Wednesday, July 4, 2012

Insurgent by Veronica Roth

Release Date: Out now!

Publisher: HarperTeen

Pages: 525pgs

The Story

One choice can transform you - or it can destroy you. But every choice has consequences, and as unrest surges in the factions all around her, Tris Prior must continue trying to save those she loves - and herself - while grappling with haunting questions of grief and forgiveness, identity and loyalty, politics and love.

Tris's initiation day should have been marked by celebrationn and victory with her chosen faction; instead, the day ended with unspeakable horrors. War now looms as conflict between the factions and their ideologies grows. And in times of war, sides must be chosen, secrets will emerge, and choices will become even more irrevocable - and even more powerful. Transformed by her own decisions but also by haunting grief and guilt, radical new discoveries, and shifting relationships, Tris must fully embrace her Divergence, even if she does not know what she may lose by doing so.

The Review

Veronica Roth's debut novel Divergent had taken the book industry world by storm and because of such high praises, everyone couldn't wait to get their hands on her next upcoming sequel, INSURGENT, which was one of the most anticipated books of 2012! Not only did this book step it up a notch but it also delivered something of the epic factor and if not more than that!

INSURGENT begins shortly after Divergent had ended at and it instantly grabbed my attention from that point onwards. For the remaining and surviving characters, Tris, Four (Tobias), Marcus, Caleb and Peter, having just narrowingly escaped the horrors of Erudite's attack on the factions, the group start to head towards the faction of Amity where they try and seek refuge from, only there are all sorts of trouble that follows them into the unknown. I won't get into too many details concerning the plot but every bit of this book was well worth the wait and it's emotionally and just as thrilling as the first novel was in this dystopian series! I utterly adored this sequel!

Tris is a great heroine. There's no doubt about it. After everything she's been through, what with the death of her fellow faction peers and not to mention with the death of her parents, she still remains to be one of the strongest heroines I know of, but she doesn't go without her faults which makes her even more human to me and someone that I can relate to one way or another. For the first half of the book, Tris is a very difficult character to begin withm, as she's still fighting off the grief from book one, and despite many other tortures that she will soon experience in this sequel, she still manages to push through those tough boundaries that she has because . . . she's a survivor. In its her nature. It's in the inner core of her character arc. While at times I disagreed with how she dealt with some situations and even how she pulled away from her love interest, Four (Tobias), but she is a character that is constantly changing for the better and I love her for that.

As for our delicious, adorable and total hottie on the block Four - or Tobias as he's now often referred to as, he was someone who'd totally stolen the spotlight for me! More so than Tris ever did. He was a true soldier in this book and a boy with a true heart of gold, and much like Tris's character, he had also matured far more in this installment and had developed into someone I could respect because he used every bit of his street smart that he possessed, leading him to make the best decisions possible. And really, Tobias was the only person using his brains and I didn't find Tris appreciated him for that - not like she should have in the first place. But hey, what's love without their complications, right?

Overall, Veronica Roth's INSURGENT was a non-stop wrecking ball machine with action scenes, romantic one-liners and earth-shattering secrets that were flying out in all sorts of directions! If you loved the first book Divergent then what are you waiting for?!?! Go grab a copy of this sequel pronto if you haven't already done so!

The Rating

5/5 stars

22 comments:

  1. Yay, five stars! I'm so glad. I loved this book so much. I agree with you completely about Four - he's such a great character. Complicated and imperfect but still awesome - I love Four and Tris, they're one of my favourite couples ever. Great review :).

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    1. I love Four and Tris together, though I felt Trist treated Four badly at times. But still . . . they're perfect together.

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  2. I'm so glad you enjoyed this one Erin! I loved Divergent and Insurgent as well, so I can't wait for the last novel in this trilogy! I absolutely agree with you about Tobias stealing the show in this book and I loved their complex relationship!(: Amazing review! :D

    ~Keertana
    Ivy Book Bindings

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    1. I'm glad I enjoyed it too. Tobias totally stole the show for me! He was such a sweetie in this sequel!

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  3. SQUEEEEEEEEEEEEEE! SO glad you loved it, Erin! ASDFJHSFJDHF. I REALLY thought Veronica NAILED it with the follow up, and LOVE! Oh my goodness, I'm DYING to get my hands on 'Detergent' :P

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    1. I'm dying for Detergent too! It's going to be EPIC . . . have you seen Detergent's cover around the net? LOL. It's awesome I'm telling you. haha.

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  4. Yay, you really enjoyed this! I couldn't get past how annoying Tris was in the beginning, so it really let me down and I agree with you about their love not being perfect, but Tobias really was great and still himself! Bring on book 3!

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    1. I did indeed. Tris was a bit annoying this time round, especially with how she treated Tobias and not entirely trusting him if you know what I mean. But still . . . it was such a great book and Tobias really went BADASS on everyone!

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  5. Wrecking ball machine! Now that description's a first <3 Insurgent was such a great read - Tris and FOUR were fantastic characters. I can't wait to see how they change again in the next book :) Great review!

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    1. Why thank you Lisa! haha. Four especially was a fantastic character. No wonder why we love so, SO much! :)

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  6. This is one of those series I know I need to read, but haven't had much time to! Thanks for reminding me to get on it, haha. Great review!

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    1. Thank you! Definitely read this series ASAP!

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  7. I'm so glad that you enjoyed Insurgent as much as I did! I completely agree with you about Tobias. He is my favorite character in the series, and I loved getting to know him better. Great review!

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    1. I'm glad I did too. Tobias was such a badass. Enough said. :)

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  8. This is such an awesome review Erin, I pretty much agree with everything you said!! I loved how strong Tris was but that we also got to see her faults, and Four totally stole the show for me too. So glad you enjoyed this

    Cait x

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  9. FOOOOOOOOOUUUUURRRR! I mean, TOBIIIAAAASSS. Oh hell. That boy. I freaking love, Erin. Can I keep him? Forever? YES? YAY!! Ahem. No words can describe my love for this book... wait, no, I thik you've JUST done that in your review. Just when you think Veronica can't outdo herself, SHE BLOODY WELL DOES. Imagine how she's going to kill us in book #3? Gah. *clutches heart* Amazing review! I WANT TO GO REREAD.

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    1. LOL. We can share Four, can't we? ;) haha.

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  10. Im really happy that you loved this book. I on the otherhand, didnt love it as much as you do...I really want to love this book, its just that Tris ticks me off here, I loved her from the first book but here, I was frustrated and confused. But I am never giving up with this series, Tobias and Tris are bad-asses after all. And they are look so cute together.. Great review Erin. x

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    1. Sorry to hear that! Tris did tick me off now and then . . . but yeah I completely understand. Anyway thanks!

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  11. 5 stars!! That's all I can look at at the moment as I need to be totally fresh for Insurgent:D I am so glad everybody is loving this instalment:D

    Mich

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    1. I think mostly EVERYONE loved this book! :)

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