September 14, 2010

Waiting on Wednesday (60)

"Waiting On Wednesday" is a weekly event, hosted by Jill from Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.

Divergent by Veronica Roth


In Beatrice Prior’s dystopian Chicago world, society is divided into five factions, each dedicated to the cultivation of a particular virtue—Candor (the honest), Abnegation (the selfless), Dauntless (the brave), Amity (the peaceful), and Erudite (the intelligent). On an appointed day of every year, all sixteen-year-olds must select the faction to which they will devote the rest of their lives. For Beatrice, the decision is between staying with her family and being who she really is—she can’t have both. So she makes a choice that surprises everyone, including herself.

During the highly competitive initiation that follows, Beatrice renames herself Tris, and struggles alongside her fellow initiates to live out the choice they have made. Together, they must undergo extreme physical tests of endurance and intense psychological simulations, some with devastating consequences. As initiation transforms them all, Tris must determine who her friends really are—and where, exactly, a romance with a sometimes-fascinating, sometimes-exasperating boy fits into the life she’s chosen.

But Tris also has a secret: one she’s kept hidden from everyone, because she’s been warned it can mean death. And as she discovers unrest and growing conflict that threatens to unravel her seemingly-perfect society, she also learns that her secret might be what helps her save those she loves . . . or it might be what destroys her.



Release Date: May 2011

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8 comments:

  1. Ooh, that sounds like a good book! Thanks for the spotlight on it. And congrats on the 60th WOW. Over a year!
    My WOW is here.
    And...I've followed, because your blog looks wonderful!

    ●▬▬▬๑۩Tina @ Book Couture۩๑▬▬▬●

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  2. OH A DYSTOPIAN! Wooohoooo! This sounds intense, and I am loving it. Looking forward for it, too. Thanks for the heads up! :) Adding to my wishlist!

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  3. Wow! A dystopian novel set in Chicago (where I live!) SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Awesome! Thanks for this awesome book pick! This is going to the TOP of my want list!

    Taming the Bookshelf

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  4. Ooh I saw this on another WOW this week and immeditely TBR'd it. Isn't the blurb interesting ? Thanks for sharing a great WOW and I hope you enjoy it :)

    Here's my WOW for the week

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  5. I've seen this one picked a few times now, I may have to check it out!

    Please stop by and visit my pick:
    http://littlesqueed.blogspot.com/2010/09/waiting-on-wednesday_15.html

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  6. I just found out about this one and immediately put in on my wishlist! The premise sounds awesome and the cover is also amazing.

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  7. seen this one picked by someone else to. Will have to give it a look when it comes out. That whole concept of having to choose a single virtue..sound difficult for me.

    what I'm waiting for can be found here.

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  8. I love this cover, and the story sounds awesome!

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