I've put off writing this review long enough. Let's get down to business. I have to admit, I didn't really want to read Divergent at first, because, really, another dystopian novel? Now, however, CLEARLY, I stand corrected. 
 Divergent is one of the few dystopian novels that I say can match up to the original, The Hunger Games. To think Veronica Roth is so young and a debut author too! Wow! What I love about Divergent is that you have so many great elements, and when put together, it packs a real punch. Tris is such a strong character, but at the same time, there's a vulnerability to her. She struggles daily; even after making the choices she has. She has to decide with what she knows is right for her, and what could be good for her. She's very brave, and courageous, and loyal too. A really powerful and capable heroine to look up to. 
 The story is full of twists and turns. I'm constantly flipping the pages to see what new adventures/torture Tris has to undertake this time, or in other words, what shit Veronica Roth is making her characters go through. I love the idea of 4 factions in a future world, though I must say, Dauntless scares me most. Not because of what they do, like jumping off trains and other mindless and "brave" acts, but how the system has been corrupted. 
 I love all the different secondary characters as well. It was nice to see that Tris wasn't alone in this, though WHY she picks up so much slack as the ex-Abnegation, I have NO idea. Without stating any spoilers, I was truly heartbroken with one of the secondary characters. It truly was a sad end for him. 
 The romance isn't bad in Divergent. It's actually not bad. I find it too much of a coincidence that Four and Tris found each other and that they are "soul mates", but at the very least, the romance progressed at a realistic pace and wasn't trivialized. I really hope we get more of Four's backstory in the sequel. 
 Overall, a wonderful debut, but I would have appreciate some world-building. How did the four factions came to be? What happened to the world that required their existence, etc etc?