by Veronica Roth
Hardcover, 526 pages
Published October 22nd 2013 by Katherine Tegen Books
ISBN 006202406X (ISBN13: 9780062024060)
Series Divergent #3
Blurb
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.
Mini Review
Ok now before we even get into this book, I want to say this is going to read more like a rant than a review. With that being said, here we go.
My first gripe about this book would be the alternating points of view. The first two books in the series are told solely from Tris’s point of view. I normally love dual point of view books but something about reading events through Four’s eyes just frustrated the hell out of me and I have no idea why. I think it is because the voice he was given did not fit the way I would have pictured him thinking. I am sure it is hard for authors to avoid this, but it just felt like the same person all the time, with a different “person” for some chapters.
Four’s perspective being set aside, I am unbelievably disappointed with the way Tris’s part in the rebellion turned out. My problem was not with what happened, it was with all the CHEESE. Why does everything have to be so cheesy all the time?!? I just do not understand. I wanted to throw the book across the room.
Looking at the broader purpose and overall message of the book, the secret behind Tris’s city revealed early on in the book is interesting and creates so much potential. Unfortunately, Roth didn’t seem to follow through and do something with all the possibilities she opened up in this final installment of her trilogy. Instead, she chose to take us on a rather boring, frustrating, and highly disappointing journey. I wish we could have seen more of the world outside of Tris’s city and learned more about how people live. Stories and hearsay are thrown at our little adventurers, and there are some isolated encounters, but I always felt like I needed more more more.
Overall, I was just really very disappointed with this book. I know a lot of people hated on Insurgent, but I felt like it was unbelievably more interesting than this final installment in the series.
Favorite Quote
"I know that change is difficult, and comes slowly, and that it is the work of many days strung together in a long line until the origin of them is forgotten."
