After a futuristic Chicago is ripped apart, it separates into five factions: Candor (the honest), Amity (the peaceful), Erudite (the intelligent), Dauntless (the brave) and Abnegation (the selfless). On one designated day every year, every sixteen-year-old from every faction takes an aptitude test that determines which faction they belong in.
Beatrice Prior has never felt like she belonged in Abnegation. She was never selfless enough and was far too curious. She stares at members of other factions on the day of the test and wonders if she would be a better fit in any of them. She doesn't understand how the simulation changed the way it did and why her results came back inconclusive. The woman tells her that she qualifies as a highly dangerous person known as a Divergent and that she is meant to keep this to herself. At the Choosing Ceremony, she betrays her family and chooses to join the Dauntless where the truth about who she is awaits along with those that are waiting to find and use her.
I absolutely loved this book. It was really, really great. I could not put it down. It kept you on edge and you were always wondering what would happen next. You wanted everything to work out. However, living just outside Chicago my entire life made it difficult for me to picture it laying in ruin. It made me really anticipate the sequel and I absolutely didn't want it to end.
If you're a big fan of The Hunger Games (like me), then this is definitely something you should pick up. It's the first in a trilogy and the movie rights were recently acquired, so get to reading before everyone else jumps on the bandwagon!
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