copyright date: May 2012
primarily marketed for:
young adults (14 and up)
I could probably start and end this review with: THIS IS THE
SEQUEL TO DIVERGENT by Veronica Roth,
because if you read Divergent, of
course you want to read this next installment in the trilogy. The sequel to Divergent is out. Enough
said. Now you want to read it. But I just can’t read a book this good
without, well, blogging about it!
I read LOTS of books between the moment I finished Divergent and the moment I got my hands
on Insurgent. However, it only took seconds for the details
of the first book to come flooding back to me as I read the sequel. Plus, Roth included helpful reminders about
key character points (and there are a lot of characters to keep track of) to
make catching up even easier. In fact,
other than a temporary (but crucial) mix-up between the characters of Johanna
and Jeanine, I had no trouble keeping everybody straight!
The best parts of this book were that the sequel stayed true
to the relationship between Tris and Tobias, every character from the original
was followed up on, the unrest amongst factions reaches an exciting climax, and
the ending blows open a whole new twist that leaves me eagerly anticipating the
third book.
Recently, I got the opportunity to meet Veronica Roth at
Anderson’s Bookshop in Naperville, IL (a lovely independent bookstore that
works hard to bring authors to its community, through the store and through
local schools). She read a passage from
Chapter 8 of Insurgent and answered
questions from the audience before signing books. The best question she was asked was: Is your husband your Tobias? It even got an audible, “awwww,” from the
audience. She even brought her doggie to
the signing!
I was feeling bummed that I had number 182 in the book
signing line. That is, until I heard
there were more than 500 people there.
If 500 people at a bookstore on a Friday night to meet this author is
not enough to convince you this is a series worth investing some time in, I am
not sure what is. Go get Divergent and Insurgent now and start reading!
THis is a FABULOUS book. I've been telling everyone that these are the books they want to read when they don't know what to read after the Hunger Games. In fact, I like them better! Not quite done with Insurgent yet, I'm reading it very slowly, because I know it's a long time until the next one comes out
ReplyDeleteI will read this later, Christy. I just got Divergent & have only started it. Now between you & Deb, I guess I'd better get reading! Thanks!
ReplyDeleteAwesome book
ReplyDeletedid you also read I Am Alive by Cameron Jace. It's more Hunger Games than Divergent but has the spirit and intense fun of Divergent
I just finished reading book two of this trilogy (Insurgent) and I am just so wowed. I absolutely loved both of these books. They were just amazing. If you liked The Hunger Games and/or The Maze Runner Trilogy then you will also love these books by Veronica Roth. I love that we have moved from vampires and werewolves into this post-apocalyptic suspenseful novels.
ReplyDeleteFirst off, I have to say, I adored the characters in this book my favorites were of course Beatrice and Uriah, Tobias and Will. Veronica Roth really spent a lot of time developing her characters and each and every one of them was unique and purposeful. I felt like there was a reason behind every character in these novels, and I felt strong emotions toward each one. At times, I felt like the characters were real and I hurt for them at many times while reading. Uriah was definitely my all time favorite though. He was like Finnick for me. If you haven't read The Hunger Games, you might not get that reference, but let's just say he's amazing.