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dlberglund 's review for:
Allegiant
by Veronica Roth
After so much hype, and that fabulous cliffhanger ending of book #2, I was underwhelmed by the finale. At the beginning, Tris is still struggling to stay alive and keep her friends alive in the new new world order. She must decide what energy to put into the "original mission" of the town, as told to them by her likely ancestor. Do they leave the city gates? Is there a world left outside them? (Of course they're going to leave.) Once Tris and others leave the city, all I can say is "meh". The intricacies of the world outside are a bit much to handle, and though there is a great Reveal to the reader, I didn't really believe all of the details and intrigue of that world. It was too much to learn about, be frustrated by, and keep up with. The story is also told by both Tobias and Tris in alternating chapters. This opens up a lot of avenues for exploration, and gives us much more insight and places to go in the story. Unfortunately, I didn't feel that Tobias's voice was well enough developed. Oftentimes, I'd have to look back at the beginning of the chapter to remind myself of who was supposed to be telling the story at that point. Or I'd get mired in gender pronouns until I realized that I was thinking from the wrong character's narration. Maybe if the publicity machine that ran YA publishing didn't have such a quick timetable, the time could have been spent on making more unique voices for the narrators. This was the biggest failing of the book, in my opinion.