A Unique Dystopia | Review of ‘Insurgent’ (Divergent #2)

By Cynthia Ayala

Insurgent by Veronica Roth
HarperCollins

Tris’s life has become chaotic as she tries to grapple with the fact that she’s Divergent, an individual who fits into multiple factions. After the events of the Erudite brain-washing the Dauntless and invading Abnegation, murdering them for a secret they were in charge of protecting, war is creeping into factions. Tris must embrace her Divergent side and bring the people together to challenge the Erudite and their quest for power.

Published May 1st 2012 by HarperCollins Children’s Books,
Insurgent
is the second book in Veronica Roth‘s young adult sci-fi Divergent series. 
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Weekly Reading List #70

By Cynthia Ayala

Hey there avid readers! I hope that everyone had a wonderful Christmas Holiday. Mine was particularly good, I worked the afternoon shift at the movie theater, well afternoon until closing and this year I didn’t have to deal with any jerks. Seems like everyone was in the Christmas spirit…for me at least. Hopefully, the good spirits carry on into this New Year.

Anyway, it’s been hectic, I’ve been at work since I returned to South Florida, so reading has been just a little challenging. But anyway, check out this reading list right here. Oh, and Happy New Year’s everyone!
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Where Fantasy Meets Realism | Review of ‘The Marked Girl’ (The Marked Girl #1)

By Cynthia Ayala

The Marked Girl by Lindsey Klingele
HarperCollins

Cedric, the crowned prince of Caelum, has found himself in LA, a very long way from home via a magical portal. Bu the portal is locked on Earth and Liv, an aspiring filmmaker and foster girl who wants nothing more than to escape the endless system, may be his only help. But the pair of them are getting more than they bargained for.

Published June 7, 2016, by Harper Collins, The Marked Girl by Lindsey Klingele, is a young adult fantasy novel that brings magic into an otherwise plain world.
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