 Because this book runs parallel with the early events in "Divergent", minor spoilers may occur.   "How is it possible to live the same story twice, from different vantage points?"  This last Four story left me so conflicted, and I have no idea how to write this review. In this story, we follow Tobias as he struggles with the revelations from the previous stories, as well as some new information, while he´s getting to know Tris Prior. Strong, brave, iron-backboned Tris, who (at least in Divergent) is one of my all-time-favorite heroines.   “Fear doesn’t shut you down,” I say. “It wakes you up. I’ve seen it. It’s fascinating.” Her eyes in every fear simulation, ice and steel and blue flame. The short, slight girl with the wire-taut arms. A walking contradiction.  To see their relationship evolve throughout this short story from Fours point of view was so much fun.   "Maybe she and I are the same.""but openness is a habit you form over time, and not a switch you flip whenever you want to"“See if you can figure out why they call me Four.” The door closes behind us, and the room is black. She moves closer to me and says, “What’s your real name?” “See if you can figure that out, too.”"All I have to do is follow her, that’s all I have to do." \
 And that kiss!At the start of this story, it seemed like Four was influenced by the opinions of others, and for a moment I wanted to slap him because it was so unlike the character we´ve seen before. But even if  we  know the right thing to do, his internal struggles are understandable, based on what he´s gone through. Warn Abnegation and betray your new faction. Don´t warn them, and betray his former faction.   "It wasn’t getting the tattoos that made me a faction traitor. It was what they meant to me—an escape from the narrow thinking of any one faction, the thinking that slices away at all the different parts of me, paring me down to just one version of myself.""maybe I failed them when I chose Dauntless, and maybe I’m failing Dauntless now, but I don’t have to fail myself. And I, no matter what faction I’m in, know the right thing to do."  This story is definitely a fitting conclusion to Fours short-stories.

Violet is on the run. After the Duchess of the Lake catches Violet with Ash, the hired companion at the Palace of the Lake, Violet has no choice but to escape the Jewel or face certain death. So along with Ash and her best friend, Raven, Violet runs away from her unbearable life of servitude.But no one said leaving the Jewel would be easy. As they make their way through the circles of the Lone City, Regimentals track their every move, and the trio barely manages to make it out unscathed and into the safe haven they were promised—a mysterious house in the Farm.But there’s a rebellion brewing, and Violet has found herself in the middle of it. Alongside a new ally, Violet discovers her Auguries are much more powerful than she ever imagined. But is she strong enough to rise up against the Jewel and everything she has ever known?The White Rose is a raw, captivating sequel to The Jewel that fans won’t be able to put down until the final shocking moments.

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speculative fiction novel for young adults, 2012, first in the Selection series

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