I have finally started reading the Divergent Series. I have previously read the Hunger Games Series and The Fifth Wave Series, so I am no stranger to teenage angst set in a dystopian future. 
 Divergent is set in Chicago Illinois, which is kind of cool for me because that is were I was born. When Beatrice is describing the city I can visualize where she is at, which adds to the experience for me. The population has been divided into 5 factions basically based upon personality traits that you have. I don't think this is a terrible way for an author to set up a world, but it does seem a little forced that you either like to jump off of trains or read books. I can go with it because it is setting the stage for the fact that you can be more then one. Hence DIVERGENT. 
 I really like Tris' character. She is vulnerable but still strong. She is also smart and brave in the choices that she makes. I think that the way she is written really made me want to root for her and care about her quickly. That is very important to me when it comes to a new story. 
 Tris decides to become a member of the Dauntless faction against her current upbringing as a Abnegation. The Dauntless world is scary and cool and was really fun to read about. Four seems like a brooding dream boat, so of course I love him immediately. The fear landscapes were an interesting concept and made me feel like I wish I could (or maybe not) face my own fears. 
 But with all trilogies you've got to start setting up where this is going and why and that is where the book kind of started to slide for me. It seemed like Veronica Roth could really see the world that she was trying to create and knew that she was going to have to make this whole messed up world fall... but once she finally made the decision to add the conflict it felt rushed. Don't get me wrong I still really liked the book but all of the sudden everything had changed from being an initiate to total chaos. I guess I would have preferred there be a little more lead up to such a big war and why. Luckily I am behind in the times and I can jump into INSURGENT right away. Binge-reading FTW.