Divergent

by Veronica Roth, 487p.

Abnegation. Dauntless. Erudite. Amity. Candor.

Divergent.

Beatrice has a big decision ahead of her.  As she chooses her faction, she also chooses traits that she finds most important.  But there is more to life than the five factions, as Beatrice soon finds out.  The story is gripping, the characters are multi-faceted, and danger is around every corner. For me, this is basically a perfect read:  a strong female character, a little romance, actual emotions...  Some people might call this the new Hunger Games, and there are many more similarities.  But Divergent makes the characters much less rigid.  There is no fear of feeling a whole range of emotions, and I don't want to constantly slap the living daylights out of Beatrice (sorry, Katniss, but your martyr-like tendencies really grate my nerves).

Thank goodness this is going to be a trilogy!