By Alex Shulski
Staff Writer

The novel “Insurgent” by Veronica Roth is a truly written masterpiece, receiving high reviews from Booklist, Publisher’s Weekly, and many others. This sequel to the original novel, “Divergent”, has become a fan favorite.

Both “Insurgent” and “Divergent” focus on a girl named Beatrice who lives in a world where people’s lives are divided into factions that were created to prevent war between the citizens. The factions focused on things such as kindness, telling the truth, and knowledge. If somebody chose to switch from the faction that they were born in, they would be separated from their family and their friends.

Beatrice is trying to stop a war between the Amity, people that believe in kindness, and the Erudite, who believe in knowledge. There are also people very skilled in battle whose faction is called Dauntless. The Dauntless are split in half, one side supports Amity, and the other sided with the Erudite. Throughout the book, the Erudite have the advantage because the leaders of the Dauntless joined them, and they have the Erudite’s battle technology.

There are also plans to create a movie focused on “Divergent” soon as well. It is supposed to follow the main storyline and will be released on March 21, 2014 and will “Make fans very satisfied… hopefully” according to the Divergent fan site. Fans of the novel are anxious for the release of this much acclaimed thriller.

The novel is filled with unexpected twists and turns, focusing on both romance and action. The series is expected to continue with the release of a third and final book.