Allegiant
One choice will define you.
What if your whole world was a lie?
What if a single revelation—like a single choice—changed everything?
What if love and loyalty made you do things you never expected?
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.
What if your whole world was a lie?
What if a single revelation—like a single choice—changed everything?
What if love and loyalty made you do things you never expected?
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.
(summary from goodreads.com)
Oh glory. I rarely review books right when they are released, so for those of you who love this series but haven't read it yet I will be more careful than I usually am and attempt to be (mostly) spoiler free. I ended this books with a definite love/hate relationship. Was it worth the read? Absolutely. Did it finish the series well? Absolutely. Did it tear my heart out and stomp on it? Absolutely.
I've decided I won't talk about the ending. At least not yet. GAH. THE ENDING. Oh yes, not talking about it.
I loved Tris's strength in this book. She is a marvelously strong, empowering character. And even though there was SO MUCH INFORMATION in this book, I still felt it didn't drown out the previous two books. I found the dual narrators a little distracting in this particular book, mainly because they are sometimes so similar that it didn't make the impact it could have. They needed different "voices". But it also allowed for a much wider perspective, which is always helpful. I was a little disappointed by a certain main character in the book, by the 3rd book in a series I expect characters to be a little more solid and dependable. Be a man! Seriously! I loved the internal struggles/humility of this character in the 2nd book, but by this book I wanted him to be over his issues and just get on with it. (I'm sure NO ONE knows who I'm talking about. I am subtleness itself ;) But I also loved loved the relationship development. We are well beyond instalove, this book was into the enduring, forgiving, deliberate choosing kind of love that leads to a depth that is beyond initial infatuation. This was probably my favorite quote of the book: "I used to think that when people fell in love, they just landed where they landed, and they had no choice in the matter afterward. And maybe that's true of beginnings, but it's not true of this, now. I fell in love with him. But I don't just stay with him by default as if there's no one else available to me. I stay with him because I choose to, every day that I wake up, every day that we fight or lie to each other or disappoint each other. I choose him over and over again, and he chooses me." Ah.
And now for the end. I know! I wasn't going to go there. But I changed my mind. I didn't love it, but if it's what the author felt it had to be, then so be it. (Trying to be gracious. It's hard.) And she did it so masterfully and passionately and heartfelt that I'm not sure she could have ended differently and still had that emotional impact (of course, she could have TRIED. Oops. GRACIOUS). I can still love the book while grieving my happy ending. So while there was no book throwing, there were plenty of tears and I'll probably rewrite the ending in my head …
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Oh glory. I rarely review books right when they are released, so for those of you who love this series but haven't read it yet I will be more careful than I usually am and attempt to be (mostly) spoiler free. I ended this books with a definite love/hate relationship. Was it worth the read? Absolutely. Did it finish the series well? Absolutely. Did it tear my heart out and stomp on it? Absolutely.
I've decided I won't talk about the ending. At least not yet. GAH. THE ENDING. Oh yes, not talking about it.
I loved Tris's strength in this book. She is a marvelously strong, empowering character. And even though there was SO MUCH INFORMATION in this book, I still felt it didn't drown out the previous two books. I found the dual narrators a little distracting in this particular book, mainly because they are sometimes so similar that it didn't make the impact it could have. They needed different "voices". But it also allowed for a much wider perspective, which is always helpful. I was a little disappointed by a certain main character in the book, by the 3rd book in a series I expect characters to be a little more solid and dependable. Be a man! Seriously! I loved the internal struggles/humility of this character in the 2nd book, but by this book I wanted him to be over his issues and just get on with it. (I'm sure NO ONE knows who I'm talking about. I am subtleness itself ;) But I also loved loved the relationship development. We are well beyond instalove, this book was into the enduring, forgiving, deliberate choosing kind of love that leads to a depth that is beyond initial infatuation. This was probably my favorite quote of the book: "I used to think that when people fell in love, they just landed where they landed, and they had no choice in the matter afterward. And maybe that's true of beginnings, but it's not true of this, now. I fell in love with him. But I don't just stay with him by default as if there's no one else available to me. I stay with him because I choose to, every day that I wake up, every day that we fight or lie to each other or disappoint each other. I choose him over and over again, and he chooses me." Ah.
And now for the end. I know! I wasn't going to go there. But I changed my mind. I didn't love it, but if it's what the author felt it had to be, then so be it. (Trying to be gracious. It's hard.) And she did it so masterfully and passionately and heartfelt that I'm not sure she could have ended differently and still had that emotional impact (of course, she could have TRIED. Oops. GRACIOUS). I can still love the book while grieving my happy ending. So while there was no book throwing, there were plenty of tears and I'll probably rewrite the ending in my head …
Mom note: As
a mother of readers, I also
want to make a note to myself (and others if they care) why I would or
would not have my children read this book, because honestly, sometimes I
forget. This is a YA book, so everything is within YA strictures.
Violence: moderate/heavy; Profanity: none; Sex: possibly? slightly vague but certainly steamy
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