Teen Book Reviews

YA book reviews by teens, for teens.

Saturday, June 15, 2013

Divergent

Hey fellow readers! I know I'm a day late on my Divergent review but my internet crashed yesterday. So here it is a day late. Divergent is the story of Beatrice Prior who lives in dystopian Chicago. Chicago is divided into five factions. Abnegation, the selfless. Dauntless, the brave. Amity, the peaceful. Erudite, the intelligent. And Candor, the honest. Beatrice is 16 which means aptitude tests, Choosing Day, and initiations.Aptitude tests will tell the 16 year olds which faction they belong in. When Beatrice takes hers, she discovers she is Divergent. It means, in non-spoiler terms, she belongs in multiple factions.She cannot tell a soul. It is dangerous to be Divergent. Soon Choosing Day arrives. That is when all 16 year olds decide if they will stay with the faction they were born in, or become a member of another faction. Beatrice does not know what to do. She feels much too selfish for her Abnegation family. I won't tell what faction she chooses for the sake of spoilers, but the book then goes to her initiation. The process of being accepted into a faction. Beatrice also falls in love with an initiate leader that had a secret. There is a huge shock at the end of the book and Beatrice learns what it means to be brave. This 487 page book is truly fantastic. Veronica Roth at such a young age has accomplished a lot in this book as well as Insurgent. I did not put the book down for more than 20 minutes and read it in one day. You will be up all night with Divergent. I highly suggest reading it.

Thursday, June 13, 2013

Welcome!

Hello. Welcome to Teen Book Reviews! The book review site by teens, for teens. I would like to thank you for coming to the site. I will review many popular books like Divergent and some lesser known teen books like Drummer Girl. I will reccomend books and I WILL shoot books down. I promise I read the entire book and think about it before writing a review. I started this blog because I was tired of not knowing whether or not a book was appropriate or good because most review blogs are by uptight adults that can't use their imagination and hate on everything except amish books. It was rather annoying only hear an adult's opinion on books meant for people much younger than them so I started this blog so people can hear a TEEN'S opinions and reviews on TEEN books. Enjoy the site. Divergent review tommorrow!