Title: Insurgent
Author: Veronica Roth
Language: 3/5
Content: 2/5
Overall: 5/10

Having read and enjoyed Divergent, I decided to give this a go as well. The language is to the same standard as Divergent but the story falls behind. There's a lot of repetition as well as the feeling that the characters are just going around in circles. 

Spoiler: They leave the city, they go back into the city and then leave the city again. Most of their actions seem to have absolutely no cause and the book fails to keep the reader interested. The final 'revelation' at the end of the novel also doesn't make much logical sense. 

All in all, I would give this book a miss- I am curious about the third novel in the trilogy but doubt I'll actually read it.

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Title: Divergent
Author: Veronica Roth
Language: 3/5
Content: 3/5
Overall: 6/10

I decided to read this book after watching the film which may have influenced my opinion on it. The story is set in a dystopia where there are five sections which have set jobs in the city. These are Abnegation, Amity, Dauntless, Erudite and Candor. Without going into much detail: Abnegation are known for their selflessness and hence they run the government, Amity are peaceful and they work in agriculture, Dauntless are brave and they are the soldiers for the city, Erudite are clever and they work as scientists and teachers and Candor are honest and they run the legal system. In this universe children grow up in their parents section until they are 16 at which point they have an aptitude test telling them which section they would be best suited to. After this aptitude test they take place in the Choosing Ceremony where they can choose any section regardless of whether it is the one they are most suited to. However, once they choose a section they cannot really leave it or choose to do a job from a different section.

The universe reminded me slightly of the Hunger Games. However, I believe it is a successful book regardless. The story is definitely good and it is also extremely captivating. I had many a sleepless night caught up in the flow of the events.

The language is simple but easily readable. It does a good job of not taking away from the story. All in all, I would say that this was a good book and incredibly fun to read.