Two years before
Beatrice Prior made her choice, the sixteen-year-old son of Abnegation’s
faction leader did the same. Tobias’s transfer to Dauntless is a chance
to begin again. Here, he will not be called the name his parents gave
him. Here, he will not let fear turn him into a cowering child.
Newly
christened “Four,” he discovers during initiation that he will succeed
in Dauntless. Initiation is only the beginning, though; Four must claim
his place in the Dauntless hierarchy. His decisions will affect future
initiates as well as uncover secrets that could threaten his own
future—and the future of the entire faction system.
Two years
later, Four is poised to take action, but the course is still unclear.
The first new initiate who jumps into the net might change all that.
With her, the way to righting their world might become clear. With her,
it might become possible to be Tobias once again.
From #1 New York Times
bestselling author Veronica Roth comes a companion volume to the
worldwide bestselling DIVERGENT series, told from the per-spective of
the immensely popular character Tobias. The four pieces included
here—THE TRANSFER, THE INITIATE, THE SON, and THE TRAITOR—plus three
additional exclusive scenes, give readers an electrifying glimpse into
the history and heart of Tobias, and set the stage for the epic saga of
the DIVERGENT trilogy.
Published: 8th July 2014
Publisher: HarperCollins
Author Website: Click here
Goodreads : Click here
Series or Stand-Alone: 0.1, 0.2, 0.3 and 0.4, Divergent Series
Source: Review Copy from Publisher
My Review
I do not normally read novellas but I made the exception with these four stories because I LOVED the Divergent series and really did not want it to end. I loved following Four and finding out a bit more from his perspective.
When I do get to re-read this trilogy and novellas (which I will do most definitely many many times), I might try reading the novellas reading the trilogy to see what effect that would have. It might have made me see more out of the story than I did the first time around.
For those of you who loved the Divergent Trilogy, check out these novellas. They are fantastic and add more to the story of Four that is not to be missed.
About the Author
(from Goodreads)
Veronica Roth is from a
Chicago suburb. She studied creative writing at Northwestern University,
and wrote DIVERGENT (Katherine Tegen Books, May 2011) and INSURGENT
(May 2012).
The third and final book in The Divergent Trilogy,
ALLEGIANT, will came out on October 22, 2013. In the meantime she will
spend endless hours browsing Wikipedia in her pajamas as she eats corn
flakes. (Or some other kind of bland breakfast cereal.)
The below is
the description of Divergent, the first book in the series, for a
description of Insurgent please click on the Goodreads link below...
In Beatrice Prior's
dystopian Chicago world, society is divided into five factions, each
dedicated to the cultivation of a particular virtue--Candor (the
honest), Abnegation (the selfless), Dauntless (the brave), Amity (the
peaceful), and Erudite (the intelligent). On an appointed day of every
year, all sixteen-year-olds must select the faction to which they will
devote the rest of their lives. For Beatrice, the decision is between
staying with her family and being who she really is--she can't have
both. So she makes a choice that surprises everyone, including herself.
During
the highly competitive initiation that follows, Beatrice renames
herself Tris and struggles alongside her fellow initiates to live out
the choice they have made. Together they must undergo extreme physical
tests of endurance and intense psychological simulations, some with
devastating consequences. As initiation transforms them all, Tris must
determine who her friends really are--and where, exactly, a romance with
a sometimes fascinating, sometimes exasperating boy fits into the life
she's chosen. But Tris also has a secret, one she's kept hidden from
everyone because she's been warned it can mean death. And as she
discovers unrest and growing conflict that threaten to unravel her
seemingly perfect society, Tris also learns that her secret might help
her save the ones she loves . . . or it might destroy her.
Published: 22nd October 2013
Publisher: Harper
Author Website: Click here
Goodreads : Click here
Series or Stand-Alone: Book 3, Divergent
Source: Bought
My Review
What I loved about this book...
What can I say, I loved this book and loved this trilogy. A lot of what I could say I won't here because that would spoil the story but what I will say is that there is a particular characters I loved being Tris, for obvious reasons. She starts out not believing in herself and as the trilogy goes along she gets stronger but all the while keeping to her beliefs of what is right and what is wrong. I really enjoyed following her story and seeing her face challenges throughout this trilogy.
Now, I have to be honest and say that I do not really read the short stories or companion novels that usually surround series books but I am definitely going to check out the four short stories that follow the story of Four. I just don't want to leave this world just yet. For this trilogy, I am going to make an exception because I am a fully fledged Divergent addict!!!
What I was not fond of with this story...
Despite the fact that I absolutely loved this story and the trilogy as a whole there was one particular thing that I was not fond of and that was the ending. I won't go into detail of what happens to avoid spoilers but all I will say was that I understood what happened but did wish for a different ending to the one given.
About the Author
From Goodreads
Veronica Roth is from a
Chicago suburb. She studied creative writing at Northwestern University,
and wrote DIVERGENT (Katherine Tegen Books, May 2011) and INSURGENT
(May 2012).
The third and final book in The Divergent Trilogy,
ALLEGIANT, will come out on October 22, 2013.
