Whole Divergent Trilogy- By Veronica Roth Review

I wanted to write a review for the Divergent stories as a whole, rather than separately, mainly because you're probably going to read all three and not just one book from the trilogy. Unless you are a superhuman who is immune to wondering what will happen next, but mainly immune to...feels. I reviewed Divergent on it's own because as it's the first book, you need to see if you're going to like that to start with! You can read that here. Finished reading that? Okay...

To sum up the trilogy, I'll have to start with how it begins, so this is the summary of Divergent from Goodreads:
In Beatrice Prior's dystopian Chicago world, 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. 

The story develops throughout the next two books after Beatrice has made her choice. In Insurgent, Beatrice becomes even stronger than before, making decisions which will change not only her life, but so many others. There is drama and action through all three books, meaning that I was hooked and literally couldn't wait until I was on to the next book. Insurgent features a lot of twists and turns and when you add all of these things together, I think that an amazing Dystopia is born.

Veronica Roth has created a world in her stories that is described so brilliantly that I feel that if you gave me a piece of paper, I could draw a map of it. Her characters- while ever changing and introducing more- are so strong and so easy to imagine. I loved that Tris was an awesome character because unlike other female characters in books, she was strong in her own right. She had an angry side to her which gave her more character and made me like her a lot, which I sometimes don't with the whiney female characters that are way too common. But oh my gosh, can I just talk about Four for a second... FOUR! He was my favourite character for definite, not only because I fell in love with him, but also because he was broken but carried on. Th way he had gone through a lot but wasn't as hardened from it as he thought. Something about the little things he says and does made me adore this character.

And then, there was Allegiant. The book that is notorious for it's mixed reviews and split opinions. I was apprehensive to read this, fearing that I would hate it, but I guess that all I can say was that I was just a tiny bit... disappointed, I guess. I didn't hate it, but I didn't love it either. I don't want to give it away but I just didn't think the ending was very strong. Although what happened was shocking, I just thought that an alternative ending would have pleased me a lot more. Maybe I was just too hopeful. But, obviously, there are people who loved Allegiant so, so much, so I think its just a personal view really. If you disagree, let me know why! I would like to have my opinion changed. :) This hasn't made me dislike the trilogy at all though, because I still think that the rest of the story and previous books were AMAZING!

Out of all of the books, Divergent was my favourite. It was such a great story line, and being the first book, it opened up a trilogy which I knew I was going to be addicted to. I met the characters for the first time, the characters that I grew to love. Overall, this has been one of my favourite trilogies, has given me my all time favourite character (Four <3) and has made me want to re-read it again.

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So, I'm going to give it 5/5, despite THAT ENDING. I still loved it and would recommend it to every Dystopian fan. A must-read.

Book series

*Sorry for the late post, my laptop was not being useful*

Reading a book series can be wonderful for so many reasons. Especially because when you've finished the first book, if you've enjoyed it, you won't suffer from post book depression but can just glide flawlessly into the next. It allows extra and extensive fangirling and there are always huge fandoms over trilogies or series. As the story develops the characters do too which makes you more attached to them.

Sometimes, however, the first in a series is amazing and you need to tell the world just how great it is... Until the next book comes along and is a disappointment. I think that that is the risk you take when deciding to read a set of books- whether the story will get better or just downhill. But, I'm a big fan of book series and find that I enjoy them more than not. They let me enjoy the characters for longer, have a longer look into their lives and the story that they carry with them. 

Here, I'm going to list a few book series that I have read and give a brief review of each one. They are in preference order! 

1. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins- Probably most of the people reading this will have read this trilogy. I loved each book, didn't find any disappointment and found the stories fast paced and never boring. Katniss lives in Panem, a place where each year 12 boys and 12 girls have to compete in the Hunger games where they have to survive. The winner is the last one alive. Just read it, honestly. There's not a lot I can say because I would go on for too long if I did. If you like books that are awesomely great and greatly awesome then read this.

(YA, would recommend for ages 12 up)

2. Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling- Again, another extremely popular series. There are 6 books in total, all promising huge excitement and should come with a warning that once you start getting into the adventures, you will not put the book down. For me, the books get better as the series goes on. I don't really know how I can summarise a series of books that are so well known and adored. You've undoubtedly heard of the books anyway, if not read the books or seen the films yourselves. On every page is a sprinkle of magic and although I read this quite a while ago, I will definitely be a potterhead for a long, long time.

(YA- I would recommend age 12 and up again)

3. The Deliruim Trilogy by Lauren Oliver- I've literally only just finished reading this trilogy and I enjoyed it so much! I think that the story line and plot are incredible and are very original. I loved the way Lauren Oliver wrote the story and am eternally jealous of her writing skills and the imagery she creates! Delirium is set in an America where love is a disease and anyone who shows signs of having the 'disease' is killed or punished severely. It is full of twists and drama and makes me grateful for the way we are at the minute.

(YA- I would recommend this for ages 13 onwards)

4. A Witch In Winter Trilogy by Ruth Warburton- These books are not as well known as the previous three, but I enjoyed them a lot! The books feature a girl called Anna who doesn't believe in magic- let alone witches- until she moves to the small town of Winter where her powers reveal themselves. She meets a boy called Seth and in my opinion, he sounds pretty amazing, but there are things that could stop them from being together...
(YA, probably 13 up)

Friend Recommendations:
I asked on twitter which series people enjoy and was told The Hunger Games, which I have already featured, and the Deepwoods Series by Chris Riddell and Paul Stewart. These were given to me by @Charliebookworm. Also, I was told that the Percy Jackson series and A Series of Unfortunate Events are great book series. Percy Jackson for a younger and teen audience, and ASOUE for a younger age group. These were given to me by @VerbosityRevws of the awesome http://verbositybookreviews.wordpress.com/.