Insurgent by Veronica Roth

Spoilers for first book, Divergent by Veronica Roth.

Links: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11735983-insurgent

Summary: Tris Prior is scarred. Her parents died for her. She killed one of her best friends. Now life is harder than ever and a change is brewing. Her Divergent status makes her dangerous. Her boyfriend is keeping secrets and she has no idea who to trust anymore. In this dystopian version of our world, we learn about the consequences of our actions, love, war, and how to deal with fear. 

Non-Spoiler Review: I've been told that this book was the most boring out of the 3. I admit, for most of the time the characters were plotting or hiding out, but I wouldn't call it boring. A little annoying may be a better term. In the past book, I've been annoyed by Tobias, but this book made me almost hate him. I'm going to get beaten up for disliking Tobias because he's so popular, but I'm giving my opinion. Read the book and I'm sure you'll at least be slightly annoyed by is character. Honestly, Tris annoyed me too, but not nearly as much as her demanding boyfriend. I won't be quick to judge though because I have not yet read the last book(even though I have gotten so many spoilers) and maybe the characters will pick up?

Spoiler Review: Can we jump head on the characters first? Hm Tobias that annoying thing ugh! He frustrates me so much! I'm going to get hate, but it's my opinion, okay? (Guys, Theo Jame is like 30 in real life, so I don't think you should be that interested in him if you're still a teenager)  Okay. He blames Tris for lying and for making horrible plans, when he does it just as much as she does, if not more. The plan to break Tris out of Erudite on her execution day when she gave herself up. Oh my gosh... there were way too many holes in that ugh, how can Tobias be so??? Tris, that girl can be so cocky sometimes hmmmm. Moving on from the character, I really liked the story, it got me on the edge of my seat almost always and could make me laugh(Uriah). Lynn and Marlene's death... wth? Lynn's was so heroic, I loved it when she told Uriah that it was too late, but Marlene just died because she was under a serum. I wouldn't say Marlene's death was unnecessary because it was necessary for the story to move on(Tris going to Erudite and giving herself up). At Erudite, her execution date came early(you should have saw that coming Tobias) and Peter saved her. Since that point, I've started forgiving Peter somewhat for his acts. The way he sees life is honestly kind of sad. Peter, let me tell you something honey, just because someone holds the door open for you doesn't mean you automatically owe them. When Tris and Christina started to work with Marcus, I knew they were going to have a problem with their decision in the end. I was partially right. Tobias forgave her way too quickly thanks to the Edith Prior thing, but that was okay. They are going to get trialed in the next book(I think) and they are probaly going to get thrown in jail by Evelyn or executed. The moment when Jeanine was killed by Tori kind of scares me. Tori is much more powerful than I expected her to be. Tris of course, looks like a traitor when she tries to stop Jeanine's death, but ultimately doesn't succeed.I was spoiled for this series more than I've been for any other books, so Caleb being a traitor didn't shock me. I mean, it was awful of him to just watch while they execute his own sister, but Caleb was never that good in the first place. The Edith Prior video... it confused me. It was basically telling them that there was more outside of the fence? I feel bad for Edith because she did not know what she was getting herself into. All in all, I had mixed feelings about this book, but there were more pros than cons!

Rating: 8/10

Recommend?: Yes, I will recommend it to everyone who has read the first book. I also recommend this series to anyone who enjoyed The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins, Legend by Marie Lu, and/or Delirium by Lauren Oliver.