Insurgent by Veronica Roth

Insurgent by Veronica Roth
(Katherine Tegan Books, 2012)



Summary from publisher:
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 wil 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.


Oh, how do I tell you about this book without getting all spoilery?  I'll do my best.  But be warned; it's going to be difficult.

Insurgent picks up where Divergent leaves off.  Tris and Four (Tobias) are trying to figure out why Erudite has attacked the Abegnation faction and are basically running for their lives throughout the book.  We see Tris struggle with the guilt she feels for killing her friend Will and with her role in the new Dauntless.  We also see exactly how she is Divergent - her three aptitudes surface at various points in the story.

Roth does a masterful job of keeping suspense growing.  She includes just enough twists and turns to keep the reader guessing without making him/her dizzy.  Honestly, I can't wait 'till the third, as yet untitled, book comes out next spring.  You can be sure I'll be preordering that one!