Insurgent
Veronica Roth
Hardcover: 544 pages
Release Date: May 1, 2012
Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books (Harper Collins)
ISBN: 0062024046
Source: ARC from the publisher
Rating: Loved
From Goodreads. One choice can transform you—or it can destroy you. But every choice has consequences, and as unrest surges in the factions all around her, Tris Prior must continue trying to save those she loves—and herself—while grappling with haunting questions of grief and forgiveness, identity and loyalty, politics and love. Tris's initiation day should have been marked by celebration and victory with her chosen faction; instead, the day ended with unspeakable horrors. War now looms as conflict between the factions and their ideologies grows. And in times of war, sides must be chosen, secrets will emerge, and choices will become even more irrevocable—and even more powerful. Transformed by her own decisions but also by haunting grief and guilt, radical new discoveries, and shifting relationships, Tris must fully embrace her Divergence, even if she does not know what she may lose by doing so. New York Times bestselling author Veronica Roth's much-anticipated second book of the dystopian Divergent series is another intoxicating thrill ride of a story, rich with hallmark twists, heartbreaks, romance, and powerful insights about human nature.
Holy crap I loved this book! It was soo different than the first. In Divergent we learn what it means to be
Divergent and in Insurgent we learn
why and how. I thought it was pretty brilliant of Veronica to write the story
that way and I can’t wait to read the third book especially after the OMG
ending!!! Ok so now I’ll try to review this without any spoilery.
We get a better look at some of the other factions like Amity and
Candor in this book and how they govern their people. I also found more people
whom I really liked and others who I adamantly hated. There’s also some surprises from characters we
got to know pretty well in the first book; some of them good and some not so
good and people you thought you had figured out will surprise the hell out of
you. There’s tons of awesome moments between Tris and Four y’all so don’t worry
but, be warned everything isn’t going to be sunshine and rainbows for them it’s
only book 2 ;)
The danger is definitely upped in Insurgent
the way it’s done is soo creepy! Just thinking about some of the things that
happen make me squirm; and poor Tris will break your heart with some of the
choices that she makes. Oh and one more thing I didn’t think that Jeanine could
become even more of an evil bitch but I was wrong she’s waaaayyy worse in this!
Here’s a passage between Tris and Four that I loved. A part is missing
because it’s a bit spoilery.
“I’m not important.
Everyone will do just fine without me.” I say.
“Who cares about
everyone? What about me?”
He lowers his
head into his hand, covering his eyes. His fingers trembling.
Then he crosses
the room in two long strides and touches his lips to mine. Their gentle
pressure erases the past few months, and I am the girl who sat on the rocks
next to the chasm, with river spray on her ankles, and kissed him for the first
time. I am the girl who grabbed his hand in the hallway just because I wanted
to.
I pull back, my
hand on his chest to keep him away. The problem is, I am also the girl who shot
Will and lied about it, and chose ______________________, and now a thousand
other things besides. And I can’t erase those things.
“You would be
fine.” I don’t look at him. I stare at his T-shirt between my fingers and the
black ink curling around his neck, but I don’t look at his face. “Not at first.
But you would move on, and do what you have to.”
He wraps an arm
around my waist and pulls me against him. “That’s a lie,” he says, before he
kisses me again.
