Book Review

by Nidhi George

'Divergent' is a dystopian YA novel series by Veronica Roth. It focuses on a girl named Tris, who lives in a world divided into factions. She was born into the Abnegation faction (with the factions being Abnegation, Dauntless, Erudite, Amity, and Candor), but on her 16th birthday, she takes a test to help her decide what faction to join (or stay in). She gets a very special result, where she is an even mix of 3 different factions, therefore making her a Divergent.

Tris chooses to leave Abnegation to become a Dauntless. Once she gets there, she gets caught in a storm of unrest between factions, and she finds personal connections to the problems they are facing. 

I love this book because it’s a great mix of different genres, and the characters are well developed. The series is a trilogy, and the third book switches perspectives in each chapter, which helps you understand the story even better. Each book kept me on the edge of my seat, and I constantly wanted to know what happened next. This is a great read for kids and teens around ages 11-16.

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(Nidhi George is a grade 8 student in Northshore Middle School, Hartland, Wisconsin. She is a voracious reader, plays violin with the Milwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra and is a robotics enthusiast.)