Warning, this review contains spoilers for the previous books of the series, Divergent and Insurgent.
Allegiant, the third and final book in the Divergent trilogy by Veronica Roth, picks up right where its predecessor left off. At the end of Insurgent the factionless had taken over, doing away with the faction system and killing the leader of the Erudite. A video had been found which revealed that the city was sealed and the faction system put in place in order to fix the problems of the outside world, and that when enough Divergent had appeared they were to emerge into the larger world to fulfill that purpose. Tris and Tobias/Four had reconciled and decided to no longer keep secrets from each other. What we were left with at the end of book two was a long list of questions and an uncertainty as to what could possibly happen next.
Welcome to “Trailer Tuesday” where I talk about trailers for upcoming movies.
This past weekend, the first teaser trailer for Divergent premiered. I enjoyed the book by Veronica Roth and it’s sequel, and am eagerly anticipating the final book in the series, so I’m excited to see how it will translate to the big screen. Watch the trailer below, and then read on for my thoughts.
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Warning: This review contains some spoilers from the first book in the Divergent trilogy. To read my review of Divergent, click here.
Insurgent picks up where Divergent left off. Beatrice, who was recently inducted into the Dauntless faction at the top of her class, is on the run with Tobias and the survivors from the Abnegation massacre. They managed to stop the “simulation” mind control that the Erudite were using to control most of the Dauntless, but at great cost. Many of Beatrice’s family and friends are dead, and she has seen and done things that haunt her every thought.
If Divergent was all about finding your own path when the world wants you to fit in a particular slot, then Insurgent is about coming to terms with the choices you’ve made, and how to relate to paths chosen by others. Continue reading
Divergent, the first book in a trilogy by Veronica Roth with a film adaptation coming next year, has been compared to The Hunger Games, and it’s easy to see why. Both books feature strong female protagonists in violent and dangerous situations. Both books have a similar tone, and are told in the same first person style aimed at “young adults” (my dislike for that term as related to books is a topic for another post). However, that’s largely where the similarities stop.
Divergent, tells a story set in the post-war remnants of Chicago.
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