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A review by saarahnina
Insurgent by Veronica Roth
4.0
Be patient...It gets better.
I read this book, the sequel to Divergent, believing that it will be a disappointment and that it will not meet the high standards of the first one. I do not think I was wrong, not completely anyway. I have come to understand that most of what I enjoy, I only enjoy because, they're new for me. I don't read many series, because the novelty of the characters, the story line, the brilliance quickly wears off. This did happen with this book, as I had expected, but I'm still glad I read it. With the first book, I couldn't put it down- in spite of the fact that I had am exam the following day. But with the second book, I no longer had that enthusiasm and this was after I had read a handful of chapters.
This book carries on from right where Divergent finished, the point at which Tris is running for her life, and her goal of learning the truth. So, in this books she seeks out the forgiveness of her friends, she devises some more brilliant plans, and she faces the pure horror of what she's attempting and the knowledge that society is heavily corrupt. She deals with self doubt, with suspicions of those around her. And just when we think her suspicions couldn't possibly have been any more far-fetched, we learn that maybe she was right all along. Or at least, for the most part. Such intriguing conspiracies, make the whole story worth it.
I'd much rather the start of this book was part of the previous, because it seemed quite dry. Though, once the hidden plots, the secret missions, the new opportunities and goals were unravelled, the book quickly became interesting. I'd say this was a little over half way through.
However, what I did like about this book, in comparison to the first, is that in this one, Roth didn't oversell the romantic element, it flowed more- there were no unresolved feelings, no butterflies and so, as a story it was more mature. This meant that we got more action, which is always welcome. Always.
Like the first book, I'd say that this really is a book for teenagers- with the protagonist- Tris- being sixteen, (I'd rather she were older, it'd be more fitting) this seems more appropriate. For a dystopian fiction book, you, undoubtedly, would need quite the imagination. I don't mean that as a bad thing as this is what made the book so enjoyable.
I received this book through NetGalley.
I read this book, the sequel to Divergent, believing that it will be a disappointment and that it will not meet the high standards of the first one. I do not think I was wrong, not completely anyway. I have come to understand that most of what I enjoy, I only enjoy because, they're new for me. I don't read many series, because the novelty of the characters, the story line, the brilliance quickly wears off. This did happen with this book, as I had expected, but I'm still glad I read it. With the first book, I couldn't put it down- in spite of the fact that I had am exam the following day. But with the second book, I no longer had that enthusiasm and this was after I had read a handful of chapters.
This book carries on from right where Divergent finished, the point at which Tris is running for her life, and her goal of learning the truth. So, in this books she seeks out the forgiveness of her friends, she devises some more brilliant plans, and she faces the pure horror of what she's attempting and the knowledge that society is heavily corrupt. She deals with self doubt, with suspicions of those around her. And just when we think her suspicions couldn't possibly have been any more far-fetched, we learn that maybe she was right all along. Or at least, for the most part. Such intriguing conspiracies, make the whole story worth it.
I'd much rather the start of this book was part of the previous, because it seemed quite dry. Though, once the hidden plots, the secret missions, the new opportunities and goals were unravelled, the book quickly became interesting. I'd say this was a little over half way through.
However, what I did like about this book, in comparison to the first, is that in this one, Roth didn't oversell the romantic element, it flowed more- there were no unresolved feelings, no butterflies and so, as a story it was more mature. This meant that we got more action, which is always welcome. Always.
Like the first book, I'd say that this really is a book for teenagers- with the protagonist- Tris- being sixteen, (I'd rather she were older, it'd be more fitting) this seems more appropriate. For a dystopian fiction book, you, undoubtedly, would need quite the imagination. I don't mean that as a bad thing as this is what made the book so enjoyable.
I received this book through NetGalley.