Publisher: Harper Collins Page Count: 525 Fiction Genre: YA, Sci-Fi, Dystopian, Fnatasy, Adventure Dates Read: June 14 - 16, 2015 Summary Welcome back to dystopian Chicago, where the Factions are in turmoil. The Erudite, with the help of Dauntless leaders, have injected the majority of Dauntless with a mind control serum, and have commanded them to murder the leaders of Abnegation, and any other of the factions members. Now surviving Abnegation members, along with dissenting Erudite and Dauntless members have found temporary shelter and protection with Amity, before moving on to Cantor to ask for assistance. Meanwhile tensions rise and a war is brewing. Can Tris and Four survive this, and can their relationship survive the strains that are pulling them apart? Review I am so angry about this book. The wishy-washy feelings I had after book one have dissolved into pure acidic anger. It seems illogical to have this much distaste for a book, but what I had hoped would be a strong YA series has let me down. I am angry with Roth because she destroyed our protagonists. In book one, Tris was an uncertain young girl trying to figure out who she is in light of learning that she has been labeled as something dangerous, and cannot speak about it to anyone. In a short time she developed into a strong and independent young woman who can stand up for herself. Four was a strong, mysterious, and caring man in the first book. He wore his heart on his sleeve, yet her kept it guarded, only letting you see it when he knew he could trust you. Though there is maybe about a months passing between books one and two, we see a polar personality shift between these two people. Tris has become a sniveling, whining, suspicious person, while Four has become an angry, withdrawn, and unstable man. Given the short time span, it does not make sense how these two people could change so drastically. Instead of building up her plot, Roth pushes forward with something that is thinly put together, and filled with numerous plot holes. It seemed like Roth found herself in a hole and did not know how to proceed, especially when it came to tris and Four's interactions. It felt like 80% of the book revolved around Tris and Four making out, Tris and Four yelling at each other, Tris and Four not trusting each other, Tris and Four threatening each other, and the Tris and Four making out, again. Meanwhile, Roth has failed to thoroughly develop any of her secondary characters. As I'm sitting here just finishing up book two, I am unsure if I have the will to push forward into book three. I want to have faith that it will get better, but given the downhill slide that has been Insurgent, I have troubles finding that faith in Roth as an author. The last 3-5 pages of Insurgent surprised me, and I am intrigued by the cliff-hanger. Will curiosity get the better of me? Ratings (based on a 10 point scale): Quality of Writing - 6 Pace - 5 Plot Development - 3 Characters - 1 Enjoyability - 3 Insightfulness - 2 Ease of Reading - 6 Photos/Illustrations - N/A Overall - 2 out of 5 stars
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