Insurgent (Divergent, #2) in Read by Theme

Jul 04, 2012 Marie-Claude aka MC rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

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Where do I begin with this review. Wow. I guess that is the first word that came to my mind once I finished readind Insurgent. I can easily say that I liked this book MUCH better than it's predecessor, Divergent. I wasn't a big fan of Divergent, there was something missing from it and it kinda fell flat for me. Perhaps my expectations were too high, I am not sure. But one thing that I am sure of is that Insurgent was definitely better. In every single way.

One of the first thing I thought when I Where do I begin with this review. Wow. I guess that is the first word that came to my mind once I finished readind Insurgent. I can easily say that I liked this book MUCH better than it's predecessor, Divergent. I wasn't a big fan of Divergent, there was something missing from it and it kinda fell flat for me. Perhaps my expectations were too high, I am not sure. But one thing that I am sure of is that Insurgent was definitely better. In every single way.

One of the first thing I thought when I started reading it was that the author really did a wonderful job at getting into the action. Seriously though, she did not waste any time to get this book started. As soon as it started, I knew I was in for a ride. I hate when authors write a sequel to a series and feel the need to repeat stuff over and over again. I mean, if I'm reading book 2 of a series, chances are that I already know what happened in book 1. There really isn't need to repeat it all. Roth didn't do that. She really jumped right into it, no messing around. Love it. The story had lots of unexpected twists. And the ending. I mean, wowzer. It couldn't have a better ending. I really like where this series is going, and I really can not wait to read what comes up next.

On another note, I thought that we were able to learn about the characters on such a deeper level than we did in book 1. I loved how the author managed to keep me at the edge of my seat the entire time. I read this book so quickly, I really didn't want to put it down. And I'm starting to appreciate Tris more and more. Oh and one of the thing I enjoyed the most in this book was her relationship with Tobias. Why do I like their relationship that much?! Because they fight! It isn't perfect, like any relationship, and I feel that in most YA books, every single relationship the characters have with each other is always so perfect. They never fight, they're always all over eachother, always crazy for one another but they never disagree on anything. Seems like authors are afraid to give a realistic portrait of a relationship and it pisses me off sometimes. In Insurgent, Tris & Tobias don't agree on everything. As a matter of fact, they barely agree on anything at all. It made their relationship that much more interesting in my eyes. It felt real, with no sugar coating.

I was about to give this book a 4 stars. But when I was writing my review, I was trying to think of something negative to say about this book. And I couldn't. I have no dislikes whatsoever about it. So I just had to bump my rating to a 5 stars.

All in all, I think this series is growing on me. The first book didn't quite reach my expectations, but Insurgent exceeded them. And I am glad it did. If, like me, you weren't a fan of the first book, and decided not to continue with this series, I strongly recommend that you give it another try. Insurgent might surprises you, just like it surprised me! =)
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Oct 13, 2012 Amy rated it liked it

Not as good as the first, which wasn't a five star either. The ending should have been different. I felt like the author brought me along for a very meaningful ride just to call it a day and go get ice cream when she was wrapping the whole thing up. I would have thrown in one more twist at the end. Don't get me wrong, I would still recommend these books. Roth does a very nice job of describing and transporting the reader into this dystopian world. Read it for the artfulness alone if nothing else ...more

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