Rolling Stone
The next big thing.
MTV
This is one fast-paced read that sticks in your head for days after you put it down, both because of its video-game-like scenes and its thought–provoking premise.” —Hollywood Crush, MTV.com
New York Times Book Review
With brisk pacing and lavish flights of imagination . . . Divergent clearly has thrills, but it also movingly explores a more common adolescent anxiety-the painful realization that coming into one’s own sometimes means leaving family behind, both ideologically and physically.
BookPage
PRAISE FOR DIVERGENT:“You’ll be up all night with Divergent, a brainy thrill-ride of a novel.
Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
The depth and richness of Beatrice herself make this an accessible option for both sci-fi buffs and realistic fiction fans.
JUNE 2012 - AudioFile
Emma Galvin presents an intense, fast-moving narration as conflict rips apart Tris and Tobias’s world. Futuristic Chicago is broken into Factions: groups of people with similar personalities. Galvin captures Tris’s youthful do-or-die attitude as she escapes a ruthless Faction leader and struggles with her love for Tobias. Whether it’s bloody battle scenes or Tris’s intimate musings, Galvin nails the mood and pacing. Tris’s grief and dread are amplified by Galvin’s heartfelt narration. She conveys Tris’s stubborn nature and Tobias’s steadying influence. This story is train-wreck addictive: You know you won’t like what’s coming next, but you can’t stop listening. Even listeners who are jumping in mid-series will have no trouble following the story. Galvin displays excellent control of a large cast of characters and a detailed story line. C.A. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award © AudioFile 2012, Portland, Maine
