Insurgent

(Divergent, Book 2)

By: Veronica Roth

Narrated by: Emma Galvin

Length: 11 hrs and 22 mins

Publisher's summary

Fighting for survival in a shattered world… the truth is her only hope.

The thrillingly dark sequel to No. 1 New York Times bestseller, DIVERGENT.

I have done bad things. I can’t take them back, and they are part of who I am.

Tris has survived a brutal attack on her former home and family. But she has paid a terrible price. Wracked by grief and guilt, she becomes ever more reckless as she struggles to accept her new future.

Yet if Tris wants to uncover the truth about her world, she must be stronger than ever… because more shocking choices and sacrifices lie ahead.

©2012 Veronica Roth (P)2012 HarperCollins Publishers Limited

Critic reviews

Praise for DIVERGENT:

“The next big thing.” (Rolling Stone )

“If you like Hunger Games & Twilight, then get stoked for DIVERGENT! Trust us on this—this baby is going to blow up BIG! And if you chose to remain factionless, then you’re gonna be one lonely soul.” (PerezHilton.com )

“A taut and shiveringly exciting read! Tris is exactly the sort of unflinching and fierce heroine I love. I couldn’t turn the pages fast enough.” Melissa Marr, bestselling author of Wicked Lovely

“DIVERGENT is a captivating, fascinating book that kept me in constant suspense and was never short on surprises. It will be a long time before I quit thinking about this haunting vision of the future.” James Dashner, author of ‘The Maze Runner’

“Well-written and brilliantly executed, DIVERGENT is a heart-pounding debut that cannot be missed. Tris stands out in her action-packed, thrilling, and emotionally honest journey to determine who she wants to be in a society that demands she conform. It’s dystopian fiction at its best!” Kiersten White, New York Times bestselling author of PARANORMALCY

“A memorable, unpredictable journey from which it is nearly impossible to turn away” – Publishers Weekly

“Divergent holds its own in the [dystopian] genre, with brisk pacing, lavish flights of imagination and writing that occasionally startles with fine detail.” – New York Times

“ A masterpiece of epic proportions and an outstanding debut novel.” – Narratively Speaking Blog

“Be prepared to sit on the edge of your seats as this heart-pounding thriller hypnotises you until the very last page.” – Fantasticbookreviews.com

A brilliant follow up story

A brilliant follow up story, I can't wait to hear the third part of the series especially as the second film is about to be released. The book was a great and fast paced journey except around the two thirds part where I felt it slowed down and stalled just a bit. I also thought the story telling was a little to monotone for my liking and that most likely is not the book readers fault, but probably has more to do with how the actual main characters personality is portrayed. It has a fantastic ending with a twist that I personally did not quite expect that has left me quite literally hanging on the edge of my seat to hear the next part of the story.

great listen

awesome story awesome listen, really enjoyed it a lot. cant wait for the movie thanks

Got through it

Is there anything you would change about this book?

He said, she said over and over again, please veronica think of something else to say instead! I have never heard these words repeated so often in a audio book.

What was the most interesting aspect of this story? The least interesting?

Most interesting was 4's relationship with his family.

What three words best describe Emma Galvin’s performance?

Good

Good 🐴😁

It is a good book and I'm going horse riding tomorrow! 🐴🐴🐎🐎Woo hoo!! And thw horse's name is shadow!

It was ok

The narrator spoke very clearly. Had all the right intonation and made the book interesting.
Although there was a lot of repetition of the word " frown" and others.
The book was still really well written with a lot of details.

Great storyline, dramatic performance.

Really enjoyed listening, although found the performance unnecessarily dramatic sometimes where it didn't need to be. Great storyline!

Meh.

While I enjoyed the first book in this series, based on this book, I will not finish the trilogy. It lacked so much that the first book had. I didn't care for any of the characters, didn't feel for any of them and I couldn't have cared if they lived or died. Frankly I don't remember who is doing what and where or with who because I just stopped caring. Perhaps a second listen could convince me otherwise but I doubt that I'll bother.

Great reader; bookmark suggestion

Liked the reader - she was very expressive.
Didn't dislike anything.
Great quality, except I wish the bookmark would just rewind by 5-10 seconds so you remember where you were.

Loved the first but this is disappointing

Perhaps I had too high expectations because I enjoyed the first book. This is not worth the time, just finish with book one I recommend.

Not that enjoyable

Very jumpy, unbelievable situations, and annoying circumstances. Hard to follow and just not the best. Will listen to book three but hoping it goes back to being like book 1.