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A review by pio_near
The Fates Divide by Veronica Roth
3.0
Fans of the Divergent series...
...beware.
While the plot and nuances of this story are good. It's no follow up to the series that spawned the movies.
One of the things that I loved about the Divergent series (perhaps you did, too) was the fantastic character drawing, and the journey we went on with Tris and Four and their compatriots as they attempted to un-distopian their society.
The characters in the Carve the Mark series... they just feel muddy - shifting, changing points of view, thoughts and motives just add an unwanted layer to this already complex world.
Veronica Roth seems to have clued into this... tying in an additional Divergent story into the Carve the Mark TP release, and concluding the series after just two installments.
What I did like: Its got some grade-A scifi plot devices - alternate galaxy, strange universe-imbued mutant-like powers, and interesting connected worlds with their own flavor.
I just would have liked to see a little more time constructing a solid story- and character-arc to supplement the ideas of the world.
...beware.
While the plot and nuances of this story are good. It's no follow up to the series that spawned the movies.
One of the things that I loved about the Divergent series (perhaps you did, too) was the fantastic character drawing, and the journey we went on with Tris and Four and their compatriots as they attempted to un-distopian their society.
The characters in the Carve the Mark series... they just feel muddy - shifting, changing points of view, thoughts and motives just add an unwanted layer to this already complex world.
Veronica Roth seems to have clued into this... tying in an additional Divergent story into the Carve the Mark TP release, and concluding the series after just two installments.
What I did like: Its got some grade-A scifi plot devices - alternate galaxy, strange universe-imbued mutant-like powers, and interesting connected worlds with their own flavor.
I just would have liked to see a little more time constructing a solid story- and character-arc to supplement the ideas of the world.