Veronica Roth

Veronica Roth is the New York Times #1 Bestseller of the Divergent Series. She was born in New York but now lives the Chicago area. Roth is 25 years old and a graduate of Northwestern University’s creative writing program. She first began writing her debut novel Divergent while in college.
Divergent is Roth’s first book in the trilogy and is her debut novel. Divergent is about Beatrice “Tris” Prior’s dystopian Chicago society where people are split in five factions by virtues: Abnegation, the selfless, Dauntless, the brave or courageous, Amity, the kind, Candor, the honest, and Erudite, the intelligent. Beatrice is formerly from Abnegation but after taking her Aptitude Test, where she learns she is “Divergent”, something that causes her not to fit in with a distinct faction, she transfers to Dauntless at the Choosing Ceremony the next day. While in Dauntless she learns combat, chooses another name, and is exposed to many things she has never experienced in her home faction, Abnegation. Tris discovers that “Divergence” is extremely dangerous and she can be killed if she discloses that she, herself, is Divergent. She also learns that being Divergent allows her to manipulate simulations and to be aware that they aren’t real, which is useful in a stage of initiation. Meanwhile, Tris acquires friends in her initiation process where she competes to become a member of Dauntless. One of her instructors, Four, is her love interest. She later learns he is also Divergent and is somebody she knew from Abnegation, Tobias Eaton, her father’s co-workers son. During the book, an upcoming war brews against the Erudite who want to rid of the Divergent and take over the factions themselves. The antagonist, Jeanine Matthews puts the Daunt...

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... dial in the code to stop David, the leader of the Bureau, from the act. While Tris overcomes the death serum in the room, and attempts to put in the code, she is shot and killed. Tobias who finds his parents and reconciles with his mothers and later hears of the news is grief stricken. He almost attempts to reset himself but is stopped by Tris’s former best friend. The conclusion is the epilogue in which Tris’s ashes are spread by Tobias while he zip-lines, something Tris always loved.
In conclusion, Divergent is a dystopian series that has the morals of bravery and the power of self-sacrifice for those you love. It touches the roots of what it is to be human and how to overcome the fears in daily life that every person faces with courage. I highly recommend the book for those who enjoy Young Adult fiction and are searching for a thrilling yet brainy read.