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The Sixth Faction (The Sixth Faction, #1)

by Veronica Roth (Goodreads Author)

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Toby said: " After rereading the original Divergent Series, I read the first look chapter for this in the Divergent Deluxe Edition and I am VERY excited! I already am vibing with a lot of the changes -- faction representatives are part of the city council, instea After rereading the original Divergent Series, I read the first look chapter for this in the Divergent Deluxe Edition and I am VERY excited! I already am vibing with a lot of the changes -- faction representatives are part of the city council, instead of Abnegation having a sole monopoly on it. Caleb and Beatrice (will she go by Tris in the new timeline?) are also TWINS now??? I think that makes much more sense lowkey. I like the new visuals also of the Choosing Ceremony -- it feels much more cinematic (Lionsgate/Summit -- if y'all adapt these PLEASE GET FRANCIS LAWRENCE ON THE PHONE!!). Four rescuing Beatrice when the Factionless attack the Choosing Ceremony is such a cool way for them to meet in the new timeline omg.

Also, having reread the original series, I actually REALLY vibe with this being a new timeline. The original series is about how "One Choice" can define so much of your life, and Tris plays with the question of what her life could've been like if she made different choices so many times. Also having gone back and read interviews with Veronica Roth, you can really tell this is something she's wanted to do for years, so I'm excited to see where she takes it. Like I said -- I am already liking the world building even more than the original series.

Now for me to look back and laugh at later when I'm wrong, I present to you my predictions:

- There's gonna be a handful of beats that play on Beatrice and Four talking about how different their lives would have been if the ceremony hadn't been interrupted and Tris chose Dauntless.
- Christina will be introduced as a chapter cliffhanger. I WILL MOVE! I am curious if the other members of the core four will be parts of the book though (although I can see Cara being in the story given her prevalence later)
- The "tragic accident" keeps Tris in Abnegation. She either fails initiation or defects, either way ending up in Factionless.
- Four will leave Dauntless because Tris didn't join the class of initiates like the original series mentions was his plan. Fourtris will reconnect in Factionless.
- I think Natalie Prior will NOT die in the Dauntless simulation attack because Tris won't be trapped there, and she'll be able to have retrieved the Edith Prior video (which is probably how it gets released, meaning the Insurgent portion will be much shorter). This also means we can see Natalie comment on the world outside Chicago when we get there.
- Since this is only a duology instead of a trilogy (although I REALLY wish it was a trilogy), I imagine this book will be the events of Divergent where the Edith Prior video is recovered and released, so Insurgent doesn't happen, and the second book will be the Allegiant retelling.
- Tori and George WILL reunite in this timeline!
- I imagine Eric and Jeanine will probably also become bigger antagonists working with the Bureau in book 2 .
- I don't think Tris will die in this timeline. I think it's going to be heavily hinted at and built up (and maybe a fake out in book 2) but I do think she will survive.
- I think a lot of the characters that died in the original series will actually survive this universe. In turn I imagine a lot of the ones that survived the original timeline will die in this universe.
- I think Lionsgate/Summit will reboot the Divergent film franchise by adapting these instead of finishing the original films.

And finally it won't happen, but! In the first look chapter Tris talks about how incredible it is to see Evelyn alive when she had seen them spread her ashes, and how unimaginable it is to have escaped a death that seemed so definitive, so imagine the gag if the series reveals this is actually Tris in a sim in the original timeline and she survived Allegiant! (I'm gonna shut up now before they take me back to the psych ward) ...more "

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"Is that… Christina?? 🥹" — Oct 30, 2026 10:10PM

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21 Days of Fear: One Day, One Letter

by Hervé Commère

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"A somewhat slow opening but I’m curious as to where they’re going to go with it! I like the advent calendar element of having to wait now for the next chapter." — Sep 28, 2026 11:06PM

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Dungeon Crawler Carl (Dungeon Crawler Carl, #1)

by Matt Dinniman (Goodreads Author)

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And I love it. Getting to be myself at last.”
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