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A review by justabookishreader
Chosen Ones by Veronica Roth
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
tense
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
5.0
Just passed the first five books of 2023 with this one, god I can't believe I waited this long to read it. This was excellent, and the way it dove into the discussion of mental health. There was so much in this book that I would have wanted in, for example, Harry Potter. Like sorry, but there's no way Hermione having been flat out tortured and Harry having like the whole world depending on him would not result in PTSD.
So this was excellent and just what I was in the mood for. I also enjoyed the idea of having solved the problem, then ten years later finding out via an alternate dimension that they actually hadn't. I've said to a couple people to think of this book as after Harry Potter and the golden trio dealing with the mental health of the aftermath, living super close to one another and still in one another's lives and then being pulled into an alternate dimension where Voldemort was still alive but had disguised himself, and had to defeat him in an even more brutal way than the last time they thought they had and then going back to a mash up of the two worlds and finally splitting up after.
I know most of this review has been comparing it to a better written aftermath for Harry Potter but truly, that's the first thing that came to mind. Otherwise, this is so unique, the idea of starting off <i> after </i> the big final battle - much less the unveiling of a monument ten years later, was so captivating and I want more of this so much. I know there was originally going to be a second book but I believe this is now just a standalone, but I could be wrong. Very bittersweet, very well executed discussions of having to make hard decisions, how guilt and suffering physical pain aren't necessarily all that different - and I super connected with Sloane.
I'm always super impressed with Veronica Roth's inclusion of pretty witty humor, and I found myself doing more than just "heh"-ing, but fully laughing out loud or giggling. I can't wait to see this on the big screen if/when that ever does actually happen - as the only information I can see is about the audiobook and the news from way back in April of 2020. Either way, excellent book, and I'm so glad I'm revisiting this author, she definitely is still one of my favorites, and has been since the first Divergent book when I was about eleven years old.
So this was excellent and just what I was in the mood for. I also enjoyed the idea of having solved the problem, then ten years later finding out via an alternate dimension that they actually hadn't. I've said to a couple people to think of this book as after Harry Potter and the golden trio dealing with the mental health of the aftermath, living super close to one another and still in one another's lives and then being pulled into an alternate dimension where Voldemort was still alive but had disguised himself, and had to defeat him in an even more brutal way than the last time they thought they had and then going back to a mash up of the two worlds and finally splitting up after.
I know most of this review has been comparing it to a better written aftermath for Harry Potter but truly, that's the first thing that came to mind. Otherwise, this is so unique, the idea of starting off <i> after </i> the big final battle - much less the unveiling of a monument ten years later, was so captivating and I want more of this so much. I know there was originally going to be a second book but I believe this is now just a standalone, but I could be wrong. Very bittersweet, very well executed discussions of having to make hard decisions, how guilt and suffering physical pain aren't necessarily all that different - and I super connected with Sloane.
I'm always super impressed with Veronica Roth's inclusion of pretty witty humor, and I found myself doing more than just "heh"-ing, but fully laughing out loud or giggling. I can't wait to see this on the big screen if/when that ever does actually happen - as the only information I can see is about the audiobook and the news from way back in April of 2020. Either way, excellent book, and I'm so glad I'm revisiting this author, she definitely is still one of my favorites, and has been since the first Divergent book when I was about eleven years old.