"In Beatrice Prior's dystopian Chicago, society is divided into five factions, each dedicated to the cultivation of a particular virtue—Candor (the honest), Abnegation (the selfless), Dauntless (the brave), Amity (the peaceful), and Erudite (the intelligent). On an appointed day of every year, all sixteen-year-olds must select the faction to which they will devote the rest of their lives. For Beatrice, the decision is between staying with her family and being who she really is—she can't have both. So she makes a choice that surprises everyone, including herself.
During the highly competitive initiation that follows, Beatrice renames herself Tris and struggles to determine who her friends really are—and where, exactly, a romance with a sometimes fascinating, sometimes infuriating boy fits into the life she's chosen. But Tris also has a secret, one she's kept hidden from everyone because she's been warned it can mean death. And as she discovers a growing conflict that threatens to unravel her seemingly perfect society, she also learns that her secret might help her save those she loves . . . or it might destroy her." (Taken from the inside cover)
Violence: PG-13, it's got a lot of violence, but its not really graphic in my opinion
Rating: 4/5
Language: PG, there's not any words I remember, maybe a d word here and there
Sexual Content: PG-13, there's kisses, and then talk of having sex, but its never completed
Divergent is definitely a plain, fun book, that doesn't require much thinking to enjoy. The world building is not done very well, but if you don't want to think about how everything happened, and take in a lot of information from the book, this is definitely the book for you. I can't tell you much about the book itself, and how I liked the heroes, because there would be way too many spoilers in it! But I really and truly cannot wait for the next book to come out, (which is May 1, 2012.) I think this series can transform from this beginning to a truly spectacular series!
~Katie
