High drama, but with much feeling a bit contrived, Allegiant closes the Divergent series. Some lingering questions are answered, with varying satisfaction for me the reader. While I enjoy that Roth has avoided the cliche "love triangle" between Tris and Four, an inordinate amount of pages is spent with them involved in petty arguments there mainly to create tension. With much at stake, I doubt that this is really what these folks would (or should) be worrying about. When Tris and Four are solid, Roth's writing really shines.

Still not too sure how I feel about the revelations that led to the factions and Chicago being segregated from the rest of the world, but the ending did tie things up pretty neatly. Book 1 is still by far the shining star in this series.