Divergent Movie filming to start this year

The Producers of Divergent plan to start filming later this year. It has been fast tracked by the company hoping to get it to the big screen as soon as possible.


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Sneak Peek: Insurgent by Veronica Roth

The YA Sisterhood -as part of their Teaser Tuesday meme- have posted some excerpts from Veronica Roths Divergent Sequel, Insurgent.

Here they are:

"Because inside me is a beast that snarls and growls, and strains towards freedom, towards Tobais and, above all, towards life." (ARC, pg-341)


"His skin is slippery with water and he smells like sweat and my shirt sticks to his arms when he slides them around me. He presses his face to my neck and kisses me right above the collarbone, kisses my cheek, kisses my lips." (ARC, pg-14)

Cant wait for my copy to arrive XD

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Divergent - Free Four

Copied from The YA Sisterhood:

Free Four! A Story from Tobias!

Holy Insurgent Batman!!! Harper has just announced if they reach 35,000 pre-orders they will unlock a special, pivotal scene from Divergent in Four's POV!!!  Yep, I pretty much just exploded!  Everyone please go pre-orderInsurgent right now!  We want this scene!  If you have already pre-ordered, have no fear, it counts toward the 35,000!  Plus, I just checked out Amazon a minute ago, and you can pre-order Insurgent for $10.79!  That is total crazypants, awesomesauce!  

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Read the first 2 chapters of Insurgent free online!

Here is the post with a link to the page where you can read the first two chapters of Veronica Roth's sequel to Divergent, Insurgent from the Divergent facebook page!

READ IT NOW!

ONE CHOICE CAN DESTROY YOU

One choice can transform you—or it can destroy you. But every choice has consequences, and as unrest surges in the factions all around her, Tris Prior must continue trying to save those she loves—and herself—while grappling with haunting questions of grief and forgiveness, identity and loyalty, politics and love.

Tris's initiation day should have been marked by celebration and victory with her chosen faction; instead, the day ended with unspeakable horrors. War now looms as conflict between the factions and their ideologies grows. And in times of war, sides must be chosen, secrets will emerge, and choices will become even more irrevocable—and even more powerful. 

Transformed by her own decisions but also by haunting grief and guilt, radical new discoveries, and shifting relationships, Tris must fully embrace her Divergence, even if she does not know what she may lose by doing so.

New York Times bestselling author Veronica Roth's much-anticipated second book of the dystopianDivergent series is another intoxicating thrill ride of a story, rich with hallmark twists, heartbreaks, romance, and powerful insights about human nature.

ON SALE MAY 1, 2012

CLICK HERE TO READ CHAPTERS 1 AND 2 FREE!

Posted by Alice

Latest "Insurgent" Teaser

Here is the latest teaser from INSURGENT by Veronica Roth:

Who's excited for the 1st of May?!

Posted by Alice

Insurgent by Veronica Roth Giveaway

Insurgent give aways are in short stock and high demand so I when I saw this competition going around I thought that I should do a post on it.

Here is the link.

(LINK)

Goodluck to you all.

And as my own entry..... Rothpunkk

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Insurgenet (Divergent 2#) Sneak Peek

Here is a Insurgent Sneak Peek posted on Facebook that will be part of Veronica Roths upcoming book in the Divergent Trilogy.


"Before I chose Dauntless...I felt assured of my long lifespan, if nothing else. Now there are no reassurances except that where I go, I go because I choose to."


Anyone else super excited?!


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Insurgent (Divergent 2#) UK cover release

Here is the newly released UK cover for the 2nd instalment in the Divergent Trilogy, Insurgent.

Comment and tell us which cover you like best. UK or US?

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Insurgent (Divergent 2#) plot line detail reveal: love triangle

It has been revealed by Veronica Roth on an Goodreads interview (which you can read here LINK) that there will be no love triangle in book two. Something which I personally am very happy for. Although this does cut out any Tris X Peter action a twisted romance both Alice and me where vying for.

So what does this mean for all you other Divergent fans, disappointment or celebration?

