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jess310's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Honestly the writing was pretty bad at some points. Plot was somewhat entertaining but also didn’t really make sense. Tris annoyed and confused me.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Death, Torture, and Violence
Moderate: Death of parent, Gun violence, Murder, Sexual violence, Suicide, and War
Minor: Physical abuse, Sexual content, and Vomit
aniebelle's review against another edition
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
This book is great for people who like fictional worlds and intriguing plot twists. It’s full of action, and I read it in 4 days.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Blood, War, Violence, Torture, and Suicide
Minor: Bullying
joan_salder's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
It has been a long time since I read a book I would love so much. Fantasy, dystopian, it's all so welcoming. The world created might be dangerous, but the way the author writes, makes me feel like I would have given up everything to be in that place. Not only the world created is stupendous, but the characters are so lovable that I'd do anything to replace someone from the book (not people like Peter though). The aura, the longing for something romantic, the ecstatic feeling when something goes in Tris's or Four's favor and the emotional hurt when someone good dies out of bravery or because of that Jeanine is just so overwhelming that I could not just keep it down and read for hours not thinking about anything, but the book. This book was just PERFECT!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Torture, Suicide, Physical abuse, Medical content, Mass/school shootings, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Self harm, Sexism, War, Violence, Toxic friendship, Murder, Misogyny, Hate crime, Death of parent, Death, Body shaming, Gun violence, Cursing, Bullying, and Blood
lucychafia's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Pretty good I guess. Haven't finished the series but so far the second book is going well! I liked some of the characters I think. I guess sometimes it gets a tiny bit slow, but overall I think it was pretty fast-medium paced!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Bullying, Gun violence, Hate crime, Torture, and Violence
Moderate: Blood, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Gun violence, and Violence
Minor: Ableism, Child abuse, and Death
matthewmcc's review against another edition
emotional
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Bullying, Gore, Grief, Self harm, Vomit, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Gun violence, Mental illness, Suicide, War, Genocide, and Torture
elderflower's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Likes:
- Tris- such a badass ❤️
- Four (still swooning 😍😍)
- Very hard to put down and extremely entertaining
- Makes me feel courageous even though I’m 0% Dauntless
Dislikes:
- Writing style- it was weird and juvenile
- Not enough diversity
- Unfortunate names. Actually, make that name. I’m looking at you Tobias 😝. I hate that name soooooo much!!! I’m not calling him the t word and I’m not (very) sorry.
Songs:
- I Think He Knows by Taylor Swift- Tris thinking about Four
- Stand by You by Rachel Platten- Another Tris and Four song
- Run the World (Girls) by Beyoncé- Badass song for Tris
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Sexual assault, Violence, and Kidnapping
Moderate: Self harm, Gun violence, Suicide, and Torture
lilifane's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
hopeful
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I know I'm 10 years late but I finally started this trilogy.
I thought I would hate it because I'm kind of over YA dystopian trilogies. But to my utter surprise I actually really enjoed it.
The division of society into fractions based on character traits is not the most original idea but I just went with it and I liked the way the plot progressed throughout the book. I liked the evaluation of the characters at the beginning to find out in which fraction they belong, absolutely loooooved the training aspect which made up the majority of the book. Liked the characters and their dynamics. Four is my new all time favourite, protect him at all costs. But I was so surprised that I didn't find Tris annoying, I actually liked her a lot too. Same with the romance plot. That was actually pretty cute and so well done. There were some things that were pretty obvious from the beginning but some of the twists actually surprised me, mostly because I had NO idea where the plot was going....
The weakest part was probably the world building for me so I'm curious if this will be exploed a little more in the next book(s).
I thought I would hate it because I'm kind of over YA dystopian trilogies. But to my utter surprise I actually really enjoed it.
