My opinion on Divergent: the book

Over winter break, I read a book called Divergent by Veronica Roth. It is a trilogy, but I'm interviewing the first book.
It is a dystopian version of Chicago, and  because of war, the world has been divided into five factions: Abnegation the Selfless, Dauntless the brave, Candor the honest, Amity the peaceful, and Erudite the intelligent. On a special day of every year the 16 year olds choose what faction they want to devote their lives too. But the day before, they have to take a test, telling them what faction they are right for.
    Sixteen year old Beatrice Prior goes in for the tests, but her results are not what she expected. She doesn't get Abnegation, which she was born in, but she gets a combination of Abnegation, Erudite, and Dauntless. It doesn't happen to that many people, and the leaders of the world call it "Divergent." It's a threat to their system, and so the "Divergent" have to be executed. This means Beatrice has a harsh secret to keep. On the next day, she makes an odd choice of faction. She has to go through a tough initiation to stay in her faction, which is hard when you have a secret to keep. This book brings you though her journey, and the tough decisions she has to make to save the system.

This was one of the best books I've ever read. Interesting plot, amazing ending, and real symbolism. The character relationships were realistic, and the characters by themselves were amazing. Although, it was very mature, and I don't think anyone over ten should read it, because it's violent.

I loved this book, and I hope others will read it too!