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Insurgent break up: chapters and parts

So Veronica Roth has posted her writing process for Insurgent here (LInk). And on it where these 3 photos. So i spent some time having a look to see if there was any usable info on the. I mean seriously people these are drafted pages of insurgent but unfortunatly my final verdect was that i could not get anything from the text except for a few odd words and letters including ribs (might be a mistake... but i would not be surprised if that was in there.

Anyway what i did get was...

Part 1: chapter 1-7
Part 2: chapter 8-19
Part 3: ?
End: ?

Chapter 2 has 3046 words



Thats about it... not much but i thought it was worth a post.




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Book of the Month - October 2011: Divergent by Veronica Roth

This months chosen Book of the Month is Divergent, by Veronica Roth!

Genre: Dystopian/Adventure/Romance

Released: May 3rd 2011

PLOT: Beatrice "Tris" Prior has reached the fateful age of sixteen, the stage at which teenagers in Veronica Roth's dystopian Chicago must select which of five factions to join for life. Each faction represents a virtue: Candor, Abnegation, Dauntless, Amity, and Erudite. To the surprise of herself and her selfless Abnegation family, she chooses Dauntless, the path of courage. Her choice exposes her to the demanding, violent initiation rites of this group, but it also threatens to expose a personal secret that could place in mortal danger. Veronica Roth's young adult Divergent trilogy launches with a captivating adventure about love and loyalty playing out under most extreme circumstances.


Polls are now open for our November book of the month, so get voting! And don't forget to comment on your view of this book!

Rapunzels Opinion: 

I can not even begin to tell you how much i like this book but i can start with saying that i goes right up there in my favourite 5 books of all time, heck it probably sits in the top 3. And this means alot seeing how many great books i have read. 

This book has everything and i do mean EVERYTHING. Romance, Angst, coming of age, Adventure, action. You name it this book OWNS it. Now I am very picky about my main characters. An Author can write a totally amazing book and that means nothing if the lead character bugs me. But Tris did not, at every turn she was brave and confident. She never chickened out or made silly decisions. That being said she did make mistakes but all of them where understandable and played perfectly into the book. The main guy was perfectly swoon worthy. Take Jace's wit (from TMI), Fangs dark demenour (from Maximum Ride), a wounded hero and a sprinkle of perfect and there you have Four. 


I tell no lies. 

The whole story is based around this wonderful idea that when you turn 16 you have to chose a group to join for the rest of your life. I loved this premise (as I do for anything similar in other books). The twisted and brilliant idea that you can choose i virtue that sums you up and makes you whole more than anything else. I kinda wish that our life was like this and the moment i heard the list of faction i knew exactly where i would want to go. 


Dauntless. 


Now, i just read Alice's blurb and i pretty much agree with everything she said (even i was surprised). I understand her thing on Four but for my i just love him so much i am willing to look past it. Yeah thats probably the very definition of blind love. I also totally get that thing about Tris i just interpreted it as 'Inner Turmoil'.

So people of the reading community please either go and pick up this book to read or if you have already read it give yourself some time to bask in the awesomeness and think about this...WHICH FACTION ARE YOU???

Alice's Opinion:

I'm really glad that this book is our Book of the Month! I'm a huge fan of Dystopian books at the moment, and this is right up with the Hunger Games. 

One thing in particular that I loved was the clever names used by the author. Amity, Dauntless, Erudite, Candor and Abnegation are all super cool words that perfectly suit the factions (Abnegation even sounds like a humble word!).

However, as much as it killed me with it's awesomeness, looking back there were a few parts that don't quite work for me. I'm going to be the Devil's Advocate, Here are the issues.

Rapunzel is going to come and strangle me but it must be said! Four is a bit cliche and Tris is somewhat shallow. I mean, come on, she loves a guy who she hardly knows and who treats her terribly in public because apparently it's for her own good. 
But wait! He just so happens to have a tragic past & a wounded heart (surprise, surprise) so he's tough but then sweet and sensitive around Tris. Then there is Tris who seems to be bi-polar, beating people up one second and getting all emotional the next. I still love them both very much though.
Ok, now thats out of my system I can get back to bowing down to this book and offering it my humble devoted service.
The thing wit this book is that even if I hated all the characters, I would still love the book. Why? Because Veronica Roth can WRITE. She creates tension, believable fights and comes up with some fabulous scenes!
So despite some character flaws and a few other un-loved parts (including the somewhat fuzzy definition for a Divergent, and the fact that Four acts more divergent than Tris, but then isn't), I still thoroughly recommend this book and am super duper excited for the upcoming sequel - Insurgent. I hope that we get to see some more of Peter in this book and (I know it's sick and twisted), maybe he might have something for Tris? Maybe.
If you visit this link (LINK) you can see that the author shares my love-hate-you're-cool-but-seriously-have-mental-issues-wahh feelings for Peter (which she sums up perfectly with the line "WHAT is wrong with this kid?")
I completely understand Rapunzel's total blind love, and share her love of the world of Divergent.
Now if you'll excuse me, I'm off to re-read this masterpiece.

New Divergent Cover-February 2012

This is a new Divergent cover designed by Harper Collins UK. It is set to be released February 2012.
So what are your thought??? which cover do you like best?? Personally i like the other. but i could be swayed.

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Divergent Movie

Here's an excerpt from interview with Veronica Roth about the upcoming DIVERGENT MOVIE!!!

"How is the film going?

We’re pretty early on right now so I don’t know how things are going to go yet. I’m lucky enough to have my film representative sign with the production company [that’s making the film], so he lets me know what’s going on and I can tell him if I’m really nervous about anything.

Did you ever think of adapting it yourself?

I’m a book girl. I think it’s interesting and certainly exciting [to write a screenplay], but it’s not really what I want to be doing."

Here is the link to a post on her blog when she reveals the news: 
http://veronicarothbooks.blogspot.com/2011/03/in-grand-tradition-of-this-blog.html
And here is Veronica Roth herself talking about the movie:
http://hollywoodcrush.mtv.com/2011/07/27/divergent-adaptation-veronica-roth-casting-tris/
Summit Entertainment has closed a deal to bring to acquire film rights to Divergent with Douglas Wick and Lucy Fisher producing.



Posted by Alice

Insurgent synopsis

Sorry it's a little late, but here's the blurb for Insurgent, the upcoming sequel to Divergent by Veroica Roth (due to be released May 28th 2011).

"One choice can transform you—or it can destroy you. But every choice has consequences, and as unrest surges in the factions all around her, Tris Prior must continue trying to save those she loves—and herself—while grappling with haunting questions of grief and forgiveness, identity and loyalty, politics and love. 

Tris's initiation day should have been marked by celebration and victory with her chosen faction; instead, the day ended with unspeakable horrors. War now looms as conflict between the factions and their ideologies grows. And in times of war, sides must be chosen, secrets will emerge, and choices will become even more irrevocable—and even more powerful. Transformed by her own decisions but also by haunting grief and guilt, radical new discoveries, and shifting relationships, Tris must fully embrace her Divergence, even if she does not know what she may lose by doing so."

Posted by Alice

Insurgent Cover Art Released

This was just released only a couple of hours ago...

Still a bit of a wait until the actual release of the books. May 2012 can not come fast enough.

I like it but what do you think?? Leave a comment and tell us.

Posted by Rapunzel

Official Divergent Faction Test

This is the official faction test for the Divergent books. So if you're curious about what faction you would be put in, this is the place to go!

You are put into a drug induced dream state, then have to make a variety of choices to determine what faction that you belong to.

Link to test: http://www.facebook.com/DivergentSeries?sk=app_203946119628644


Posted by Alice

Insurgent draft finished

Veronica Roth posted this on her blog recently..

"I finished the revised draft of Insurgent at 1AM on Sunday (well, I guess that's technically Monday). But there is still work to do! If I could get a book right in just ONE round of revisions, I would be like some kind of writer mutant, and I would be checking myself for flippers or gills or something. There will be other rounds of edits. Plus a line editing round. Plus a copyediting round. Plus page proofs. Plus...well, let's just say it takes longer than you'd think.

Still, I'm really happy with the way it turned out and the fact that it's done. And excited, though prematurely, for everyone to read it!"

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Insurgent (Divergent book #2) by Veronica Roth release date estimation

Insurgent the sequel to the incredible book Divergent  is estimated at a release around May 2012.

Here is the link to our other posts about Insurgent including cover and blurb: LINK

Posted by Alice