Divergent by Veronica Roth
I absolutely (at the time) loved the first two books in this series, Allegiant not so much. I have attempted to read Allegiant multiple times but could never get past the first few chapters. Honestly, I have no idea why other than the fact that I could not concentrate on it. Also, a major plot point was spoiled for me so I think that put me off. Usually, I don’t really care for spoilers but this was a HUGE spoiler and it ruined the rest of the series for me.
I haven’t read a Veronica Roth book since, despite owning the first book in the series she published after Divergent for years. I now don’t have that book anymore because I never felt compelled to pick it up. I’m pretty sure I got it back when Waterstones used to do buy one get one half price deals, which actually just lead to me having books I wasn’t that interested in as I just wanted to get the deal – stupid right? I do miss those deals though, physical books are so expensive now.
Synopsis: In Beatrice Prior’s dystopian Chicago world, society is divided into five factions, each dedicated to the cultivation of a particular virtue—Candor (the honest), Abnegation (the selfless), Dauntless (the brave), Amity (the peaceful), and Erudite (the intelligent). On an appointed day of every year, all sixteen-year-olds must select the faction to which they will devote the rest of their lives. For Beatrice, the decision is between staying with her family and being who she really is—she can’t have both. So she makes a choice that surprises everyone, including herself.
Mist by Kathryn James
Mist is another one of those books that I found on my Goodreads shelves which I didn’t know was part of a series or didn’t remember reading. Now I do kind of remember reading this…well, I remember the cover at least. So there was really no hope of me finishing a series that I didn’t even know existed.
I can’t quite remember at what point in my life I read this book, but I was definitely still in education. I’d like to say late secondary school, maybe early college, but I have no idea. I wasn’t as much of a chain reader back then as school takes up a lot of time – especially college as you have so many assignments you have to work on when you’re at home. My intense reading habits started again when I got a Kindle in 2018 and I would just back to back read books. I’ve basically been doing that for the past 8 years now.
Synopsis: Midnight: a mist-haunted wood with a bad reputation. A sweet 16 party, and 13-year-old Nell is trying to keep her sister, spoilt birthday-girl, Gwen, out of trouble. No chance. Trouble finds Gwen and drags her through the mist. Only Nell guesses who’s behind the kidnap – the boy she hoped was her friend, the mysterious Evan River.
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