Divergent - By Veronica Roth

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, she also learns that her secret might help her save those she loves . . . or it might destroy her. Debut author Veronica Roth bursts onto the YA scene with the first book in the Divergent series—dystopian thrillers filled with electrifying decisions, heartbreaking betrayals, stunning consequences, and unexpected romance. **************************************************************
== I haven't read a book in a really long time.  I recently saw a movie with my daughter and the trailer for this new movie came on. Another teen book turned movie. But I have seen this book before at the stores. The story seemed interesting, so I bought the book "for my daughter". After several weeks on it sitting on the shelf, I grabbed it and gave it a try.

It's good. Real good. It has some hints of The Hunger Games, but that ended quickly. There was a lot going on in the story. Action. The story moved at a good pace. The book isn't full of surprises, but you didn't seem to mind it being a little predictable.

I loved the visuals. The author used great descriptions. I really got to see the different parts of the city. I even felt the wind on the train. You really feel the characters. See them.

The one thing I was disappointed in though was that we didn't get to revel in Tris' new found position. Right after she FINALLY got through initiation, there's war. It was too soon. Too soon we couldn't play with her as she jumped through the air. Or got to indulged more in her romance. We didn't even get a chance to discover more about her parents. That's it, gone. No more answers.

Even though I was disappointed how the books turned so quickly, I am eager to begin book two.==
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