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Book Review of Divergent (Divergent, Bk 1)

Divergent (Divergent, Bk 1)
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This book. . .I barely wanted to put it down.
Beatrice grew up in the Abnegation faction (think Amish people). They are very plain and selfless people who care for each other and those in need. But Beatrice and her brother Caleb are now going to take a test to see which of the 5 factions they best belong in. They will chose to stay with their family, or move into another faction, separating themselves from their family forever. What will Beatrice choose?

I really enjoyed this book and was glad I finally read it, after having it on my to-read list for a good 2-3 years. At first I was thinking it was a lot like The Hunger Games, and I saw some similarities in the beginning, but it still held as unique and different. I felt I was able to connect well to the characters in it, though at times there were actions that threw me for loops and made me go, "What?"

Either way, this story was well done and I look forward to reading the rest soon! I am glad there was no language of profanities in it. There were some make-out scenes in it, but thankfully it wasn't raunchy.