Book #1 in this series seems to have taken the reading world by storm!! It won Goodreads FAVORITE BOOK for 2011!! 10,159 votes!!! Amazing, and now I so want to read this!
When I mentioned how popular it was, Maria commented with this:
Maria: “Just wanted to say that I read Divergent and completely LOVED it!!”
Julie: “so good! book 2 is amazing as well.”
About book #1:
In Beatrice Prior’s dystopian Chicago, society is divided into five factions, each dedicated to the cultivation of a particular virtue—Candor (the honest), Abnegation (the selfless), Dauntless (the brave), Amity (the peaceful), and Erudite (the intelligent). On an appointed day of every year, all sixteen-year-olds must select the faction to which they will devote the rest of their lives. For Beatrice, the decision is between staying with her family and being who she really is—she can’t have both. So she makes a choice that surprises everyone, including herself.