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. Explosive new truths change the hearts of those she loves. Old discoveries are quickly rendered meaningless. But Tris’s new reality is even more alarming than the one she left behind. Perhaps beyond the fence she and Tobias will find a simple new life together, free from complicated lies, tangled loyalties and painful memories. So when offered a chance to explore the world past the limits she’s known, Tris is ready. The faction-based society that Tris Prior once believed in is shattered – fractured by violence and power struggles and scarred by loss and betrayal. ( Also, this is a spoiler free review as long as you’ve read the previous books!) Especially as the spoiler was something I would have never expected or seen coming! Despite this, I finally gathered the courage to pick up the controversial final book in Roth’s dystopian Divergent trilogy and ultimately, I think it provides a satisfying, although flawed, ending. Partly because I didn’t want to pay the price of a hardcover, more so because after loving the fast paced, thrilling novel Divergent I was disappointed when the second novel Insurgent turned out to be so ‘blah’ and lackluster, but mostly because Allegiant got spoiled for me in a BIG WAY which made me feel all kinds of angry and sad. I put off reading this book for a long time.

Overall Impression: A thought provoking and bittersweet end to a trilogy with interesting concepts.

Allegiant by veronica roth