This is one of those books for which I have read gushing reviews on goodreads, the blurb looked interesting, so I picked it up to see for myself what the fuss is about. 
 First of all, I have seen it compared a lot to The Hunger Games. Yes, it's a young adult dystopia with a female protagonist. But as with comparing Vampire Academy to Twilight, it's much better to read it without ecpecting any similarities. Looking for the next Hunger Games in this book does it a disservice. (I don't understand the sentiment of "the next *insert popular book of choice*" in general, why not just read the original??) 
 As for the book itself, it's well-written. It sometimes feels a bit like a film with scenes cut and moving on to the next scene, but it's a page-turner and I read it pretty much in one go. My only problem were the faction names and a few other words which I found too much of a mouthful so it took me some time to get used it. Even though I'm not reading it out loud I still have problems when reading a word which I don't find easy to pronounce, I get stuck on it the same way I would if I was reading it out loud. 
 The mythology is well thought-out and intriguing. People have come up with solution to wars, they choose their community where they spend their lives based on virtues they believe in. The most interesting thought explored here is that what started as a great idea has once again been corrupted by humankind. 
 The main character, Tris, as well as all the supporting characters are well-written. They are flawed, believable and interesting. (view spoiler)[I guessed Four's identity quite quickly, but couldn't remember the name. Having a quick look back in Kindle is not easy, so I was left wondering for half of the book until Tris guessed in the fear landscape scene. (hide spoiler)] 
 The romance was sweet and believable for young people who grew up in this kind of world. Tris grew up in a faction where people didn't even hold hands so her fear and inexperience fit her character. 
 The ending felt a bit rushed. (view spoiler)[Once she completed Dauntless initiation, there's only about 1/5 of the book left and in this part a war starts, Will and both her parents die, and Tobias proclaims his love for her. It was good but all these events deserved a little more space. (hide spoiler)] 
 In conclusion, even though I didn't feel like this was the end-all be-all book goodreads make it out, it was intriguing enough that once I read the final page I went straight back to the beginning and read it again. So this book already has it's place on my very speacial read-more-than-once shelf.