Four: A Divergent Collection by Veronica Roth

Summary (copied from GoodReads):::”Two years before Beatrice Prior made her choice, the sixteen-year-old son of Abnegation’s faction leader did the same. Tobias’s transfer to Dauntless is a chance to begin again. Here, he will not be called the name his parents gave him. Here, he will not let fear turn him into a cowering child. Newly christened “Four,” he discovers during initiation that he will succeed in Dauntless. Initiation is only the beginning, though; Four must claim his place in the Dauntless hierarchy. His decisions will affect future initiates as well as uncover secrets that could threaten his own future—and the future of the entire faction system. Two years later, Four is poised to take action, but the course is still unclear. The first new initiate who jumps into the net might change all that. With her, the way to righting their world might become clear. With her, it might become possible to be Tobias once again. From #1 New York Times bestselling author Veronica Roth comes a companion volume to the worldwide bestselling DIVERGENT series, told from the perspective of the immensely popular character Tobias. The four pieces included here—THE TRANSFER, THE INITIATE, THE SON, and THE TRAITOR—plus three additional exclusive scenes, give readers an electrifying glimpse into the history and heart of Tobias, and set the stage for the epic saga of the DIVERGENT trilogy.”

Book 5 of 2015!!! I hate that GoodReads doesn’t consider this an actual book so it can’t contribute to my reading challenge goal, but I’m still counting it!

GoodReads Rating: 4 out of 5 Stars. My rating: A

What can I saw about these stories/book? Not too much! If you’ve read the Divergent series, then you obviously have to read these short stories. It took me awhile to get to it, but I did it and loved it. They went by super quick and they were all really interesting and you got a good sense of who Four really is. I was in a tiny reading slump before this book and as soon as I saw this on my desk I knew it would get me out of it because I already knew the Divergent world, so I didn’t have to learn all this new stuff to dive right back into it.

• I fell back in love with Four. I love him, no matter what anybody has to say.
• I immediately wanted to re watch the Divergent movie after this. I hope they do a good job with the Insurgent movie. The trailers have been just so-so, so please don’t screw it up!
• That first short story brought me to tears.
• Even though it’s been awhile since I read any of the actual Divergent books, I kinda forgot about Marcus and what happened to him. I hate him so damn much.
• I hate Eric. That fucking asshole!
• Story 3: The Traitor was by far my favorite because it includes Tris! I was waiting for it and all the scenes did not disappoint. Loved getting to see inside Four’s head during some of my favorite scenes from Divergent.
• Four has had such a hard, difficult life and it made me remember Allegiant and brought me back to tears. Why did any of this have to happen to him? So sad! I feel so bad for him!

…that’s pretty much all I have to say. A short-ish review for a short book. Read it!!!