![]() ![]() ![]() Agent: Joanna Volpe, Nancy Coffey Literary and Media Representation. smells green, the way a leaf does when you tear it in half”), and the novel’s love story, intricate plot, and unforgettable setting work in concert to deliver a novel that will rivet fans of the first book. New York Times bestselling author Veronica Roths much-anticipated second book of the dystopian Divergent trilogy is another intoxicating thrill-ride. The author has a subtle way of pulling readers into a scene (“The outside air. Roth keeps every chapter action-packed, moving Tris tantalizingly close to learning the secret her parents were fighting to unleash. As stubborn and self-destructive as ever, Tris butts heads with Tobias and tests everyone’s (perhaps even readers’) patience. Reluctantly, she joins forces with the “factionless” to defeat Erudite. ![]() Tris, reeling from the loss of her parents and guilt-ridden over having shot her best friend, must escape the Erudite faction’s horrific takeover by fleeing first to Amity and then Candor. So even though this second book of the trilogy that began with Divergent feels like a necessary bridge between the haunting story she created in book one and the hinted-at chaos of book three, readers will be quick to forgive. ![]()
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