The division of society into fractions based on character traits is not the most original idea but I just went with it and I liked the way the plot progressed throughout the book. I liked the evaluation of the characters at the beginning to find out in which fraction they belong, absolutely loooooved the training aspect which made up the majority of the book. Liked the characters and their dynamics. Four is my new all time favourite, protect him at all costs. But I was so surprised that I didn't find Tris annoying, I actually liked her a lot too. Same with the romance plot. That was actually pretty cute and so well done. There were some things that were pretty obvious from the beginning but some of the twists actually surprised me, mostly because I had NO idea where the plot was going....
The weakest part was probably the world building for me so I'm curious if this will be exploed a little more in the next book(s).
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Gun violence, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Emotional abuse, and Child abuse
theespressoedition's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Well, well, well, look who picked up Divergent for the first time in nearly ten years. This gal! I just loved this story with all my heart when I read it back in high school, so it was fun to reread it and see what stood out to me this time around.
I gave the book 4 stars originally but bumped it up to 5 after this reread. I was blown away by Veronica Roth's writing and the true emotional rollercoaster I went on while I was reading! I'm glad I did a buddy-read, because I kept having to set the book down and just express all my feelings - of which there were many.
There were a couple of little things that I found odd as I read this time:
- if Tris and Caleb are both participating in the choosing, which you must do at 16, but Caleb is technically older (mentioned in the first chapter) then... how are they both 16? I mean, did Mrs. Prior just have almost-twins somehow? I wish this had been touched on a little more because that's confusing. I'm thinking they should've just been twins.
- why, oh why is the "age difference" between Tris and Four talked about so many times? He's 2 years older. That's not an age gap. That's literally normal. If he was like 15 years older, then it would be a reason to talk. But it's literally brought up multiple times and I think it's super bizarre - especially because there's nothing mentioned about how it's normal for people to marry at the same age or anything like that throughout the rest of the book. Nothing that gives us a reason to think 2 years is unusual.
Okay, so that's really it as far as "that's weird" things that I noticed. Everything else was just incredible. I forgot how easy this book was to read and how much it keeps you on the edge of your seat the entire time. One thing that was crazy to me was how you don't even know the reason for the story itself until the last few chapters, and then it's like "BAM! EVERYTHING IS HAPPENING BUT YOU GOTTA READ THE SEQUEL TO FIND OUT WHAT THAT EVERYTHING IS!" It actually left me genuinely excited to pick up the next book again, even though I already know what's going to happen!
I gave the book 4 stars originally but bumped it up to 5 after this reread. I was blown away by Veronica Roth's writing and the true emotional rollercoaster I went on while I was reading! I'm glad I did a buddy-read, because I kept having to set the book down and just express all my feelings - of which there were many.
There were a couple of little things that I found odd as I read this time:
- if Tris and Caleb are both participating in the choosing, which you must do at 16, but Caleb is technically older (mentioned in the first chapter) then... how are they both 16? I mean, did Mrs. Prior just have almost-twins somehow? I wish this had been touched on a little more because that's confusing. I'm thinking they should've just been twins.
- why, oh why is the "age difference" between Tris and Four talked about so many times? He's 2 years older. That's not an age gap. That's literally normal. If he was like 15 years older, then it would be a reason to talk. But it's literally brought up multiple times and I think it's super bizarre - especially because there's nothing mentioned about how it's normal for people to marry at the same age or anything like that throughout the rest of the book. Nothing that gives us a reason to think 2 years is unusual.
Okay, so that's really it as far as "that's weird" things that I noticed. Everything else was just incredible. I forgot how easy this book was to read and how much it keeps you on the edge of your seat the entire time. One thing that was crazy to me was how you don't even know the reason for the story itself until the last few chapters, and then it's like "BAM! EVERYTHING IS HAPPENING BUT YOU GOTTA READ THE SEQUEL TO FIND OUT WHAT THAT EVERYTHING IS!" It actually left me genuinely excited to pick up the next book again, even though I already know what's going to happen!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Suicide, Torture, and Death
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail and Vomit
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