4.5 stars 
 I really enjoyed Divergent, but the story was quite different from what I was picturing! I thought it was going to be a lot more action and rebellion against the authority right from the start/towards the middle but it's really more about Tris finding her place and learning what she needs/wants to be (at first). 
 I love where the story took us though and after the end, I can't wait to pick up Insurgent! 
 Full review originally posted on The Book Addict's Guide: So before I started DIVERGENT, I knew three things: 1) It's a dystopian. 2) Everyone loves it. 3) I wanted to read it. 
 I really didn't know much about the plot as I like to keep myself in the dark and figure it out as we go along, so I was actually quite surprised at how the story unfolded. I think I expected a lot more action and a lot more direct conflict with the authority of society, but instead I found myself learning more and more about Beatrice and seeing her grow as a person. I actually quite liked it, but it threw me off a little bit. 
 I always enjoy true dystopian societies where we see the landscape in shambles as the citizens rise up and try to reconfigure their world and "do it better" than the generations who left this crumbling world for them. Divergent is definitely a true dystopian, and I really enjoyed learning about all of the factions and their different characteristics. Of course, I don't ever think this would actually work in the real world, but it was interesting nonetheless! 
 I think I was hoping to learn more about being Divergent and what it really means closer to the beginning/middle of the story. We get little sneak peeks at how it makes Beatrice different from her peers, but I feel like I was left waiting too long to figure out what made a person Divergent and if there was anyone else out there who was like her that was forced into hiding as well. 
 As far as the ending goes, it's not quite cliffhanger, but definitely left me on the edge of my seat waiting to pick up INSURGENT! Lucky me, I just bought it!