Review: Divergent #0.1: The Transfer

The Transfer: A Divergent Story by Veronica Roth

My rating: 4 of 5 stars

The Transfer: A Divergent Story by Veronica Roth is the first in a four part short story series told from the point of view of Tobias, AKA Four.

A very good point that I saw in another review on here, this is listed as a prequel to the Divergent series but it is NOT meant to be read BEFORE Books 1 or 2. I would reccommend reading this series in the order that they were published or you will be in for some spoilers AND confusion.

We go back a couple of years in this book from where we first met everyone in Divergent, and we get to see what happened starting immediately after Four's aptitude test. We meet Tori again (she also administered Beatrice's aptitude test in Divergent), we see behind the scenes at the Easton home and the abuse he suffered at his father's hands, we see the choosing ceremony, his first day of initiation into Dauntless, and how he came by the name Four.

When a series is as addicting as this, and as well loved, these tiny tidbit views into the world and people in it are precious.

“You’re the one who has to live with your choice,” she says. “Everyone else will get over it, move on, no matter what you decide. But you never will."
-Tori

“Don’t worry about me handling the pain,” I say. “I’ve had a lot of practice.”
- Four

“My name is Four,” I say. “Call me ‘Stiff’ again and you and I will have a problem.”
- Four

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Here are our characters from this novella, as cast

in the movie of Divergent that will be released

in theaters March 21, 2014.