The first book I read & finished in 2015 just for me :)

I read Divergent late to the game - last summer, maybe? and never managed to write up a review. I enjoyed it; not as much as Hunger Games, perhaps, but I definitely enjoyed the book. I admit I watched the movie first and liked the movie enough to try to tackle the book.

Roth creates a great, dystopian world from the first page. I like where the story starts; you get enough of Tris' family & her life before she decides to join Dauntless. I enjoyed the bit of "will they or won't they" romance between her and Four; surprised me, honestly, because I'm normally rather bored with romance in books, but Roth throws the romance at you in between the action scenes and makes me want to know what will happen next.

--2018 review of audio--
I've been in a reading funk for a long, LONG time - gosh, a year now or maybe longer? I'm trying to get back on track with both reading & blogging by listening to audiobooks. I really enjoy them and am lucky enough to have an amazing library system in which to get audiobooks (usually digital because it's so easy to listen wherever I go, as compared to actual books on CD). I did read Divergent before in the beginning of 2015 but honestly didn't remember much about the book, just some vague memories of the movie.

I honestly enjoyed the audiobook way more than the book! It was terrific. The narrator did an amazing job and she sounded so much like the Tris I image in my head. The pacing just seemed so much better in the audio version, too.