Divergent Series by Veronica Roth

Divergent

I thought I read this when it came out but I guess there were so many dystopian YA books that I got it mixed up with something else. When someone mentioned it to me recently, I actually was picturing the cover of “Matched” so I guess that’s where I got my wires crossed. I’m glad I got it figured out, though, because I read about 300 pages of this in a day, and then finished it soon after. I really like the story but am hesitant about it devolving into war at the end. I’ll try the second one and see how I like it.

Divergent (film)

I absolutely loved this movie. I thought it stayed really true to the book and pulled me right in. I'm not a huge Shailene Woodley fan (she'll forever be the brat in The Secret Life of the American Teenager to me) but I think she pulled it off.

Insurgent (film)

I got the second book from the library but also got the second movie, so I decided to watch the movie first. I rarely ever do that. I'm a book before movie gal through and through. But I was already feeling kind of "meh" about reading the second book. A friend who had watched all the movies (but not read all the books) suggested I watch the movie and see if it made me want to read the book. It was a decent movie in terms of continuing on from the first, but it wasn't enough to make me want to read the book. Theo James was the best part. So this is as far as I got in the Divergent series, but I don't feel the need to continue on.