Then, he meets Tris and falls in love with her because reasons. How does he know about the abnegation attack? The Traitor - honestly just filling in plot holes. Then he abandons the leadership position thus allowing the corrupted guy to get the spot. Then decides not to 'because reasons.'įour is all like, 'oh no, I don't like that my faction is corrupted. He spends most of the time waffling on whether or not he wants to do it. The Son - Four trains for a leadership position. And what does he do? Literally gets the most divergent possible tattoo on his body ever. He goes on and on about how NO ONE CAN KNOW HE'S DIVERGENT. That bit bugged the ever-living daylights out of me. The Initiate - A Stiff enters dauntless BUT he's like, super nervous and stuff, gets ridiculed and manages to come out on top.Īnd we see how he gets his tat. We see some of the main players from Divergent (mainly Eric and the Dauntless-born initiates) as Four comes to terms with his new life.īut honestly, it feels like we already lived through this.ĭivergent - A Stiff enters dauntless, gets ridiculed but manages to come out on top. The Initiate - This was a bit interesting. I suppose, it was just a really, really drawn out version. The Transfer - Was this one reallllly necessary?įrom the main books, we already know that Four picked Dauntless because he wanted to escape his abusive father.Īnd this short story. It felt more like the author was frantically filling in plot holes rather than writing something new. It will fly off the shelves and for good reason.” -ALA BooklistĪnd that is as about as positive as I can get.

“Fans of Divergent who can’t get enough-and maybe even the rare reader who missed the first rush-will snap up this story collection told. A welcome trip down memory lane.” - Publishers Weekly

“The same mix of tension, uncertainty, and hope that made the original stories irresistible.

When read together, these long narrative pieces illuminate the defining moments in Tobias's life, from his transfer from Abnegation to Dauntless, his initiation, and the decisions of loyalty-and love-that Tobias makes in the weeks after he meets Tris Prior. Readers first encountered Tobias as 'Four' in Divergent and will find more of this charismatic character's backstory told from his own perspective in Four: A Divergent Collection. This edition features exclusive content from Veronica Roth and beautiful reimagined cover art from award-winning illustrator Victo Ngai. Celebrate the 10th anniversary of Divergent with a special edition of Four, a collection in the #1 New York Times bestselling series that captured the hearts of millions of readers and inspired a series of major motion pictures starring Shailene Woodley.

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