braydenhouser's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
theoliveprincess's review against another edition
2.0
So...I didnt like this story or the last. We werent given the opportunity or benefit of having figured out so many things on our own. They were strung out and dumbed down in this and in Insurgent. I dont say this to insult the author because what i took away from these books were different considerations for what it means to forgive, both to sustain a relationship and friendships. The worst parts were the repetitive and awful romantic parts, but then im not the target audience. So no - 2 stars from me for the stories but i am anxious for better books from this author because i saw her potential slip out and show a few times.
emiliiiii20's review against another edition
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
vayla's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
justkilledshirley's review against another edition
4.0
I wasnt too fond of how the book was set up with POV from both Tris and Four. However the ending just depressed me but I cannot be mad because it was a very well written book IMO.
mirpanda277's review against another edition
3.0
I'm just so annoyed. There's too many holes in the logic of this story--the entire series--that I need someone to fill in for me. On the surface, the story is compelling and the theme's are engaging. But there's so many issues for me in concern to the world building, let alone the amount of time it takes for characters to stop feeling two-dimensional, if they do. And it's just so distracting how dumb everyone is.
And then that ending ... why? If Roth was going for an Eden/Jesus parable, shouldn't Tris have seemingly died, seen her mother, then come back to life? Take a page from Rowling's book! This story was about Tris for so long and suddenly I'm left with a broken-but-on-the-mend Tobias? No thanks. Especially when we only get his perspective peddled and shoved to us in the third book. Couldn't Tobias's lesson about grief be learnt by Tris with her parents, her mother? I mean, so many of her friends died too. Uriah died! His death--his seemingly meaningless death (standing in the wrong place, wrong time) could have ignited a relapse for Tris over her grief for her parents, Will, and so on. Because, you know, grief can come back. And then Roth can say all those pretty words about dealing with it. And try to convince me that Roth couldn't have kept the scene between Tobias, Christina, and the syringe while Tris was in a coma--before she wakes up, as she would in my version--and he can't choose whether to pull the plug so he decides to try to forget a choice has to be made or rather, he chooses a choice that only affects him, and so on.
Also, Caleb loses both his parents, is hated by his sister, discovers he's genetically damaged and insignificant in the world, didn't know as much as he thought he once knew, feels enough guilt over everything to sacrifice himself, is obviously scared, and then loses his sister too as she sacrifices herself for him, leaving him an only loved by Tris hated coward. And all we get is a brief conversation between him and Tobias that's mostly about Tobias?! What about Caleb's character development, his perspective? Roth's writing would have been greatly improved had Allegiant been written showing the POV of Tris, Tobias, AND Caleb. She could even keep her ending and I wouldn't think so poorly of it.
I really just think that Roth had a vision of that ending with Tobias and the ashes zip-lining and she was willing to kill for it.
And then that ending ... why? If Roth was going for an Eden/Jesus parable, shouldn't Tris have seemingly died, seen her mother, then come back to life? Take a page from Rowling's book! This story was about Tris for so long and suddenly I'm left with a broken-but-on-the-mend Tobias? No thanks. Especially when we only get his perspective peddled and shoved to us in the third book. Couldn't Tobias's lesson about grief be learnt by Tris with her parents, her mother? I mean, so many of her friends died too. Uriah died! His death--his seemingly meaningless death (standing in the wrong place, wrong time) could have ignited a relapse for Tris over her grief for her parents, Will, and so on. Because, you know, grief can come back. And then Roth can say all those pretty words about dealing with it. And try to convince me that Roth couldn't have kept the scene between Tobias, Christina, and the syringe while Tris was in a coma--before she wakes up, as she would in my version--and he can't choose whether to pull the plug so he decides to try to forget a choice has to be made or rather, he chooses a choice that only affects him, and so on.
Also, Caleb loses both his parents, is hated by his sister, discovers he's genetically damaged and insignificant in the world, didn't know as much as he thought he once knew, feels enough guilt over everything to sacrifice himself, is obviously scared, and then loses his sister too as she sacrifices herself for him, leaving him an only loved by Tris hated coward. And all we get is a brief conversation between him and Tobias that's mostly about Tobias?! What about Caleb's character development, his perspective? Roth's writing would have been greatly improved had Allegiant been written showing the POV of Tris, Tobias, AND Caleb. She could even keep her ending and I wouldn't think so poorly of it.
I really just think that Roth had a vision of that ending with Tobias and the ashes zip-lining and she was willing to kill for it.
misslexisaurus's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
I'm so glad I read the books after discovering the series through the films. I am so in love with these books. The characters are so complex with real struggles, Roth does an amazing job of avoiding "good vs bad" and really explores the idea of good people bad choices and the difficulties of knowing what the right thing even is in such hard situations.
I cried my eyes out for the last several chapters!
I cried my eyes out for the last several chapters!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death
Moderate: Gun violence, Violence, Grief, Physical abuse, Blood, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Domestic abuse
Minor: Homophobia and War
tinnyverse's review against another edition
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
hollief's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75