Book 40: Four

Seems fitting that the book Four would be reviewed with the number 4 in the number of books I've read this year. (ok, fitting to me and I'm the one writing so, that's how it works!)

by Veronica Roth is a look into the life of one of the main characters in her Divergent Series named Four.  One of many advantages of having teens these days in the need to read what they are reading in order to see what is going into their brains.  I do check some book review sites, asking some older teens that I feel have godly values and do some basic research before I start reading the books as a final check, but with a 14 year old and a 12 year old I'm finding it vital to know what is being read.  This series was introduced to my older child as a read aloud in a class at school. Next thing I know he wanted to read the series.  The series, as I reviewed in earlier blogs is good overall, there is definitely  a theme of physical attraction running through the book, but I'm thankful that the author stopped and did not go into details as to what may or may not be happening. With the movie that came out, and so many teens talking about the series and movie I quickly read all of the books to make sure I'd allow the kids to see the movie even. Incidentally, it comes out today on DVD and most likely we will be at Target at some point today to get our copy.

Anyway, this book is stories of life before the first book picks up.  I'm always fascinated by people, and in this book it was like looking into the background of a person and getting a better understanding of who they are. The stories were short and I was able to read the whole book in about a 3 hour time span on a road trip.

I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoyed the Divergent series.  It needs to be read at the end of the series though as otherwise it gives some information a way that would spoil some of the mystery in the actual books.

I'd give this book five stars.