This book has gotten ton, and I mean TONS of good reviews. I can understand the hype. And really the only thing I have to say is this: Why has it taken me so long to read this? 
 I don't know why I do this, but when a book is really incredibly popular, it takes me a really long time to read it (have I mentioned that I haven't actually read the Hunger Games yet? Yikes) I didn't read Delirium until like, the middle of last summer. I read Across The Universe about a month ago (did I mention that it's now one of my favorite books) and I didn't start the Vampire Academy series until like the end of August. Those are just to name a few. There are a BUNCH of mega-popular books that I haven't read yet because I'm stupid. 
 Shall we just add Divergent to that list? Because I picked it up a long time ago at the Border's Bookstore in my neighborhood that was closing. Everything was super cheap and I bought like ten books. But this one I was just like "Meh. Maybe next time." 
 And I'm an idiot. Stupid stupid STUPID. This book was amazing. I mean, I don't have a major obsession with dystopian novels like some people. I'm sorry to say that I couldn't even finish Matched by Ally Condie. I haven't read the hunger games. Delirium majorly creeped me out even though I was completely enthralled. A few exceptions, MAYBE. Like Across the Universe, but even then that's got a more sci-fi thriller feel. 
 The whole book is based off of a society that is factioned. Abengation, the selfless. Erudite, the intellectual. Dauntless, the courageous or brave. Candor, the honest. And Amity, the peaceful. 
 Tris is a girl born into abnegation. On every person's sixteenth birthday, they take a test that shows which place they would fit best in. Then they choose. 
 So, let us start with Tris. The short little skinny blonde girl. She was kind of refreshing. Have you ever noticed in these young-adult novels that there's either a totally dependent Bella or a tough Killer Rose Hathaway? Yeah. Tris Was totally a crazy-ass tough chick that we all love. But she also knew how to cry. She got beat upway more than once, and got her feelings hurt a slew of times. I loved her. 
 Then there's Four. Sigh he may not be THE sexiest male character in a young-adult book (*cough cough* Jace *cough cough* Patch) But four had the total bad-boy-but-not-in-a-totally-cliche-way thing going on for him. More than once you got to see him vulnerable and sensitive. But not too much. Not enough that I don't stop reading for a second and picture myself as Tris with him once or twice...*cough*.....yeah. 
 I also liked the villains. I mean, if you can really call them that. Eric was considered the sort of villain, but you really know that he's not the mastermind behind everything. 
 The other supporting characters also did a lot for the story. Christina, Will, Al, Caleb, Peter, Tris' parents. They all kind of backed up all the morals that the story was trying to show. 
 And really, for the author, I just want to applaud that. Not only was the writing style amazing, and every emotion Tris was feeling totally present in a scene, but I TOTALLY understood ever moral and theme the author was trying to convery. With the factions, and the apptitude tests. The clothes they wear and the initiation tests. It was totally brilliant. 
 But a whole lot during this story, I was just wondering a couple things. The one I'm most curious about though is this: What is happening in the rest of the world? If all this chaos is happening in one city and so much has changed, then what the hell else is happening in the world? And what happened to the American government. I mean, they're in Chicago, which is part of America in illinois. What happened? And why does no one leave the city ever? Why is the gate locked from the outside? 
 These questions weren't answered in the book. But really that's not what bothered me. It was that they weren't ever even really addressed. I mean, a couple times there was a vague question regarding the gates and the locks. But it was like the rest of the world was just gone completely. ONLY chicago exists now. It adds to the dystopian effect, but wouldn't it have been nice to at least know what happened a little bit, even vaugely, in the rest of America and the world? 
 Overall, I completely applaud this book. I'm glad I finally got smart and decided to read the freaking book.