Summary: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. (from GoodReads)
Review:
I can't believe it took me so long to read Allegiant! It probably had something to do with the fact that so many people told me that they hated it... So I never felt compelled to finish the series. But I'm glad I finally did because I didn't think it was too bad.
I'm pretty far removed from reading Divergent and Insurgent so I'm not as invested in these characters as those who read all three books in a row. So when they act out-of-character or are just annoying (read: Tobias) I wasn't that upset. I was mainly focused on the plot, which I'll admit was pretty far-fetched but I still enjoyed it. All that "science" about genetics is clearly not based in fact, but I just took it at face-value.
The only thing that super annoyed me was Tobias's reaction to one of the twists and then how Tris started becoming a Mary Sue. She even got mad when Tobias didn't do exactly what she wanted and then she got to throw the "I told you so" in his face. That left a bad taste in my mouth.
Now everyone is up in arms about the ending, which I understand. Everyone on GoodReads says that it would have been okay if it was actually needed. I didn't mind it too much, because like I said before, I wasn't really invested in the storyline. I see why Roth wrote it that way and I see why everyone's mad. So you'll just have to read it yourself to see if you like it.
Rating: 7 out of 10.
FTC: borrowed from the library.
2013/Katherine Tegen Books/526 pages
2 comments:
I enjoyed the plot in terms of its pacing/action, and I thought that the concept was intriguing (even if it wasn't all that well articulated), but I did not enjoy what Veronica Roth did to all of the characters. Maybe part of it was separating the characters from the setting that so defined them in the first two books, but I just did not like it. In fact, I'm not sure why, but the farther removed from it I am, the less I like it, and the more annoyed I am about it. I just hate when authors take well established characters and start changing up all of the things we love about them!
Only Ingrid finished reading the series, and she enjoyed it, but probably 3 of us (Ing, Steph and Kristan) will watch all the movies, because the first one was pretty good. It will be SO interesting to see if/how the movies stray from the books. Particularly with regards to the ending. ;)
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