Allegiant by Veronica Roth

Allegiant by Veronica Roth

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Published by Harper Teen

Reviewed by:  YA Sisterhood's Mom

The Sisters (and Mom) Say:  Heartbreaking but realistic and worth the read

The faction-based society that Tris Prior once believed in is shattered—fractured by violence and power struggles and scarred by loss and betrayal. So when offered a chance to explore the world past the limits she’s known, Tris is ready. Perhaps beyond the fence, she and Tobias will find a simple new life together, free from complicated lies, tangled loyalties, and painful memories.

But Tris’s new reality is even more alarming than the one she left behind. Old discoveries are quickly rendered meaningless. Explosive new truths change the hearts of those she loves. And once again, Tris must battle to comprehend the complexities of human nature—and of herself—while facing impossible choices about courage, allegiance, sacrifice, and love.

Told from a riveting dual perspective, Allegiant, by #1 New York Times best-selling author Veronica Roth, brings the Divergent series to a powerful conclusion while revealing the secrets of the dystopian world that has captivated millions of readers in Divergent and Insurgent.

For some reason my long awaited, much anticipated pre-ordered Allegiant was due to come in a week after everyone else’s. I moaned, I groaned, I was having Veronica Roth cravings, so I picked up my copies of Divergent and Insurgent and re-read, finishing just as the UPS guy delivered.

I’m not going to lie—I was fearful after reading the reviews in my week of waiting, fears that my heart would be broken with all the “spoiler alerts” that I was carefully avoiding. But maybe because I had just re-read and was back in my Roth Readiness, or maybe because I understood Roth’s realism that a character in a Dystopian novel must and will experience brokenness, or maybe because I truly believe that Roth is one of the top YA writers….whatever the case, I have to say that Allegiant deserves its Goodreads Choice Award for 2013.

We are warned on the book jacket that Tris, Dauntless by choice and Divergent by birth, is shattered as the novel begins, but how could she not be when all things she believed were true are actually lies. Naturally, she would begin to doubt everything—her friendships, the love between her and Tobias, and the very world in which she lives.

The first part of the book will definitely strap you to the whipping post and lash you with one betrayal after another, and just when you feel that you can’t take anymore, that Rothtastic suspense grabs you and takes you on a train ride, filled with all the danger, excitement, and the rush that a Dauntless junkie desires!

The dual POVs were the only thing that bothered me, not because it didn’t work, but because I had fallen in love so deeply with Tris’s character that it was difficult for me to give that up.  I wanted to see everything through her eyes. But it actually matched the separateness that occurs in Tris and Tobias’s relationship. It was necessary for us to see how circumstances were pulling them apart while their hearts were struggling to re-connect.

So in answer to your question, “Is Allegiant worth reading?”….Here are a few questions for you.  Would you walk out of the gym during the overtime of your child’s last senior game? Would you buy a 2014 Corvette and never drive it? Would you have a new baby and never hold it? For all of you Roth fans who have let others dissuade you from reading it for fear of a broken heart, I can only say “One choice will define you!” So definitely choose to finish that wild ride that Veronica Roth created for you and start turning the pages of Allegiant!

R is for Revolution, What does that spell? F-O-U-R!

And the final installment in our countdown to F-O-U-R is Revolution!  To celebrate the revolution, I have written an Insurgent parody to the tune of the Beatles famous song!  Enjoy, and don't forget Insurgent comes out TODAY!!!!!  Go buy it! The video of the original song is below.  Feel free to bellow out the new words as loud as you can.  I already have!

An Insurgent Revolution:  A Beatles Parody 

The factions want a revolution,

Well, you know,

Jeanine wants to rule the world.

She tells us that its evolution,

Well, you know,

Divergent can change the world. 

But when you fake the simulations

Don’t you know that Tris will find you out! 

Don’t you know Tris and Four will fight

Will fight, Will fight 

She says she’s got a real solution,

Well, you know,

She would lie to any man.

She’ll ask you for a contribution,

Well, you know,

She’ll kill you if she can. 

But if you want vengeance for people whose minds are clear

All I can tell you Jeanine is they are to fear. 

Don’t you know Tris and Four will fight,

Will fight, Will fight

She says it’s time for execution,

Well, you know,

Jeanine, It might be you instead.

It’s time to beg for absolution,

Well, you know,

It’s the only way to save your head. 

But if you go fighting a war that you just can’t win

You’re gonna suffer cause that is your greatest sin.

Don’t you know Tris and Four will fight,

Will fight, Will fight

Will fight, Will fight, Will fight, Will fight

Will fight, Will fight, Will fight, WILL FIGHT!!!!

Teaser Tuesday: INSURGENT by Veronica Roth

Teaser Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by MizB over at Should Be Reading!

To participate all you have to do is:

•Grab your current read

•Open to a random page

•Share two (2) "teaser" sentences from somewhere on that page

•BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure what you share doesn't give too much away! You don't want to ruin the book for others!) 

Insurgent by Veronica Roth 

Releases on May 1st.

Thank you to Katherine Tegen, HarperCollins times a million for the ARC!

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           We both have war inside of us.  Sometimes it keeps us alive.  Sometimes it threatens to destroy us. (ARC, p. 242)

           "Sleep," he says.  "I'll fight the bad dreams off if they come to get you." (ARC, p. 50)

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I have already read this book twice! Then, I went and took pictures of all my favorite pages, so I could reread them again and again, since I had to send the book to the Baby Sis and the Middle Sis! There are seriously no adjectives in the English language that do justice to this book. At one point, tears were running down my face as I was pumping my fist into the air. I cried, cheered, laughed, melted and experienced every emotion know to man through the pages of this book! I am so happy to be alive at this point in history just to be able to experience books like this one!

Also, as you probably have seen, we are apart of Team Erudite!  Please help us to win this faction war by clicking on our link here.  Also, as a thank you for helping us win, our faction leader, Pam, at Bookalicious, is giving away 3 finished copies of Insurgent that will be signed and personalized!!!  Go here to enter the giveaway!

Waiting on Wednesday: Insurgent by Veronica Roth

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Jill over at Breaking the Spine. It spotlights books that have not yet been released, but ones that you should pre-order today! This weeks book that we are anxiously awaiting is:  Insurgent by Veronica Roth book # 2 in the Divergent Series.

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One choice can transform you—or it can destroy you. But every choice has consequences, and as unrest surges in the factions all around her, Tris Prior must continue trying to save those she loves—and herself—while grappling with haunting questions of grief and forgiveness, identity and loyalty, politics and love.

Tris's initiation day should have been marked by celebration and victory with her chosen faction; instead, the day ended with unspeakable horrors. War now looms as conflict between the factions and their ideologies grows. And in times of war, sides must be chosen, secrets will emerge, and choices will become even more irrevocable—and even more powerful. Transformed by her own decisions but also by haunting grief and guilt, radical new discoveries, and shifting relationships, Tris must fully embrace her Divergence, even if she does not know what she may lose by doing so.

New York Times bestselling author Veronica Roth's much-anticipated second book of the dystopian Divergent series is another intoxicating thrill ride of a story, rich with hallmark twists, heartbreaks, romance, and powerful insights about human nature.

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There's not much I wouldn't do for an ARC of this at the moment!  This is definitely on of my most highly anticipated novels of 2012!  CANNOT WAIT!!!  More Four please!!!  Here's our review/gush fest for Divergent if you would like to check it out!