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A review by kaiteayu
Allegiant by Veronica Roth
1.0
*spoilers* 1.5/5
*=notes I made while reading the book
Halfway through the book, I was so close to going into a reading slump and ended up reading Hunger Games Catching Fire in four days… I think that says enough about the book, but I’ll point out a few topics that weren’t exactly my favorite. I switched to an audiobook in hopes it would be a faster way to get through this bleak experience. It was helpful to hear the details, but some parts weren’t as memorable, like Tris’s death, which felt anti-climatic. She dies for Caleb because she loves him but, throughout the book, shuts him out and constantly labels him as an Erudite, which are the exact labels they were trying to leave. I knew that she would be killed because I was spoiled for it a few years ago, and it explains the transitions from Tris’s POV to Tobias’s. Tobias’s POV is nothing like how I thought it’d be. I thought he’d be the more cool-headed person in the relationship. Still, once he’s told information that flips his life around, he becomes undependable as a boyfriend and character. He couldn’t even protect Uriah (which we didn’t get that many scenes before he died, so I was bumped out because he’s such a lovable character, and it wasn’t as sentimental as I thought it would be). The transition between Tobias and Tris’s POV was confusing when reading because their perspective and the way they speak are almost precisely the same. The audiobook helped in this case because the voice actors made it clear who it was because I could hear the difference. Their perception of specific subjects will be worded nearly identical, which brings me back to my previous point. Tobias feels different from the first book. In Insurgent, Tobias and Tris were constantly fighting, and I was honestly just done with both of them. In Allegiant, it’s almost the same thing, but Tobias is just being ridiculous all the time. In the first book, he was a cool, reserved mentor who knew what he wanted and was smart because he knew what was important in life. Now that he's being told he’s “broken,” he believes it and starts lashing out like a child. Even Tris tells him that what the scientists were saying is nothing to worry about, and this is coming from the one he “can’t live without.” However, I understand why he had his doubts. His whole life was an experiment, and he was abused. Regardless he also never felt whole in just one faction, so wouldn't he be glad he could work on himself outside a heavily influenced society and away from his father? Tobias also tried to fight David when the man’s memory was erased, like what are you doing that for? He’s not going to be able to take accountability because he doesn’t remember killing Tris. You're not going to know why he did anything because you and Tris agreed the plan would be to wipe everyone's memories. The experiment itself makes no sense because the problem isn’t magically going to fix itself. Even when there started to be more divergents, the people who ran the experiments didn’t care, so what was the point? I honestly don’t think this book was necessary; it felt like there were numerous ideas just thrown together that slightly make sense in theory and then, on paper, are a mess. There were too many serums where I started mixing up what they were drinking because it wasn’t clear. I don’t think I’ll re-read the series, maybe the first one because it wasn’t too bad, but I think the rest of the story after the first one was never thawed out, so it feels pointless, but that’s my personal opinion. I would love a book about Tris’s mom because she always seemed so mysterious, and to know that she went into society by choice is interesting. Instead, we received Four which I’ll still read even though he annoys me now. I’m a little more interested in Tris’s parent's story because now I see the whole picture. Tris’s father never really hated Erudite (because he used to be one). Some people are incredibly cocky in Erudite, and then when they get power, they want more to control. I feel like there’s so much more we could know about them, so learning about her parents was one of my favorite parts of the book. Veronica is pretty good at describing surroundings to where I can picture all the details in my mind. Overall the bad outweighs the good, so I give the book 1.5 stars. Sadly, I don’t see the hype, and I will not be watching the movie because I know it was butchered and canceled.
*Tobias was like the cool, reserved mentor guy who knew what he wanted and was actually thinking about the consequences of his actions. In this one, he’s like, omg, I can’t live without you, Tris. I’m a whole other person when I can’t be with you
*=notes I made while reading the book
Halfway through the book, I was so close to going into a reading slump and ended up reading Hunger Games Catching Fire in four days… I think that says enough about the book, but I’ll point out a few topics that weren’t exactly my favorite. I switched to an audiobook in hopes it would be a faster way to get through this bleak experience. It was helpful to hear the details, but some parts weren’t as memorable, like Tris’s death, which felt anti-climatic. She dies for Caleb because she loves him but, throughout the book, shuts him out and constantly labels him as an Erudite, which are the exact labels they were trying to leave. I knew that she would be killed because I was spoiled for it a few years ago, and it explains the transitions from Tris’s POV to Tobias’s. Tobias’s POV is nothing like how I thought it’d be. I thought he’d be the more cool-headed person in the relationship. Still, once he’s told information that flips his life around, he becomes undependable as a boyfriend and character. He couldn’t even protect Uriah (which we didn’t get that many scenes before he died, so I was bumped out because he’s such a lovable character, and it wasn’t as sentimental as I thought it would be). The transition between Tobias and Tris’s POV was confusing when reading because their perspective and the way they speak are almost precisely the same. The audiobook helped in this case because the voice actors made it clear who it was because I could hear the difference. Their perception of specific subjects will be worded nearly identical, which brings me back to my previous point. Tobias feels different from the first book. In Insurgent, Tobias and Tris were constantly fighting, and I was honestly just done with both of them. In Allegiant, it’s almost the same thing, but Tobias is just being ridiculous all the time. In the first book, he was a cool, reserved mentor who knew what he wanted and was smart because he knew what was important in life. Now that he's being told he’s “broken,” he believes it and starts lashing out like a child. Even Tris tells him that what the scientists were saying is nothing to worry about, and this is coming from the one he “can’t live without.” However, I understand why he had his doubts. His whole life was an experiment, and he was abused. Regardless he also never felt whole in just one faction, so wouldn't he be glad he could work on himself outside a heavily influenced society and away from his father? Tobias also tried to fight David when the man’s memory was erased, like what are you doing that for? He’s not going to be able to take accountability because he doesn’t remember killing Tris. You're not going to know why he did anything because you and Tris agreed the plan would be to wipe everyone's memories. The experiment itself makes no sense because the problem isn’t magically going to fix itself. Even when there started to be more divergents, the people who ran the experiments didn’t care, so what was the point? I honestly don’t think this book was necessary; it felt like there were numerous ideas just thrown together that slightly make sense in theory and then, on paper, are a mess. There were too many serums where I started mixing up what they were drinking because it wasn’t clear. I don’t think I’ll re-read the series, maybe the first one because it wasn’t too bad, but I think the rest of the story after the first one was never thawed out, so it feels pointless, but that’s my personal opinion. I would love a book about Tris’s mom because she always seemed so mysterious, and to know that she went into society by choice is interesting. Instead, we received Four which I’ll still read even though he annoys me now. I’m a little more interested in Tris’s parent's story because now I see the whole picture. Tris’s father never really hated Erudite (because he used to be one). Some people are incredibly cocky in Erudite, and then when they get power, they want more to control. I feel like there’s so much more we could know about them, so learning about her parents was one of my favorite parts of the book. Veronica is pretty good at describing surroundings to where I can picture all the details in my mind. Overall the bad outweighs the good, so I give the book 1.5 stars. Sadly, I don’t see the hype, and I will not be watching the movie because I know it was butchered and canceled.
*Tobias was like the cool, reserved mentor guy who knew what he wanted and was actually thinking about the consequences of his actions. In this one, he’s like, omg, I can’t live without you, Tris. I’m a whole other person when I can’t be with you