After reading Delirium recently, I had the thought that I was SO over this whole dystopia phase. But I had already purchased Divergent and a couple of friends said it was good, so I gave it a shot. Holy cats, am I ever glad I did. This book is at the top of its genre, hence the five stars. And genre-wise, while today it would be labeled dystopian, Divergent felt more sci-fi than anything else, which is probably why I liked it so much. 
 The concept isn't terribly original (girl chooses one of five factions that she has to belong to for the rest of her life) and the writing isn't particularly lyrical, but boy howdy if I didn't enjoy the story. This book's three greatest strengths were the characters, the action, and the romance. I love that it's set in some futuristic Chicago and I love how the Dauntless faction is like some sort of Gryffindor-gone-rogue. It also has the strongest set-up for the next two books. Divergent only came out last month--I fully expect it to become huge over the summer. (And it's not like how huge it becomes should determine how good of a book it is or provide any sort of reason for you to read it. It's good enough that I anticipate that it will garner hype.) 
 And since I sometimes feel like ending my reviews like an episode of Reading Rainbow, I guess what I'm trying to say is this. "But don't have to take my word for it!"