ByMarlida

While reading a Trilogy I feel like you’re always thinking; what’s happening next? Where is this going to go? After reading “Legend” which was the first book in this Trilogy, I felt so excited. First of all, the book ends so strangely and scary. In fact, I actually sat in my sofa looking at “Prodigy” the second book standing in the bookshelf, trying to resist it. It took me four hours of consistent saying “no” to myself over and over again. But it was totally worth starting on it.

Marie Lu’s writing kind of takes me back to when I was reading Hunger Games and Divergent. The language is easy and good, and she only describes what needs to be described. There’s no leftovers that we feel is unnecessary. I also like the way she divides the two main characters, making it possible for us to get to know both characters first hand, while knowing that the other is right around the corner.

From different worlds, June and Day have no reason to cross paths... Until June's brother is murdered, and Day becomes the prime suspect. In a shocking turn of events, the two uncover what has really brought them together, and the sinister lengths to which their country will go to keep its secrets.
★★★★☆

FOUR: A DIVERGENT STORY COLLECTION
BY VERONICA ROTH
PUBLISHED: 2014
AVERAGE RATING: 4.15
208 PAGES★★★★★


Four is a Divergent story collection, all from Tobias Eaton’s perspective. It contains five smaller “books,” and was a way for Veronica Roth to make us understand both Four’s background, and his thoughts.

The Transfer #0.1
First of all we have “The Transfer” which is the story of when Tobias took his aptitude test and his results and reactions there, further on the Choosing Day - for what he felt when he chose to join Dauntless and the moment when he’s given his nickname “Four.”

I have to say that while reading Divergent it annoyed me to never know what Tobias was really thinking, and all the mystery around him made me wonder even more. Maybe that was the thing that made me fall completely in love with his character, but then I read “The Transfer”. This story takes us to a higher level of really understanding Tobias and why he chose the way he chose. It also introduces us to characters we know very little about from the beginning, and because of this story - I kind of understood why Tobias was the way he was when we first met him in Divergent.


Four: The Initiate #0.2
This story give us a glimpse into Tobias’ initiation experience. An epic game of Dare, his first tattoo, the beginning of his passion for training initiates and his understanding of the dangers of being Divergent.

From the beginning Tobias seems like the sweetest boy ever, he’s quiet, a little dorky even - and when he plays the “epic game of Dare” we see another side of him. His first tattoo is probably the coolest part, because it tells us so much about his personality, and his thoughts and even maybe “dreams”. This is also where he gets to know Tori Wu’s story, and it being told through her point of view, which is much more detailed here in “The Initiate” than it is in Divergent.

The Son #0.3
Little do we know about Tobias and his background, we know about his father, his mother and we know about his struggles throughout his youth. But this story gives us a glimpse into the background of Tobias Eaton, his life in Abnegation and why he ended up the way he did.

We were probably all wondering, did Tobias leave Abnegation and his father behind him forever? Or did he really go back there? Well, “The Son” gives us the answer to that, and a little more understanding about what really happened to his mother, and the stories behind her death. We also get to understand that Tobias was even a little selfish when his mother died, and in that moment of weakness, we get to know the truth about his father’s abuse.

Four: The Traitor #0.4
This story takes place two years after “The Son”, and runs parallel with the early events in Divergent. We follow Tobias to how he uncovers the details of an Erudite plan that could threaten the faction system, and how he makes plan on his own to keep Abnegation safe. At the same time, Tobias is getting to know a new transfer initiate, Tris Prior.

INSURGENT
BY VERONICA ROTH
PUBLISHED: 2012
AVERAGE RATING: 4.11
525 PAGES
★★★★★

Tris makes it to initiation, but the day that should have been celebrated is instead the day it all ended with unspeakable horrors. A war has blossomed between the factions and their ideologies, and in time of war sides must be chosen, secrets is revealed and easy choices become more powerful. Tris has to fully embrace her Divergence, even though she doesn’t know the consequences.

I love this book, more than I did Divergent! It’s such a good book despite the fact that it just gets tougher and tougher to keep your mask on. The thing about these books is that the story just gets better and better, and you get to understand more and more throughout the books. Tris stands in front of this big change in her life, where she loses and gives more than she gets, and by instinct she wants to do everything on her own, which makes Four distance himself more from her. Big secrets are also revealed in this book, and by the end you should have Allegiant by your side, because the ending is just mind-blowing!

What I really love is that Roth takes Tris to another level of danger, self-discovery and even makes her question herself and the people around her. She starts to talk to people that she rather wouldn’t and, well, there are a lot of points in this book where you just stare into the pages and ask “WHY”. Especially the ending, that’s where I was turning pages after pages widening my eyes as I read through the words, and I have to say, I’ve never started a sequel that fast before - and I couldn’t put it down for a second.

The thing about Insurgent is that it builds up to the finale, it explains a lot we didn’t know, and we get to understand the relationship between Tris and Tobias, Tobias and Evelyn (his mother), and a lot of other people. Thing evolves, like the relationship between Tris and Christina when Christina finds out that Tris shot and killed Will, Christina’s boyfriend. I can’t really say more than to read the Divergent series, and hopefully, the movies that are coming out one-by-one, will be just as good as the books!