Four: A Divergent Story Collection
By: Veronica Roth
Genre: Dystopian, Young Adult
Series: Divergent Series
Length: 208 pages
Synopsis From Goodreads:
Two years before Beatrice Prior made her choice, the sixteen-year-old son of Abnegation’s faction leader did the same. Tobias’s transfer to Dauntless is a chance to begin again. Here, he will not be called the name his parents gave him. Here, he will not let fear turn him into a cowering child.
Newly christened “Four,” he discovers during initiation that he will succeed in Dauntless. Initiation is only the beginning, though; Four must claim his place in the Dauntless hierarchy. His decisions will affect future initiates as well as uncover secrets that could threaten his own future—and the future of the entire faction system.
Two years later, Four is poised to take action, but the course is still unclear. The first new initiate who jumps into the net might change all that. With her, the way to righting their world might become clear. With her, it might become possible to be Tobias once again.
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Veronica Roth comes a companion volume to the worldwide bestselling DIVERGENT series, told from the per-spective of the immensely popular character Tobias. The four pieces included here—THE TRANSFER, THE INITIATE, THE SON, and THE TRAITOR—plus three additional exclusive scenes, give readers an electrifying glimpse into the history and heart of Tobias, and set the stage for the epic saga of the DIVERGENT trilogy.
Newly christened “Four,” he discovers during initiation that he will succeed in Dauntless. Initiation is only the beginning, though; Four must claim his place in the Dauntless hierarchy. His decisions will affect future initiates as well as uncover secrets that could threaten his own future—and the future of the entire faction system.
Two years later, Four is poised to take action, but the course is still unclear. The first new initiate who jumps into the net might change all that. With her, the way to righting their world might become clear. With her, it might become possible to be Tobias once again.
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Veronica Roth comes a companion volume to the worldwide bestselling DIVERGENT series, told from the per-spective of the immensely popular character Tobias. The four pieces included here—THE TRANSFER, THE INITIATE, THE SON, and THE TRAITOR—plus three additional exclusive scenes, give readers an electrifying glimpse into the history and heart of Tobias, and set the stage for the epic saga of the DIVERGENT trilogy.
My Review:
Rating:
Loved this book!! :)
I had read the Divergent books a couple years ago and absolutely loved the trilogy. I'm not one for reading the mini novellas released for many of today's book series. They have never been my favorite part of a story, so I generally skip them.
However, I needed a quick read for a school reading assignment and decided to give this book a shot since I loved the trilogy so much. I'm glad I did because I absolutely loved the book. It may have even swayed my opinion on novellas. I think there might just be more novellas in my future, especially if they are anything like these.
Four was my favorite character throughout the Divergent trilogy, like most people. ;) So the fact that there was an entire book dedicated to him didn't hurt my love for this book either. I enjoyed getting to see things through Four's eyes. Getting to understand what brought him to the Dauntless community and what events made him the man we all fell in love with.
My favorite part was when we got to see the events leading up to Four saving Tris's life at the chasm when Peter tried to do away with his competition. Seeing the events through Four's eyes was probably the best part of this book!
After reading this book I would highly recommend reading the novellas. They are definitely worth the read! My opinion on novellas is forever changed because of this book and I am a better reader for it!! :)
What do ya'll think of novellas?
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