This series amazingly written by Veronica Roth is a young adult science fiction adventure set in a post-apocalyptic Chicago. The society in his trilogy defines its citizens by their social and personality-related affiliation with one of five different factions: Abnegation, Dauntless, Erudite, Candor, and Amity. These factions remove the threat of anyone having independent will and of threatening the population's safety.
Beatrice (Tris) Prior must find out where she belongs in: Abnegation for the selfless. Dauntless for the brave, Erudite for the intellectual, Candor for the honest, or Amity for the peaceful. Tris goes from Abnegation-born to Dauntless Transfer, after finding out that she not only has one faction that defines her personality but three! So now Tris is determined to make it into Dauntless to survive. Here she finds out what she must do to live...
And , well, for those who have not read the books I promise not to spoil. Don't cheat and just watch the movies! I personally do not intend to watch the Insurgent movie -although I feel I will eventually give in- because (I know Ms. Roth herself vouched as to why but...) I ,as I said, got so into the second book that I just can't bring myself to accept the changes made in the movie.
Well, as an overall experience I can gladly say this series was a fantastic gateway back into the reading world, and I have my best friend Cynthia to thank for that.
