Summary
Two years before Beatrice Prior made her choice, the sixteen-year-old son of Abnegation's faction leader did the same, Tobias's transfer to Dauntless is a chance to begin again, Here, he will not be called the name his parents gave him. Here, he will not let fear turn him into a cowering child.
Newly christened "Four", he discovers during initiation that will succeed in Dauntless. Initiation is only the beginning, though; Four must claim his place in the Dauntless hierarchy. His decisions will affect future initiates as well as uncover secrets that could threaten his own future - and the future of the entire faction system.
Two years later, Four is poised to take action, but the course is still unclear. the first new initiates who jumps into the net might change all that. With her, the way to righting their world might become clear. With her, it might become possible to be Tobias once again.
Review
Words cannot describe how happy I was when this was released. The release date brought happiness for getting more from Veronica Roth, especially from Tobias's "Four" point of view. It also brought sadness because of how Alliegent had ended. But nevertheless I tried my best to push that thought aside so I could focus solely on how they met and how things changed for Tobias's from his life in Abnegation to life in Dauntless. Veronica has done an AMAZING job bringing us this novel. I cannot stress this point enough but say that it was really nice to know more about Tobias and his thoughts, because for the best part of book one, divergent he masked his emotions, suppressed his feelings but everything was out in the open with this collection.
The Transfer was all about Tobias leaving Abnegation, a life that he wanted to keep bottled up and if possible left wrapped in his grief to sink away. The setting was the same, same traditional choosing ceremony but different feelings, emotions and people to please. Simply mind blowing on how everything was portrayed for him and how he felt free from his old life; I guess that's how Four became a new identity.
The Initiate was such a great read, reading about Four face his fears and reading about Eric still being a stuck up little punk was no surprise. It was also nice to know Four finally opening up to none another than, Amar. The one who helped him get through everything only to be greeted with his death? Not cool. I guess that brings him to back to square one, losing everyone but he doesn't let that bring him down, he will thrive after all he did become the number 1 Dauntless new members, Eric's not to happy about that, hahahaah!
The Son is the beginning of a new start for Four with his almost new job and new apartment, everyone thinks he's perfect, perfect almost job, perfect life. Is he really living the perfect life? Not exactly, when Tobias is reunited with his supposedly dead mom things change for him, he starts seeing things differently, questioning people, and mostly Jeanine Erudite leader. In this battle Tobias is facing his fears that are not all in his fear landscape, as I writ this review on the bus I cannot fail to remember what it was like to read the last pages of this story, it was gripping, left me teetering at the edge of my seat and then I remembered, there was one more short story.
The Traitor, the beginning of something new for Four with the arrival of our new initiates including Tris. This was an amazing read, I really didn't want this particular one to end. Why? Because it was nice to read this part from Tobias's point of view as well as having Tris's view point from Divergent. All those times I was thinking "where has Four gone?" Or "So he just threw blades at her and just walked out". But now we know, he was all along aware of everything going on - not going to say what because spoilers guys, can't ruin it for those who haven't and have to read Divergent-. I absolutely love Zeke and all of those who helped Four to put Peter on the right track, which still didn't work because of "That thing". This was such a lovely read, after finishing the Divergent series. This collection brings you the amazing Tobias with the ultimate four short stories - how ironic is that - another fight for the truth but most of all a new beginning for Tobias as Four, but will he be able to leave the past behind or will the past not let him go? Read it to find out.
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