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3.3 AVERAGE
3.3 AVERAGE
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
sad
medium-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
*SOME SPOILERS*
Once upon a time there was a girl named Haleigh who thought Eoin Colfer was the cruelest author in the entire world! One day she decided to read the Divergent trilogy, because she had heard great things about the books! Divergent was just amazing, everything about the book, relationship, and friendships were perfect! Haleigh enjoyed this book immensely. Of course, there were some sad parts, and Haleigh, ever the emotional one, cried over fictional characters.
Then, Haleigh read Insurgent. This one was almost as good as the first, not quite as amazing, but still kicked butt and took names. Haleigh felt herself grow even more attached to the characters; she bit her fingernails with anxiety at tense moments, laughed at the lighthearted comic relief, saw red during those scenes where she wanted to punch everything in sight, gasped like a fish in shock once or twice, and of course cried whenever the moment called for some tears. And the end, oh goodness, the END was like a shock to the senses, but she said "Okay, next book!"
With some high expectations, Haleigh set off on the journey of reading Allegiant. It was slow in the beginning; Haleigh had to take a few breaks to not get bored with the book, but eventually she made it to the middle, where it got interesting. Haleigh zoomed through the book, eager to see what would happen next. Her heart sunk a few times, but alway floated back up to its normal position after Haleigh read a few chapters. The end part of Allegiant was particularly nerve wracking for Haleigh, but as Eoin Colfer was the cruelest author in the whole world (and no author was humanly capable of being as cruel as him!) Haleigh knew she had nothing to fear. And then...IT happened. Haleigh was in shock. Her mind was numb, her body still. "No, no, no, that CAN'T be right!" She muttered to herself and reread THOSE pages again, and again, and again until it sunk in. IT really did happen. And Haleigh was overcome by unimaginable grief, sobs wracking her body, wrenching emotion from her very soul. Tears pouring down her face, Haleigh blew her nose several times and valiantly pressed on. And kept breaking down into an emotional wreck every other word. Thank goodness she locked herself in the bathroom, otherwise her family might have to see her fresh pain.
Haleigh read the last few pages, her eyes blurred with tears, her nose congested. She looked at herself in the mirror. Yup, she looked like an emotional, blubbering, tearstained mess. And at that moment Haleigh reached a life-altering conclusion. Eoin Colfer wasn't the cruelest author in the world, Veronica Roth was! And right then and there Haleigh decided that she would teach authors how to properly take care of their characters. The end!
Once upon a time there was a girl named Haleigh who thought Eoin Colfer was the cruelest author in the entire world! One day she decided to read the Divergent trilogy, because she had heard great things about the books! Divergent was just amazing, everything about the book, relationship, and friendships were perfect! Haleigh enjoyed this book immensely. Of course, there were some sad parts, and Haleigh, ever the emotional one, cried over fictional characters.
Then, Haleigh read Insurgent. This one was almost as good as the first, not quite as amazing, but still kicked butt and took names. Haleigh felt herself grow even more attached to the characters; she bit her fingernails with anxiety at tense moments, laughed at the lighthearted comic relief, saw red during those scenes where she wanted to punch everything in sight, gasped like a fish in shock once or twice, and of course cried whenever the moment called for some tears. And the end, oh goodness, the END was like a shock to the senses, but she said "Okay, next book!"
With some high expectations, Haleigh set off on the journey of reading Allegiant. It was slow in the beginning; Haleigh had to take a few breaks to not get bored with the book, but eventually she made it to the middle, where it got interesting. Haleigh zoomed through the book, eager to see what would happen next. Her heart sunk a few times, but alway floated back up to its normal position after Haleigh read a few chapters. The end part of Allegiant was particularly nerve wracking for Haleigh, but as Eoin Colfer was the cruelest author in the whole world (and no author was humanly capable of being as cruel as him!) Haleigh knew she had nothing to fear. And then...IT happened. Haleigh was in shock. Her mind was numb, her body still. "No, no, no, that CAN'T be right!" She muttered to herself and reread THOSE pages again, and again, and again until it sunk in. IT really did happen. And Haleigh was overcome by unimaginable grief, sobs wracking her body, wrenching emotion from her very soul. Tears pouring down her face, Haleigh blew her nose several times and valiantly pressed on. And kept breaking down into an emotional wreck every other word. Thank goodness she locked herself in the bathroom, otherwise her family might have to see her fresh pain.
Haleigh read the last few pages, her eyes blurred with tears, her nose congested. She looked at herself in the mirror. Yup, she looked like an emotional, blubbering, tearstained mess. And at that moment Haleigh reached a life-altering conclusion. Eoin Colfer wasn't the cruelest author in the world, Veronica Roth was! And right then and there Haleigh decided that she would teach authors how to properly take care of their characters. The end!
I enjoyed the book, but it never became a book that I couldn't put down. I felt like it was too long and then abruptly ended. I would recommend reading it directly after Insurgent as well because it started right up without much of a background or review and it was a bit confusing.
Wow. When I started this last addition to the Divergent series I wasn't sure what to think. Too many books between the last one made me a little fuzzy about what was going on in this world and I had heard about the upset with some readers over the ending. I have to say I loved it, thought it was the best book in the entire series and was a beautiful, albeit sad, ending. This is a dystopian novel, there are going to be deaths and even though society often works out for the better at the end of these books it often comes with a very high cost. This book is no different. I think Allegiant is pretty realistic, for a made up harsh reality set in the future, I mean...I think the characters stayed true to their character and did what needed to be done and reacted to the events unfolding in an honest way.
Tris's sacrifice was a noble one and it didn't surprise me at all. Once I knew someone was going into the weapons room and face the death serum I knew it would be her and that she would be able to handle it. It is tragic that it was bullets in the end did her in. My hear breaks for Tobias and his loss, he spends his whole life looking for love, of any kind, finds it and then loses it. I am happy that he is able to find love and acceptance with his mother though and hope his able to someday move on from Tris in this new world they fought for.
I did enjoy learning in this book what exactly happen to the world we live in to turn it into the one in the book. Sometimes in dystopian novels you get this destroyed world/society but no back story as to how it ended up that way. This is something I wish more authors of these types of stories would share.
The end was sad. I finished the last 50-60 pages in tears last night in bed. My heart broke for the loss of beloved friends and especially for those who must live on. After finishing, though, I did have a sense of peace over it all and felt it was a good end for this series. Thank you Ms. Roth for sharing it with us. It truly was a beautiful and tragic journey.
Tris's sacrifice was a noble one and it didn't surprise me at all. Once I knew someone was going into the weapons room and face the death serum I knew it would be her and that she would be able to handle it. It is tragic that it was bullets in the end did her in. My hear breaks for Tobias and his loss, he spends his whole life looking for love, of any kind, finds it and then loses it. I am happy that he is able to find love and acceptance with his mother though and hope his able to someday move on from Tris in this new world they fought for.
I did enjoy learning in this book what exactly happen to the world we live in to turn it into the one in the book. Sometimes in dystopian novels you get this destroyed world/society but no back story as to how it ended up that way. This is something I wish more authors of these types of stories would share.
The end was sad. I finished the last 50-60 pages in tears last night in bed. My heart broke for the loss of beloved friends and especially for those who must live on. After finishing, though, I did have a sense of peace over it all and felt it was a good end for this series. Thank you Ms. Roth for sharing it with us. It truly was a beautiful and tragic journey.
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
adventurous
challenging
mysterious
I really enjoyed the book. The only thing I didn't like was the end. Well the truth is that I love happy endings and when a book ends with a death, I can cry for hours because of it. So... you understand why I was a little disappointed of the book's ending.