I received this book a long time ago and a while after the publishing date. Therefore I will not be giving feedback as not only would it no longer be relevant, but also I didn't get round to reading it. My thanks to the published for the opportunity, as always this is much appreciated.

Sorry for late review - just catching up after a busy 12 months. Fabulous books following the fabulous films. Thank you for the read. Much appreciated.

I've been thinking about rereading Divergent for as long as I can remember. I first read it way back in 2013 - just over six years ago - and I was blown away, reading it in one sitting at a time when finishing a book used to take me over half a year and was a huge struggle.

I didn't expect to love it as much the second time around, but I'm pleased to report that I'm still giving Divergent five stars.

Rereading this book with a few years of blogging experience (and hundreds of titles read between then and now) I can finally put my finger on just what it is that makes this book so captivating, and it's the cinematic way that Veronica Roth describes every scene. You can picture it all so vividly in your head, but she doesn't drag things out to dwell in the places that she's created - she does what she needs to do and moves it on at a very fast pace, and she does it brilliantly.

Because I read this book for The Reading Rush, I watched the adaptation straight after I finished it, and I remembered once again why I disliked it so much. It takes everything that's amazing about the book and twists it, milking the scenes to add unnecessary tension that Roth weaves so effortlessly with her writing. Four's character is stripped back to the bare bones, whereas on the page he is vibrant and you find yourself falling for him at the same time as Tris (and, thankfully, not instantly - their slow growing relationship is still one of the best I've read in YA).

As I read this with my partner and he's never read the trilogy before, I will be rereading Insurgent and Allegiant very soon, and although I'm apprehensive about the third - I hated it with a burning passion the first time I read it, and am expecting to feel much of the same this time around - I'm looking forward to rediscovering the second book in the series, as I can remember loving it almost as much as this one when I first read it.

When I first started reading this book I thought I'd made a mistake and opted for a book that I wouldn't like. This isn't really a genre I would normally go for, however within the first chapter I was hooked and had to keep reading it to see what happened. Thoroughly enjoyed it, well written and I will definitely be looking out for more titles by this author

Already reviewed and feedback sent ages ago. Not sure why these are duplicating. But please find review content at my archived blog www.behindonbooks.wordpress.com

- Thanks! Sorry this is a little haphazard. Just trying to clear my Shelf here. :)

I felt this book was probably a little young for me, and also to similar to The Hunger Games series to really hold my interest any further. It is a well written book and I have no issues with the content or style of the novel. but I don't think I will read the other books.

A great YA dystopian.

I'd seen many favourable reviews for this book before reading it myself, which is always a dangerous thing. Hype and hoopla surrounding a book can often lead to high expectations not being met. And although this wasn't quite as mind-blowing as I'd hoped it would be, it was still a very good, very well-written read, and has great potential for future plots.

I loved the whole idea of the different factions and how it forces our young characters to examine their own personalities and decide exactly what kind of person they want to be. The system initially seems to work well, although it's odd to our eyes, but soon cracks begin to show and insurrection seems inevitable.

There were a couple of great characters in there, including the main one, Tris, a girl with unique qualities and a great sense of honour, as well as others that were not quite as well fleshed out as they could have been.

It's quite a violent world for ones so young, but anyone who's read the Hunger Games will be accustomed to reading about those type of things by now. And they are also handled realistically here, which I appreciated.

Unlike the Hunger Games, which gets off to a very quick start and maintains a fast pace throughout, Divergent slowly creeps up on you instead, culminating in a fantastic tension-filled ending. The training section is long (perhaps overly so), but the plot twist at around 3/4 of the way through was thrilling and slightly terrifying.

The romance was pretty cute. The boy (I shan't say his name for fear of spoilers) is a total sweetie-pie, and admires our heroine despite her own insecurities about being so small/looking so young.

I will definitely be reading the rest of the series.

Recommended to fans of the Hunger Games and other YA dystopians.