(Disclaimer: This is a sequel. If you would like the first review, venture here.)
Like a wild animal, the truth is too powerful to remain caged.
The simulation is over. Everyone has woken up to see and question the mayhem that was sparked across the city. But for Tris, she was never asleep. She was never unaware of the blood she was spilling. She knows Jeanine will be after her for ruining her plans and being divergent. She knows she has to run for her life.
Tris needs to figure out a plan. If they can get into hiding, they have a chance of devising a plan to take down Jeanine and the Erudite headquarters. Together with her brother, Caleb, and Four, they take the members of Abnegation, including their leader, Marcus, and Dauntless around them and make a break for Amity, the faction just beyond the fence. But not everything goes according to plan there. Tris grows leery of Marcus and his ties to Jeanine. She also knows that their time in Amity is precious as Jeanine will stop at nothing to capture Tris and Four. When the Erudite and duplicitous Dauntless soldiers come searching for them, they just barely escape.
Without a faction or a real plan, the motley crew of refugees are left with only one option: join with the factionless. However, the factionless aren't what they seem to be. They are joining together and they are rising to take down everything Erudite stands for and with it, the faction system itself. Tris is again apprehensive about this approach, but refuses to tell Four as the factionless holds more secrets for him than any other place in the city.
Can this group continue to outrun Jeanine and her army? Can Tris convince Four of what is right? Is it possible that everything they know is wrong? What would happen if Tris just handed herself over? Would that end the hunt for the divergent? Would that save everyone within the fence? What would happen if the factions fell?
One thing is clear: war is imminent.
My God, the wait for this book was excruciating. The ending to Divergent absolutely left you wanting more. I felt that this one was a lot quicker to get into, but that might have been simply because it was the sequel and there was less set up. It had a lot of action, but there was so much more character development in this one which I really enjoyed. What I also really enjoy about this series is that the main character is unbelievably flawed. You root for Tris, but you also kind of want to smack her in the face for being stupid sometimes. Yes, she's an incredibly strong and powerful female lead, but she's also completely hotheaded and can make a poor decision every now and again, which is much more realistic than other female leads in books.
I was very happy with the way this book turned out, but I will say that the ending left me sort of confused. There was a total cliffhanger, but I'm still perplexed as to what the ending might mean. Of course, I am out of my mind with anticipation for NEXT FALL'S (far too long, in my opinion) conclusion, but I'm still not entirely sure what happened there at the end. I'm sure it will all be answered in due time, but for now, I will remain confused. I really do think this is a great read for anyone who enjoyed The Hunger Games or similar dystopian works. I would recommend this in a heartbeat to either females or males.
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