Review: Allegiant by Veronica Roth

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This third book ended Roth's trilogy well. Though it was not as intensely compelling as the first book, that was almost somewhat of a relief for me. I was concerned I would be in mourning after finishing the trilogy but this last book was satisfying, giving each of the characters a fair ending space, without leaving me desperate for more.

Tris and Tobias alternate narration in this book, and I found it actually worked quite well. It helped keep things fresh where they might have become repetitive, and provides a new understanding of Tobias which reaches back through the first two books and rounds out our deep familiarity with and understanding of Tris.

There was surprise after surprise in this book (though not just for surprise's sake). Obviously I will not expand on that at all, except to say that the book stayed exciting and will (perhaps) especially be a treat for the reader who is after the dystopian fiction (though the reader who is after young adult fiction or wants to follow up on characters she has come to love will still be satisfied as well). As in the second book, I was especially impressed with the development of Peter, as well as the friendship between Tris and Christina. We also get more in the way of understanding both Tris' and Tobias' parents (and their relationships with them) and the relationship between Tris and her brother.

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Duplication

Allegiant