In the meantime she will
spend endless hours browsing Wikipedia in her pajamas as she eats corn
flakes. (Or some other kind of bland breakfast cereal.)
The below is the description of Divergent, the first book in the series, for a description of Insurgent please click on the Goodreads link below...
In Beatrice Prior's
dystopian Chicago world, society is divided into five factions, each
dedicated to the cultivation of a particular virtue--Candor (the
honest), Abnegation (the selfless), Dauntless (the brave), Amity (the
peaceful), and Erudite (the intelligent). On an appointed day of every
year, all sixteen-year-olds must select the faction to which they will
devote the rest of their lives. For Beatrice, the decision is between
staying with her family and being who she really is--she can't have
both. So she makes a choice that surprises everyone, including herself.
During
the highly competitive initiation that follows, Beatrice renames
herself Tris and struggles alongside her fellow initiates to live out
the choice they have made. Together they must undergo extreme physical
tests of endurance and intense psychological simulations, some with
devastating consequences. As initiation transforms them all, Tris must
determine who her friends really are--and where, exactly, a romance with
a sometimes fascinating, sometimes exasperating boy fits into the life
she's chosen. But Tris also has a secret, one she's kept hidden from
everyone because she's been warned it can mean death. And as she
discovers unrest and growing conflict that threaten to unravel her
seemingly perfect society, Tris also learns that her secret might help
her save the ones she loves . . . or it might destroy her.
Published: 1st May 2012
Publisher: Harper
Author Website: Click here
Goodreads : Click here
Series or Stand-Alone: Book 2, Divergent
Source: Bought
My Review
What I loved about this book...
Words cannot describe fully how much I am loving this trilogy so far... I can't believe I have waited this long to read this! What a great second book in the trilogy!
Although there are a lot of things I loved that I can't go into here as that would spoil the story for those who haven't read it but one thing I can say is that I am loving the character of Tris and her progression through from the first book to the second. You can really see her personality change and adapt to what she needs to but at the same time her basic morals have remained the same.
I do struggle sometimes with second books in a series/trilogy but with this one I flew right through and cannot wait to start the final book in this trilogy, Allegiant.
About the Author
From Goodreads
Veronica Roth is from a
Chicago suburb. She studied creative writing at Northwestern University,
and wrote DIVERGENT (Katherine Tegen Books, May 2011) and INSURGENT
(May 2012).
The third and final book in The Divergent Trilogy,
ALLEGIANT, will come out on October 22, 2013.
In the meantime she will
spend endless hours browsing Wikipedia in her pajamas as she eats corn
flakes. (Or some other kind of bland breakfast cereal.)
In Beatrice Prior's
dystopian Chicago world, society is divided into five factions, each
dedicated to the cultivation of a particular virtue--Candor (the
honest), Abnegation (the selfless), Dauntless (the brave), Amity (the
peaceful), and Erudite (the intelligent). On an appointed day of every
year, all sixteen-year-olds must select the faction to which they will
devote the rest of their lives. For Beatrice, the decision is between
staying with her family and being who she really is--she can't have
both. So she makes a choice that surprises everyone, including herself.
During
the highly competitive initiation that follows, Beatrice renames
herself Tris and struggles alongside her fellow initiates to live out
the choice they have made. Together they must undergo extreme physical
tests of endurance and intense psychological simulations, some with
devastating consequences. As initiation transforms them all, Tris must
determine who her friends really are--and where, exactly, a romance with
a sometimes fascinating, sometimes exasperating boy fits into the life
she's chosen. But Tris also has a secret, one she's kept hidden from
everyone because she's been warned it can mean death. And as she
discovers unrest and growing conflict that threaten to unravel her
seemingly perfect society, Tris also learns that her secret might help
her save the ones she loves . . . or it might destroy her.
Published: 2nd February 2012
Publisher: Harper Collins
Author Website: Click here
Goodreads : Click here
Series or Stand-Alone: Book 1, Divergent
Source: Owned Copy
Review:
My Review
What I loved about this story...
I am having such a great reading year so far for 2015. Most of the titles I have read have been 4 or 5 stars and I am very happy to say that this title gets the full 5 stars. I LOVED IT!!!!
I always tend to gravitate towards books that have a love story in it as well and although it was not a large part of this book I especially enjoyed the parts which did have the starts of a love story in it. I can't wait to see if that is something that continues throughout the trilogy...
My favourite character, by far, has to be Tris. The way that she progresses throughout the book is inspirational. I perceived her as the type of person who is capable of far more than what she seems or even thinks. It is definitely going to be interesting following her story throughout the rest of the Trilogy....
About the Author
(from Goodreads)
Veronica Roth is from a
Chicago suburb. She studied creative writing at Northwestern University,
and wrote DIVERGENT (Katherine Tegen Books, May 2011) and INSURGENT
(May 2012). The third and final book in The Divergent Trilogy,
ALLEGIANT, will come out on October 22, 2013. In the meantime she will
spend endless hours browsing Wikipedia in her pajamas as she eats corn
flakes. (Or some other kind of bland breakfast cereal.)
