review see what I said about Divergent; there's no change to note whatsoever. I'm going to leave the third book for a later date, if I even get around to it at all, as I'm utterly bored and in need of some good literature.

lamaakhr's review against another edition

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5.0

It was much better then Divergent, and Now I can't wait untill Alleigant (i think) comes out. The ending was perfect! Roth is the next Collins to be honesy.

mistydawnwaters's review against another edition

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3.0

Amazing sequel. Takes the heart-wrenching from the end of Divergent and just keeps on going. I heard there were inconsistencies and hoped they wouldn't stand out, but there were several glaring moments. Regardless, I loved every second.

thepeachybookworm's review against another edition

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4.0

COULDN'T PUT IT DOWN!

I'd been counting down the days until this book came out. Being busy with school and all I didn't have time to re-read Divergent prior to reading Insurgent, but it didn't really matter. The author did a good job of tying both books together and quickly I was able to pick-up all the pieces.

Insurgent follows right where Divergent finished off. I will say, that I felt the author didn't finish all of her thoughts in the book. Some paragraphs or sentences just left me hanging with questions and then quickly moved on to another topic, person, or event. That is probably my only negative comment about the entire book though.

This book had its fair share of surprises including the biggest surprise which comes at the end of the book! I CANNOT WAIT until the last book comes out next year. I just can't wait to see how all this ends.

Tris and Four continue their relationship although it gets rather rocky in this book. I know she's only 16, but damn! She can really be immature and I hate that she continiously lies to him after making him promises. I'm glad he doesn't give up on her though and in the end their love is only stronger than it already was.

I highly recommend this book to anyone who enjoyes dystopian novels, or just some good action! Great book, can't wait for book 3!