Book Review: Divergent by Veronica Roth

May 16, 2013

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Tags : book review, Divergent, Dystopia, Rebekah Loper, science fiction, Veronica Roth, young adult

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14 thoughts on “Book Review: Divergent by Veronica Roth”

Jamie Dement (LadyJai) on May 16, 2013 at 10:25 am said:

I’ve seen mixed reviews. I still want to read it though! Thanks for sharing! I love getting recommendations!

Rebekah Loper on May 17, 2013 at 10:49 am said:

I could see how it would get mixed reviews – it was a good book, but not necessarily phenomenal, but the struggles, etc, really read more “adult” to me than YA. I think, if the hype had started up at the time this book was published, it probably would have been a better NA than YA.

valerierlawson on May 16, 2013 at 1:46 pm said:

i loved loved loved divergent and read through insurgent just as quickly. Tris is an excellent character and this is one of my favorite dystopian series.

Rebekah Loper on May 17, 2013 at 10:49 am said:

I haven’t had a chance to read Insurgent yet, but looking forward to it!

Angela Brown on May 16, 2013 at 7:11 pm said:

I’ve heard a lot of great things regarding this series. I hope to get this read soon as it’s a dystopian and I LOVE dystopian stories 🙂

Rebekah Loper on May 17, 2013 at 10:50 am said:

I love a good dystopian, as well :D.

merrymennonite on May 16, 2013 at 7:18 pm said:

Oo, I’m gonna have to check this one out!

Rebekah Loper on May 17, 2013 at 10:50 am said:

You’re going to enjoy it so much!

readingtothestarsandback on May 17, 2013 at 4:41 am said:

Great review! Loved Divergent but didn’t like the second book that much 😦 Happy reading! xx

Rebekah Loper on May 17, 2013 at 10:51 am said:

Aw, that’s too bad. When I get to read Insurgent, I’ll review it as well.

Lauren Miller on May 17, 2013 at 4:22 pm said:

I’ve seen the cover for this floating around the internet and my local library but your review is the first in-depth piece on it that I’ve come across. Thank you! Divergent is going on my must-read YA list. Have you read either The Selection or The Elite by Kiera Cass? You might enjoy those if you like The Bachelor/Bachelorette.

Rebekah Loper on May 17, 2013 at 4:33 pm said:

I have not read either one of those, though the titles sound really familiar (I probably came across The Selection in the past year or two when I did the Debut Author Challenge). I’m kind of “meh” about the Bachelor/Bachelorette – I love the idea of it, but can’t stand the idiot women (and men) that end up on there. I have very low tolerance for immature drama, lol.