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Insurgent is the sequel to Divergent. It was released in early May of 2012, very close to my birthday, so it was a well-waited birthday present. Insurgentremains a wonderful book in my eyes, but it doesn’t compare to the excitement and thrill of the first book of the series.
We once again find ourselves following Tris Prior, now technically factionless along with her boyfriend Tobias Eaton and many other members of both Abnegation and Dauntless. They begin the book hiding out in Amity headquarters when Erudite-aligned Dauntless stage a raid, causing Tris and her fellow newly factionless to seek refuge in another place. They eventually find themselves in Candor headquarters where they reunite with the rest of the “good” Dauntless. There, Tris and Tobias are arrested on suspicion of conspiring against Abnegation and running the simulation (a memorable scene if you read the first book, which you definitely should.) No more spoilers! But this book is action-packed, heartbeat increasing, gut-wrenching at times, and eventually infuriating by means of a massive cliffhanger.
I absolutely recommend this book if you enjoyed Divergent and are interested in continuing the series. It continues to be fascinating and thrilling, just as the first book was. On a number scale, I believe I’d give this book a 4.1/5 just because it doesn’t quite compare to Divergent, but I still enjoy it almost as much.
Favorite line: “We both have war inside us. Sometimes it keeps us alive. Sometimes it threatens to destroy us.”
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