Like the author says in the intro to this very short story--Four is hard to figure out and it's interesting to see things from his perspective with his motivations. I like his reluctance to admit things. I found him relatable. This is my favorite quote from the story: I feel like someone is pressing me into ... Read More »
Book Review: Four by Veronica Roth
I'm surprised how much I liked this book. I was not wild about ALLEGIANT and I didn't think I would be interested to read more about this series. Honestly, I thought Four was much more interesting to follow than Tris. He's more conflicted and I liked learning his thoughts and motivations. They weren't what I ... Read More »
Book Review: Allegiant by Veronica Roth
Spoiler free even if you haven't read the first book in this series. Allegiant explores what true sacrifice really means. Sacrifice isn't giving away other people's lives for the good of everyone. True sacrifice can only come from within yourself with the desire to truly help others no matter the cost to you. I liked how ... Read More »
Book Review: Insurgent by Veronica Roth
Spoiler free even if you haven't read the first book in this series. Insurgent picked up right where Divergent left off which made it nice to read them one after the other. Divergent was good and set up the world really well, but I liked the conflict in Insurgent much better. The factions are so interesting ... Read More »
Book Review: Divergent by Veronica Roth
I've been putting off reading Divergent for a while now because it seemed too similar to the Hunger Games. They do have some things in common like a girl fighting a dystopian government, but the worlds are so different that they didn't feel similar at all. Divergent felt similar to the Matrix more than anything. ... Read More »