Veronica Roth’s Divergent, the first series in her trilogy of the same name, is a young adult dystopian novel. At this time, society is split into five factions, each based around a core value. Beatrice Prior’s initiation ceremony is arriving soon now that she’s sixteen, and she’ll have to choose between remaining in the faction she was born into or joining one of the others. After making her choice, Beatrice, nicknamed Tris, must navigate training, initiation, and relationships with her peers and family. On top of everything else, Tris must keep a dangerous secret as the world she has always known begins to fall apart.
I loved this book; Roth’s world-building is spectacular, and the development of Tris and Four’s relationship was unique and brilliant because they are written as two strong, equal individuals. While the overarching concept of this book is mirrored in several other YA dystopian novels, this is definitely worth a read.