First there was the world of Divergent, full of romance and breath-taking risks. And then came Carve the Mark, a fantastical, re-imagined world. Now, Veronica Roth introduces readers into various new worlds in her anthology The End and Other Beginnings. With disturbing and moving accounts of the effects of technology and life in the future, […]
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It was mid-morning in the windy city of Chicago when the clock struck 10:00 am. A thunderous noise could be heard outside the McCormick place convention center. BookCon 2016 had begun, and the winding line was let loose. This one-day convention housed some of the top authors of the YA (young adult) writing community as […]
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What you have to understand is that not all villains are evil. I never meant to actually kill my father, but it was something that needed to be done. My mother screamed at me for weeks, telling me how I was a monster and how she couldn’t even bare to look at me any longer. […]
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Tris Prior is back for round two in Divergent’s sequel, Insurgent. Based off of the young adult novel by Veronica Roth, Insurgent takes place in a futuristic dystopian society. This society is broken up into five factions, which are characterized by a specific trait: Abnegation (selfless), Amity (peaceful), Candor (honest), Dauntless (brave), and Erudite (intelligent). […]
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If you’re like me, then you went into Divergent expecting a fast-paced, mind-candy, dystopian-set teen romance movie. And, if you’re like me, you walked out of the experience thoroughly impressed with the portrayal of the main character, Tris, and how she relates to young girls and female agency. Now, full disclosure, I have never read the Divergent book series […]
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