Book Review: Allegiant (Will The Real Tobias Eaton Please Stand Up?)

Title: Allegiant.
Author: Veronica Roth.
Published: October 22nd, 2013.
Genre: Young Adult, Romance, Dystopian
Number of Pages: 526.

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The faction-based society that Tris Prior once believed in is shattered—fractured by violence and power struggles and scarred by loss and betrayal. So when offered a chance to explore the world past the limits she’s known, Tris is ready. Perhaps beyond the fence, she and Tobias will find a simple new life together, free from complicated lies, tangled loyalties, and painful memories. 

But Tris’s new reality is even more alarming than the one she left behind. Old discoveries are quickly rendered meaningless. Explosive new truths change the hearts of those she loves. And once again, Tris must battle to comprehend the complexities of human nature—and of herself—while facing impossible choices about courage, allegiance, sacrifice, and love. 

Told from a riveting dual perspective, Allegiant, by #1 New York Times best-selling author Veronica Roth, brings the Divergent series to a powerful conclusion while revealing the secrets of the dystopian world that has captivated millions of readers in Divergent and Insurgent.

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MY REVIEW:

Well considering I didn't finish These Broken Stars this week I decided to review the second most recent book I read. It just happened to be Allegiant! 

Going into the book I had a lot of hope for it considering it was the final book in the series. Sadly I ended up disappointed with this book more than I thought I was going to, but we'll get more into that further in the review. I think the part I enjoyed the most was actually when they were escaping up until Tori died. I actually felt like that was complete bullshit to kill off the character like that, she didn't even get a good death. Thinking back on this book, I've realized just how much I didn't like it. I hated Tobias' mother and I hated his father throughout the entire book. I hated the people on the outside and the stupidity of having "bad" genes, to me that was crap. I expected a lot more from this book and for a lot more to be explained. I honestly hated the whole concept of what was actually going on outside of Chicago. I felt like there wasn't much logic behind why they created the cities to create a population of Divergence. 

As I read more into the book, I really did like how Tris begun to finally cope with the death of her parents and how she started to move on. I like how she started to put the pieces back together. I even enjoyed when her and Tobias started to talk out their issues and then begun to fix them, but that doesn't mean I liked Tobias in this book. I was so pissed when Tobias went behind Tris' back, especially after giving her hell for when she did the exact same thing. It felt so out of character for him to go and screw her over. That just wasn't fair and it was something I never expected from his character, it left me angry and disappointed. So in the end Tobias was who I ended up being the most angered by. Especially when because of his stupidity Uriah ended up in a coma. Congratulations Tobias Eaton, you fucked up big time. But what I disliked the most about the entire book was how Tris died. She survives the death serum and then dies by a bullet? What kind of shit was that? It felt so anticlimactic. She deserved such a better death, but she didn't get one.

But with all books there will always be points we hate and points we love. I could tear this book down for all its flaws, but that's not fair to the author. Even though it wasn't the best book, I've read worse series endings. I do generally enjoy Veronica Roth's writing and the very end I really did love. I just didn't love a lot of the in-between points. My favorite point in the book was when Tobias spread Tris' ashes. I felt so proud of his character for facing a fear for the love of his life, it was truly a beautiful part of the book. 

MY RATING:

Book Review: Wait For You

Title: Wait For You.
Author: J. Lynn/Jennifer L. Armentrout.
Published: February 26th, 2013.
Genre: New Adult, Contemporary, Romance.
Number of Pages: 332.
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Some things are worth waiting for…Traveling thousands of miles from home to enter college is the only way nineteen-year-old Avery Morgansten can escape what happened at the Halloween party five years ago—an event that forever changed her life. All she needs to do is make it to her classes on time, make sure the bracelet on her left wrist stays in place, not draw any attention to herself, and maybe—please God—make a few friends, because surely that would be a nice change of pace. The one thing she didn’t need and never planned on was capturing the attention of the one guy who could shatter the precarious future she’s building for herself.  

Cameron Hamilton is six feet and three inches of swoon-worthy hotness, complete with a pair of striking blue eyes and a remarkable ability to make her want things she believed were irrevocably stolen from her. She knows she needs to stay away from him, but Cam is freaking everywhere, with his charm, his witty banter, and that damn dimple that’s just so… so lickable. Getting involved with him is dangerous, but when ignoring the simmering tension that sparks whenever they are around each other becomes impossible, he brings out a side of her she never knew existed.  

But when Avery starts receiving threatening emails and phone calls forcing her to face a past she wants silenced, she’s has no other choice but to acknowledge that someone is refusing to allow her to let go of that night when everything changed. When the devastating truth comes out, will she resurface this time with one less scar? And can Cam be there to help her or will he be dragged down with her? 

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MY REVIEW:

First review ever here goes nothing! 

I quite enjoyed this book, it was an enjoyable read, but I was not absolutely in love with it. Most everything Jennifer L. Armentrout has written has been amazing, but this was a little bit of a miss with me. I found myself getting annoyed with Avery more and more throughout the book. Especially when Cameron proved himself to her and she still refused to tell him the truth, but instead decided to go through a huge shit storm all for nothing. I think the thing that annoyed me the most while reading this book was not even the plot-line really; it was Avery. I personally liked her character, but I did not love her character. I did not like how she wouldn't let herself move on and how every chapter I was hearing about the same thing and in the end her development felt rushed to me, like a last minute choice. 

While I disagreed with Avery, I still enjoyed the book and I loved her inner monologue in specific areas of the book because some of it was actually really funny. Especially the first time she ran into Cam. From that I loved his character, I loved how he was so laid back and chill, but could be serious when it was needed. Besides that, the only part that I actually hated was the ending, I wanted to see Avery finally explode and put everyone in their place instead of sitting there and taking it, but after-all that was her personality throughout the book.

MY RATING: