UPDATE: Divergent #3, Allegiant | Veronica Roth

So, yesterday evening, I stay up night here in the Philippines to see the official cover for Veronica Roth's Divergent trilogy, Allegiant. This is the official cover.

MY REACTION:

Oh God! There's a boat and water! So rebellious, no Chicago land and the symbol isn't a faction symbol to begin with. And look! There's a fence! What's beyond the fence is still a mystery!! :D

ALLEGIANT TAGLINES:
What if the whole world was a lie?
What if a single revelation—like a single choice—changed everything?
What if love and loyalty made you do things you never expected?

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I'm not giving off any spoilers to help maintain the readers' enthusiasm to read them

UPDATE: Legend #3, Champion | Marie Lu

Ok, guys, the third book for Marie Lu's Legend series, Champion, officially have it's cover.

MY REACTION:
OMG! I love the cover, the fading red to black style of the rose with flames and the bullet hole defines everything. Can't get over with it!!

CHAMPION TAGLINES:
He is a Legend.
She is a Prodigy.
Who will be Champion?

A REMINDER FOR MY REVIEWS:
I'm not giving off any spoilers to help maintain the readers' enthusiasm to read them

BOOK REVIEW: 'Legend' | Marie Lu

Legend paper back international cover

They live in different worlds.

I love the creation of Marie Lu's Legend. This trilogy is my second favorite and sometimes it does become on the same level as Veronica Roth's Divergent.
It is really beautiful, full of action. It is another reason for my love in writing with the eX Dream/2018 series with all the action and mystery. And the conflicted feelings and love.

Fifteen year old Republic's little prodigy, June Iparis' first mission is to hunt and chase the notorious criminal Day. Being born from the elite family, June was considered as the youngest graduate student of Drake University that eventually lose her only family remaining, Captain Metias that was said to be killed by Day. She asked for revenge and she is to hunt him down in every aspect and streets of the Republic for him.

Their impossible worlds collide as the two was brought on the loop of an ever run. From different worlds, June and day have no reason to cross paths. Until June's brother is murdered, and Day becomes the prime suspect.

In a shocking turn of events, the two uncover what has really brought them together, and the sinister lengths to which their country will go to keep its secrets. 

CHARACTER: 10 out of 10

A perfect 10! I am also a fan of Victor Hugo's Les Miserables. I love the creation of Day and June's characters. They were two different poles brought together by fate. And I love the way they feel so vulnerable but yet still strong enough.

PLOT: 9 out of 10
The plot changes or shifts very fast and readers were left unspoken because they can't feel most of the feelings and events if the scenes changes all of a sudden. Especially with Metias' death then it shifts too fast to the hunting already and then changing plans. But either way, I still love the story.

SETTING AND THEME: 10 out of 10
To make this short, I love the setting and theme if it has to do with sci-fic, dystopian worlds and also altered future. I love the theme and setting of Legend because it is unique on it's own.

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BOOK REVIEW: 'Divergent' | Veronica Roth

Divergent hard-bound international cover

Faction before blood...

One choice can transform you...

These two quotes did change my world drastically.
Veronica Roth's Divergent is the very first novel that I read. The very first book to be part of my collection.
I brought and read it last March 2012 and finished it on the same day. Ever since until now, I've read Divergent more than fifty or sixty times.
It is really a great book for me. It is just simply amazing and perfect, and it inspires me to create or write my own story which is now entitled as the eX Dream/2018 that was halted for four years before I've found out about Divergent.

Divergent was set on a futuristic Chicago wherein society was divided into five factions: Abnegation (the selfless), Amity (the peaceful), Candor (the honest), Dauntless (the brave), and Erudite (the intelligent). People were divided according to where they are distinguished. And annually, every sixteen-year-olds tie their choice to where their loyalties will be for forever.
Beatrice Prior, the sixteen year old heroine and narrator of Divergent was tested on a difficult decision when her aptitude test says that her result is inconclusive. But she was forced to make a choice between her family or to who she really is. And she made a decision that surprised everyone, even herself.
Trying to cope up with the tight competitive initiation on her chosen faction, she felt that she does quite belong. On the same place were she rid off everything she is before and even met a handsome yet sometimes intimidating boy during the process. But her almost perfect society wasn't it is as she knew it to be.
Filled with tingling romance, breathtaking actions and suspense, and thrilling mysteries and revelations, make the Divergent book reach the heights of fame for three years until now.

CHARACTER: 10 out of 10

I must admit that the creation of the characters are very unmistakable. I love the creation of the characters as if they were indeed real. And it is very visible compared to the existence of Harry Potter, Edward Cullen, and Katniss Everdeen. The creation of Tris Prior and Four were very good. They are like really normal. A normal girl and boy living in a not so perfect world. That's why, there's the score of a perfect 10! ;)

PLOT: 9.5 out of 10
To make it short, the only thing that I don't like with Divergent is that the shift of revelations. I mean, it is too much or the shift is very fast. It is very good that it does surprises everyone yet, there are some cases that is also left hanging, missing a slot in the pages but fortunately, it was covered up by Insurgent.

SETTING AND THEME: 10 out of 10
I love the setting and theme of the Divergent book because I am a great fan of sci-fic and also the apocalyptic or war type. Not to mention that I'm really in with the blood-shed! xD joke!!

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