Divergent Giveaway

Hello everyone!

I hope you all have had a great week.  I definitely have.

In two weeks I’ll be going to a book signing.  I’ll also be going to one next week, but that’s besides the point.  Now, back to the signing in two weeks.  It’s the wonderful Veronica Roth.  You know, she wrote a book called Divergent, you might have heard of it.  You haven’t heard of it?  Have you been living under a rock (or hiding under the covers from the weather)?

Anyway, I’m getting away from myself again.  I’ve seriously been like this all week, so you’ll have to get through my babbling to get to the good part.

I knew I was going to this event before I even read Divergent (starts the “Let’s see how many times I can say Divergent” game).  Divergent was a great read.  I’ve recommended Divergent to quite possibly too many people.  Divergent was just that good.  Once I calmed down some from my hysterics after immediately finishing Divergent, I couldn’t wait to go to this Divergent signing.
Guess what’s in it for you!  A signed copy of DIVERGENT!

I’m getting one copy of Divergent signed for me, and one for this giveaway.  (Giveaway’s the world you all have been waiting for).


Rules:
This giveaway is international!
You must be a follower of this blog to be eligible to enter.

I want to know which faction you belong to.  You can do the FACTION QUIZ on facebook, or if you don’t have facebook there’s a list of the faction qualities here for you.

You'll get an extra entry if you promote this giveaway. So go ahead and tweet it, blog about it, facebook it. Just leave a link.
If you want to type a couple of sentences while playing the "Divergent Game" you’ll probably get an extra entry.  (By probably, I mean definitely).

Leave a comment with all or some of the above info to enter!

You do not need to leave an email address. I will post who wins, and they will have 48 hours to contact me. If they fail to contact me within that 48 hours another winner will be chosen.

CONTEST CLOSES MAY 17TH 2011 MIDNIGHT EST!

You can read my DIVERGENT REVIEW.  There are no spoilers.

Factions:

Abnegation is for the selfless.

Dauntless is for the brave.

Candor is for the honest.

Erudite is for the intelligent.

Amity is for the peaceful.

I belong to Candor.

I love Divergent, so I'm happy that I get to share it with you.

Good luck!

Love,
Terri

Early Book Review: Divergent

Title: Divergent

Author: Veronica Roth

Series: The Divergent Trilogy

Length: 487 pages

Publisher: HarperCollins Canada

On-Sale Date: May 3, 2011

Format: ARC paperback

Abnegation is for the selfless.
Dauntless is for the brave.
Candor is for the honest.
Amity is for the peaceful.
Erudite is for the intelligent.
Once you are sixteen you must choose a faction to live with and be a part of.  It will be your life.  Faction over blood.  To be factionless is to have no life and no purpose.
Beatrice (Tris) Prior chooses, and from that moment on everything changes.
Does it change because she stays in Abnegation?  Or does it change because she steps out of the faction she was born in?
Either way, nothing can prepare you ...

I am wowed.  I am stricken.  I'm in shock.

Divergent was overwhelming in the best way.
It was an emotional read.  (That is an understatement).
I was left wanting to tell anyone and everyone about this novel.  It was so good.  I wanted to shout it from the rooftops.
Tris was a character that reinvented herself.  She was a heroine that never knew her own strength.  She was marvelously heroic and vulnerable.  She always had the ability to accomplish anything and overcome her fears, but her ability was buried in the nation’s conformity.  Abnegation was selfless, and Tris was Abnegation.  Abnegation was not brave or outspoken, yet Tris was.  Tris couldn’t be defined by one thing, and it made her a character to remember.
Tris was nasty and brutal, but she was also young and terrified, not to mention selfless and kind.  She seemed human, because she was all of those things.  Tris was everything a person could be.  She was so filled with emotion.
The choices that Tris had to make were beyond me.  I could not have done any better.  She made a remarkably small number of mistakes.  Her instinct guided her well.
Tris flourished, and handled herself by controlling her emotions.  She knew her weaknesses, and used them to her advantage.  Tris had a better understanding of the world than most other characters, even though she believed that she knew nothing.
This novel had a pulse.  You could feel its’ soul through the writing.
During the final 100 pages or so you could say I was emotional, but it was nothing compared to the end.  Once finished, I was hysterical.  The final pages were filled with such a fast paced plot, that I couldn’t read quickly enough.  I needed to know what happened, and I needed to know right then and there.
The ending put me into a state of shock.  The phrase "Oh my God" was bouncing non-stop through my mind.
There were no words to describe the feeling.
Divergent was interesting and captivating.  It was raw and pierced the reader to the bone.  This story seized my heart.
Throughout the novel I compared Tris to Katniss Everdeen (The Hunger Games heroine), but I enjoyed reading Tris more.  She wasn't comparable.
I suspect that many people are going to compare Divergent to The Hunger Games.  The stories and characters are relatible, but only to an extent.  Tris was not Katniss, because she had a choice, while Katniss never did, but both heroines were part of something bigger than themselves.
This book was not about romance, so it was surprising that I felt that mushy, sweet feeling in the pit of my stomach at certain times.  There was just enough cuteness thrown in with the war.
It had been some time since a book had made me feel this much.  I was furious towards the end.  I was disgusted.  I was joyful.  I am in shock.  I am in awe.
This novel was very, very powerful.
I am unbelievably glad that I read Divergent.  I have thought about it every day since, and cannot wait to own my own copy.

A friend lent this book to me, and I was told to read Divergent immediately.  Now, I'm telling you to read Divergent immediately.

Rating

Premise: 5/5

Plot: 5/5

Writing: 5/5

Characters: 5/5

Overall: 5/5

Disclosure: I received an Advanced Reader's Copy from a coworker. She, in turn, received the ARC from HarperCollins Canada. Receiving this book early did not influence my review in any way.

According to "The Faction Quiz" I'm Candor (the honest). Tell me which faction you belong in!

You can take the quiz by CLICKING HERE.

Song of the day: Glee's cover of Somewhere Only We Know sung by Blaine