Rating (Out of 5): ~3-4
Genre: YA Dystopian Romance
Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books (HarperCollins)
Release Date: October 2013
Spoilers?: No.
The faction-based
society that Tris Prior once believed in is shattered—fractured by
violence and power struggles and scarred by loss and betrayal. So when
offered a chance to explore the world past the limits she’s known, Tris
is ready. Perhaps beyond the fence, she and Tobias will find a simple
new life together, free from complicated lies, tangled loyalties, and
painful memories.
But Tris’s new reality is even more alarming
than the one she left behind. Old discoveries are quickly rendered
meaningless. Explosive new truths change the hearts of those she loves.
And once again, Tris must battle to comprehend the complexities of human
nature—and of herself—while facing impossible choices about courage,
allegiance, sacrifice, and love.
Told from a riveting dual
perspective, Allegiant, by #1 New York Times best-selling author
Veronica Roth, brings the Divergent series to a powerful conclusion
while revealing the secrets of the dystopian world that has captivated
millions of readers in Divergent and Insurgent.
The Cover:
I like this cover. I think it's pretty, it's eye-catching, and it goes with the other books really well. It represents the book pretty well, and gives the idea that it's dystopian.
Quotes:
- "I feel like myself,
strong and weak at once—allowed, at least for a little while, to be both.” (Hardback, pg. 32)
- "'Wouldn’t it be more
effective to unleash the whole tank at once?’ […] Doing a little at once can
fix something, eventually, but I feel like when you believe that something is
truly a problem, you throw everything you have at it, because you just can’t
help yourself.” (Pg. 147)
- "Ordinary life
surrounds me, and I am alone with these revelations.” (Pg. 190)
- "People are supposed
to fear others, not themselves.” (Pg. 239)
- "'Sometimes I feel like
there is so much to be afraid of, and sometimes I feel like there is nothing
left to fear.’” (Pg. 239)
- "'You don’t believe
things because they make your life better, you believe them because they’re
true.’” (Pg. 257)
- "'She said that
everyone has some evil inside them, and the first step to loving anyone is to
recognize the same evil in ourselves, so we’re able to forgive them.’” (Pg. 277)
- "I fell in love with
him. But I don’t just stay with him by default as if there’s no one else
available to me. I stay with him because I choose to, every day that I wake up,
every day that we fight or lie to each other or disappoint each other. I choose
him over and over again, and he chooses me.” (Pg. 372)
Review:
Till about fifty
pages from the end of the book, I didn’t know why so many people were upset
about the book. It seemed pretty similar to the previous book, which I know
quite a lot of people also didn’t like, but I enjoyed it. And so I was enjoying
this one. Was thinking it was going to be a set four stars, at least. And then
I had about fifty pages left, and something happened.
I’m going to do my
best to keep the event a secret, because it should be a surprise, as much as it
was for me.
When I first read
the scene, I wasn’t sure if that had really happened. So often, something like
that happens, but ends up being saved at the last second, so I wasn’t sure. And
then I was a little crushed that it had really happened, because what.
On the one hand, I
have to give Roth props for doing it. That almost never happens, in a book or a
movie or anything. So she had guts for doing it in the first place. And the
wording of when it happened was just perfect; it was stated perfectly. That’s
one reason why I wasn’t sure if it was fake or not, because of how well it had
been written. Also, it really makes me wonder if the movie is going to end the
same way, because this kind of thing happens even less in movies.
But then there’s
the fact that it kind of sucks. I wasn’t expecting it, not even a little bit.
Not even as it was happening. I’m unhappy because I wanted the other ending,
the ending that we always get. I was perfectly content to be getting that one.
And I’m also unsure if I believe that it really needed to happen.
Would the
development really not have worked out as well the other way? Was that really
the correct ending for her? Really? Because I don’t know if I agree with that.
I’ve taken some time to think about it, and I’m still not sure. I can see both
sides, and I really can’t decide.
I’m also not sure
how I feel about everything else. The ending for the compound was a little iffy
for me, but I can see the upsides. I can deal with that, be content with it, at
least mostly.
I found what the
reason behind their being locked up in Chicago interesting, but rather
frustrating.
Some things
happened with some other characters, like Tobias and Caleb. I was quite
intrigued by Caleb.
I’ve always like
Tobias, and I really enjoyed being in his head, and thought that was done
really well. Near the end, too, I really felt for him. I almost cried a little,
even. There was a lot of development for both Tobias and Tris, and I loved
their journey. I really enjoyed seeing it, but I don’t want to go into too much
detail.
I’m not sure how to
rate this book. At first I thought a four, then I want back and forth between a
two and a four. Now I don’t know if it’s a three or a four. I kind of think it
deserves a four, but at the same time, I’m not sure. I just don't know if the ending fits, because I'm leaning toward it not. It’s somewhere between a
three and a four, though.
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