Divergent- Book Review (spoilers included if you have not read this book)

I am now totally addicted to the Divergent series! When I first began the book I was not sure what it was about, I was just told that it was an addicting read. Once I got a few chapters into it I began to see it as another Hunger Games series, which I think is one of the reasons why I like it so much. 

Let me first start with comparing The Hunger Games book 1 with Divergent book 1. There is a teenage female heroine who is slightly confused as to where they completely belong  in both novels. Both live in an America that has been changed and divided, although Divergent takes place in what was once Chicago and nothing is mentioned as to what might be beyond the city.  Both female heroine's have a love interest that at first eludes them but in the end is a beautiful relationship although both were unsure of what a relationship was before meeting the leading male role in the series. In both Divergent and The Hunger Games, both females are put to tests by their new government in order to prove their place or fight for their lives essentially. They both have arch enemies who they are determined to outsmart and outwit in order to win. Both females end up successful in their endeavor although I did feel that Divergent left you longing for the second book more than The Hunger Games did. 

With Divergent I felt that the storyline was easy to follow and at sometimes a little predictable but, I loved it. I loved how the character grew but at the same time maintained her personality that you loved. The love between Tris and Tobias ( Four) made me feel like I was in a teenage love story again. That feeling when a romance first begins and it is a kissing and loving romance that sends shoots of electricity through you at every touch.  I also did not see it coming at the beginning. Throughout the story I feel like I can connect with Tris and her shame for leaving her faction but also at her bravery for joining a new and sometimes intimidating faction. The ending keeps the reader on the edge of your seat as you try to determine whether or not Tris will successfully be able to get away from the dangers of the Dauntless faction. 

The book left me hanging as the characters attempted to escape the evil of the Dauntless and Erudite leaders who will surely be after them after ruining their plan of dominance over the Abnegation faction. 

I can't wait to see what Insurgent brings!