Allegiant (Divergent, #3) in The Wide Web of Friends in YA Books

Oct 23, 2013 Tina rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: dystopian

First of all, I surprisingly did not cry at all whilst reading this book and I feel pretty emotionally stable. I have seen other's reactions to the ending of this book and was scared for my life to continue reading but all in all, I quite enjoyed the book!

Thoughts:
1) Veronica Roth's writing in this is so beautiful and she has added a very poetic style of writing to Allegiant. It was a very pleasant and meaningful read.
2) During the middle of the book, I did find the story to be a little-bit slow First of all, I surprisingly did not cry at all whilst reading this book and I feel pretty emotionally stable. I have seen other's reactions to the ending of this book and was scared for my life to continue reading but all in all, I quite enjoyed the book!

Thoughts:
1) Veronica Roth's writing in this is so beautiful and she has added a very poetic style of writing to Allegiant. It was a very pleasant and meaningful read.
2) During the middle of the book, I did find the story to be a little-bit slow paced but it didn't last for too long.
3) It was very interesting to finally be able to read from Four/Tobia's point of view and at times, I found it a bit confusing because Tobias and Tris are so similar yet different at the same time. This would lead me to sometimes drifting into Tris' mindset whilst reading Tobias' point of view.
4) I am personally very content with the ending, even if it could have ended a little bit more happy, the ending has not left me dissatisfied.

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All in all, this was a pretty good book and even though Veronica Roth could've done without the whole "sacrifice my life for you" concept at the end. ...more

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Nov 02, 2013 Sofia rated it did not like it · review of another edition

Shelves: series, completed-series, dystopic, ya

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Alright. Let's review this train-wreck.
How is this possible? How can the woman who wrote such a good debut novel fail to deliver so spectacularly in this book? I thought that writers were supposed to get better through experience, not worse.
Apparently, Veronica Roth is the exception to that rule. If Divergent was awesome and Insurgent was pretty good, this book continued the downwards spiral and ended up being terrible.
The book is told from both Tris's and Four's poi Read this review on my blog!
Alright. Let's review this train-wreck.
How is this possible? How can the woman who wrote such a good debut novel fail to deliver so spectacularly in this book? I thought that writers were supposed to get better through experience, not worse.
Apparently, Veronica Roth is the exception to that rule. If Divergent was awesome and Insurgent was pretty good, this book continued the downwards spiral and ended up being terrible.
The book is told from both Tris's and Four's point of views, a choice I don't really understand, since this has always been Tris's story, right from the start. I get why she had to do it, but I think she should have come up with a different way to patch up the holes that using only Tris as a narrator left in her story.
Especially since she is clearly not able to give Tobias's voice the same charm that she gave Tris's. Mostly because he sounds exactly like her.
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This novel was a huge disappointment. I was really excited for it and it was just a mess. You're better off not reading it. It felt convoluted and rushed and it didn't give me a sense of closure at all.
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Dec 26, 2013 ZOEY rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: ya-na, series, romance, mystery-thriller, dystoipia

"Everyone has some evil inside them, and the first step to loving anyone is to recognize the same evil in ourselves, so we’re able to forgive them."

"When you have to choose between two bad options, you pick the one that saves the people you love and believe in most."

"It’s not often you encounter the real person behind a good-natured mask, the darkest parts of someone. It’s not comfortable when you do."

"I suppose a fire that burns that bright is not meant to last."

Okay, so Allegiant is the last ...more

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Jul 23, 2013 Szidonia rated it really liked it

I liked this, but I can't say I was exactly satisfied with the ending. However I am happy that I read the series because over all it is great!

When I was reading the chapters I had to grab a box of tissues because I couldn't see through my tears, I actually think I went through the stages of grief, this was me for a few chapers...

When I accepted what happened I cried some more...

Even after all the crying I do not regret reading it for a single second!!! ...more

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Jan 09, 2014 Krystal rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: dystopia-post-apocalyptic

HOLY SHIT! I can’t believe what I just read. Oh my freaking gosh I can’t believe Veronica ended it like that. So this series is over and I loved every minute of it. It was bitter sweet. I can see why this book had such low ratings and why so many people were upset with this book. I totally understand because at first I was really mad about it, but then I started thinking not everyone gets there happy ending no matter how much than deserve it. So about 75 percent of this book was kind of uneventf ...more

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Oct 22, 2013 Ilana rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Title: Allegiant
Author: Veronica Roth
Publisher/Year: Harper Collins 10/22/12
Length: 544 pages
Series: Divergent #3

Title: Insurgent
Author: Veronica Roth
Publisher/Year: Harper Collins 5/1/12
Length: 544 pages
Series: Divergent #2

Overview

hat if your whole world was a lie?
What if a single revelation—like a single choice—changed everything?
What if love and loyalty made you do things you never expected?
The explosive conclusion to Veronica Roth's #1 New York Times bestselling Divergent trilogy reveals the ...more

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Jul 03, 2013 Ivy rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: published-in-2013, checked-out-from-library

Liked this book. Was not expecting the death of a certain character though. What did you all think of the Divergent movie?

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Oct 27, 2013 Angele | adominiquereads rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

I don't know what to say anymore. I'll probably won't be able to move on. ...more

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Nov 22, 2013 Ifrah rated it liked it · review of another edition

I gave it 4 stars just because its allegiant and I love the series and I would've loved this book anyway. I mean Veronica Roth would've had to make a conscious effort to make it crappy in order for me to decide I didn't like it. Having said that though I didn't feel like it was the greatest book ever either... but that might have gad something to do with my impossibly high expectations.
The ending was shocking though and I still can't fully believe it. (Dont worry I won't spoil it) It took a whil ...more

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