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i would give it a 3.75. i think overall i liked it more than the first one. the part about what was going on outside the fence, and how tris's mom had been one of the first to opt to have her memory swiped to help develop a "cure" for humanity and their evil ways seemed VERY reminiscent of the maze runner series. though overall, i think i like this series better. it's less grim, which isn't to say hella ppl don't die.

centerlightpop's review against another edition

1.0

This book was just entertaining enough to make me want to know what happened, but just awful enough to make me resent the time it took to find out.

kribu's review against another edition

4.0

Four and a half stars, not rounded up because five is something I'm not extremely generous with.

Anyway, I enjoyed Divergent, but I think I liked this even better. It moved the story forward, answered (or addressed) the niggling issues and questions I had with the world as it was set up in Divergent, mostly to do with whether there was a world out there and that whole faction thing as a set-up in the first place, the romance was angsty without the angst being too obviously manufactured, Tris continues to grow as a character and it didn't have that "middle book in a trilogy" feel.

Well - sort of, perhaps, but not in a bad way, not in a "I have to get this second book written now somehow in order to get from book one to the resolutions in book three", which some middle books tend to have.

I doubt it'll ever make it to being one of those books I'm massively fannish about, but I do think it's a strong series, and especially in this book, even more than in Divergent, the central question of who we are, what do we see ourselves as, how much does our upbringing affect what we are... I'm liking the way that's dealt with, so far anyway, not too much like a a sledgehammer.

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Oh, and I really like how it's made obvious that the factions, in spite of having certain stronger traits, don't fully define the person - that there are bad people and good people in all the factions, that not even the Erudite, set up as the power-hungry, manipulative villains in the first book and having that judgement re-confirmed throughout the first half of the book, aren't all bad.

I'm very much looking forward to the third book.

floreya's review against another edition

2.0

adventurous slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

megominion's review against another edition

4.25

medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

au_conn1's review against another edition

3.0

reflective tense medium-paced

thebooknivore's review against another edition

5.0

Reread 2025

I finished my reread of this and while I’m not changing my rating up top since it was for my first read of it. I’ll say here this is more of a 4.

While this still sucked me in and kept me reading, it still deals with being second book syndrome. It was missing some of that spark and excitement that book 1 has. I still really liked it and had a fun time with it and am glad I reread it.

It’s been a decade since I’ve read this and I do remember some of this which I’m proud of because I feel like I’m getting worse about remembering books once it’s been awhile. But I guess not completely because some of this did stick.

With this ending though, I’m intrigued to finally read Allegiant for the first time. I don’t think I’m ready but I need to finally rip this bandaid off (with somehow still not knowing the major spoiler (don’t share)).