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A review by anovelstart
Insurgent by Veronica Roth
5.0
It was a bit of a relief to get back into the swing of things with this second instalment. I've learnt to love the world Roth has created and don't want it to end with the next book; I'm already hoping there will be a prequel somewhere along the road or perhaps some more back story of the Factions in the third book.
Again, it's a gripping storyline. It's orientated around the data that Marcus and his fellow governors were trying to keep secret, its importance, and how to get hold of it. Roth knows how to create the perfect cliffhanger as there's a huge bombshell you just don't expect at the end of the book. It's the perfect ending to make you want to pick up the next instalment.
The characters that we came to love in the first book have even more flaws in this instalment. They're stricken by grief and tragedy, in some cases even heartbreak. We can see how the simulations in the last book have effected friendships and even family ties. The question is which bond is stronger: faction or blood? And can they ever understand or even forgive? One brilliant example of character flaws is Tris. She's so shaken after she kills her best friend Will during the simulation/war, that she can't pick up a gun without panicking. We see it over and over again in this book as she tries to face her demons and tries to tell herself to get over it.
Another excellent quality to the book is we get to see more of the other Factions. In the last book it mainly concentrated on Dauntless and Abnegation. We get glimpses of Erudite before the war but that's it. In this book where the Factions are at war, we see all of them. I was curious about the Amity and the Candor due to the lack of them in the first book, but thankfully their headquarters is the location for some of the scenes so we can see how their Factions act.
There's a lot more information in this book like what it is to be divergent. It also dispels a few myths too which was nice.
Overall I'd say this book was a very nice second instalment. It is action-packed and captivating throughout, as well as being packed with new information. If that's not enough there's also the bombshell at the end of the book to look forward to!
If you like my review, please visit my book blog at: http://a-novel-start.blogspot.co.uk
Again, it's a gripping storyline. It's orientated around the data that Marcus and his fellow governors were trying to keep secret, its importance, and how to get hold of it. Roth knows how to create the perfect cliffhanger as there's a huge bombshell you just don't expect at the end of the book. It's the perfect ending to make you want to pick up the next instalment.
The characters that we came to love in the first book have even more flaws in this instalment. They're stricken by grief and tragedy, in some cases even heartbreak. We can see how the simulations in the last book have effected friendships and even family ties. The question is which bond is stronger: faction or blood? And can they ever understand or even forgive? One brilliant example of character flaws is Tris. She's so shaken after she kills her best friend Will during the simulation/war, that she can't pick up a gun without panicking. We see it over and over again in this book as she tries to face her demons and tries to tell herself to get over it.
Another excellent quality to the book is we get to see more of the other Factions. In the last book it mainly concentrated on Dauntless and Abnegation. We get glimpses of Erudite before the war but that's it. In this book where the Factions are at war, we see all of them. I was curious about the Amity and the Candor due to the lack of them in the first book, but thankfully their headquarters is the location for some of the scenes so we can see how their Factions act.
There's a lot more information in this book like what it is to be divergent. It also dispels a few myths too which was nice.
Overall I'd say this book was a very nice second instalment. It is action-packed and captivating throughout, as well as being packed with new information. If that's not enough there's also the bombshell at the end of the book to look forward to!
If you like my review, please visit my book blog at: http://a-novel-start.blogspot.co.uk