This was another book I couldn't put down, I read it in just a day. I liked it a lot! It's the story of a city which is run by five different groups called "factions", and the children at the age of 16 choose which faction to join. They can stay with their families, or join a different one. Each faction represents a different character trait- Amity represents love and friendship, Erudite represents knowledge, Candor represents honesty, Abnegation represents selflessness, and Dauntless represents courage. The main girl, Beatrice, chooses to go to Dauntless instead of stay with her family in Abnegation. The rest of the story is her initiation into the faction, which she must pass to remain. Spoiler alert- she likes a boy during initiation. The other thing is that since Tris didn't have a clear choice right in front of her for a faction, she is considered "Divergent" and is a danger to the government. I won't give much else away.
But I liked it! It had many similar themes to the "Hunger Games", which made it less exciting. But I am dying to get the next one and read it ASAP. It's a good light read for sure- I just wish they had more character development with some of the main characters.
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