I was also shocked when I've learned that Beatrice's mom is a former Dauntless and she was killed in the end of the book, I thought that the author would spare her life. So while reading it I never really expect that Caleb will choose to be Erudite, I knew that Beatrice will choose Dauntless because of a youtube review I've watched.Ģ. Note: With spoiler, to those who have read it, just scroll downġ. PS: I think if I will have to choose for a faction, I'll be Erudite. So my decision if Divergent is better than Hunger Games will be decided I think after reading all the books in the trilogy. I've been thinking that it could be a contender for the Hunger Games, but I'm not 100% sure if this one is better since this is only the first book in the series. I also like that there's a lot of betrayal, a lot of twists and turns and for most of the time it's not really what I expected. It's a mix of adventure, lots of fighting and there's training and simulation tests, there's mystery, there's political intrigue, there's humor, lots of violent scenes and it also has romance. I also like that there's romance in this book, but there's no love triangle, so I think it's different. What I really liked about the book is the world the author has created, at first I thought it was really idealistic, but when I'm reading it, I surmised it is flawed (of course I'm reading Dystopia, you know the 101, government and system is corrupted blah blah blah) and it is also more like political so it's really thought provoking and intriguing. You will know more about it reading the book. If you're wondering what the term Divergent means it actually means that you can fit to two or more factions. If you want to watch the book trailer here it is: The futuristic world in Divergent is divided into five factions.Ībnegation (The Selfless)- symbol: a hand helping another handĮrudite (The Intelligent)- symbol: an eyeĭauntless (The Brave)- symbol: a flame *this is also the symbol in the bookcover So for those who haven't read it yet I heartily recommend it. I think it was really the approriate time, I've money and it's my birthday (4 days kind of late, actually) and I decided to have a birthday treat. Then, came the time that we went to Mall of Asia and, we're kind of celebrating my 20th birthday and our waiting place was the National Bookstore and I've seen Divergent in the New Releases Section. Then I'm itching to read it, but the problem was, I've no money and I'm even finding a hard time looking for the copy at our National Bookstore. And of course, I trust these people, when they say that a book is amazing, for sure I know it is true. Also one of my friends here, Rollie, even mentioned that he liked Divergent more than the Hunger Games. I've known a lot of good things about this book, from youtube and goodreads and they were saying that if you liked Hunger Games, definitely you have to read it. Divergent's so good it deserves a white teddy, and that's saying something.