Allegiant by Veronica Roth Review

A final book in many ways can be difficult to read and for a writer, hard to finish. There are really only two options 1)hero lives happily ever after or 2)Hero dies. Spoiler: The book was written in two point of views and I think that gave a clue as to how the series would end. I found the writing itself just as good as Roth's previous books but I think she crammed a lot of info into this final installment. That being said sometimes it felt thick when I was reading. There was just a bit too much to thoroughly enjoy it all the time. I would have liked to have seen more of a bond between Four and Tris but the distance between them seemed almost deliberate. Was Roth trying to prepare Tobias for Tris's ultimate death?
Her death was a well thought out one. When she decided to go instead of Caleb, to me, it was the same self-sacrifice Harry attempts in the final Potter book. Tris however, was merely human and falls. But her fall was necessary. She was the only one who had a hope of being immune to the death spray and she was. What no one anticipated was that someone would kill our Divergent hero with a common gun. In her final breath we get to see her mother come for her and lead her to her final home. This part was the most beautifully written part of the book in my opinion.
Then we see Four struggle with his loss. Although he is reunited with his mother he has lost the person and a life he wanted more than anything. Another beautiful part was when FOur finally zip lines. That part made me cry. Loss is certain as a human. It defines what it means to be human and mortal. More than anything I think that was the message behind this book.
Tris knew she couldn't last forever. Like FOur says in the book a flame that bright isn't meant to last long. Tris took risks and lived more than Caleb ever could. I think that may have also been a reason why she volunteered for the job. Caleb is the only part of Tris that remains. I was a little shocked that Caleb let her go, as he was always depicted being the one who followed the selfless lifestyle better. But in the end Tris made the ultimate choice. I don't think she could have lived in a world where Four was a second class citizen. Tris was selfless. Tris was strong. Tris was fearless. TRIS WAS DAUNTLESS.