Divergent

Divergent by Veronica Roth is a very intriguing book. This book appears to take place in present time but in a different world. It is not like our lifestyle now. The society is split up into five factions, or groups of people, based on each person`s values and personalities. There is: Candor, the faction that favors honesty, Erudite, the faction that favors knowledge, Amity, the faction that favors peace, Dauntless, the faction that favors bravery and Abnegation, the faction that favors selflessness. Each faction contributes differently to society. When a teenager is of a certain age, they must take an aptitude test that determines what faction they fit best with but on choosing day, when they choose what faction to be permanently placed in for the rest of their lives, they are free to choose any faction. Those who don't choose or are kicked out of a faction become factionless and have to live on the streets to be homeless. When an aptitude test comes out inconclusive, the person taking it is considered Divergent because they don't fit into only one faction. It is considered dangerous to be Divergent because you do not have the same mindset as everyone else; you are smarter. Tris, the main character, is Divergent and on choosing day she decides to leave her Abnegation family and become Dauntless. She has to overcome many dangerous, scary and strenuous obstacles to be accepted into Dauntless through their initiation process. She makes friends, looses friends, makes enemies and finds Four; the man she loves. After initiation, Tris takes a mental test which simulates all of her fears; she only has seven fears, almost unheard of. She passes the final test and officially becomes Dauntless. The same night Tris becomes Dauntless, the main government body, Erudite, manipulates all Dauntless members to become soldiers to help them overthrow Abnegation because of suspicions of conspiracy against all other factions. Only Divergents are amine to the manipulation so Tris and Four are two of the few people who are Divergent in Dauntless. They play along so the leaders don't kill them for being Divergent. When they see the opportunity to stop the leaders they take it but end up getting caught and separated. Tris finds her family who go to the Dauntless headquarters where she knows how to stop the simulation to make the Dauntless soldiers stop killing innocent people. she has to fight many people but her and Four succeed and escape the city with a few other people. they get on a train to Amity headquarters where they hope to find peace.
 This book is so good because it`s so different from our world. Veronica Roth has great character building abilities that are thoroughly shown in this book. There is always something new happening that it keeps you on the edge of your seat. There are two more books in this series and I`m looking forward to reading them.