Best Thing about Divergent: Cliffhanger

Divergent is a great book. Great even. And there are many things I like about it! But my absolute favorite is how suspenseful it is. At the end of every page and chapter, there is almost always a cliffhanger that keeps the pages turning. A cliffhanger is, "A plot device in fiction which features a main character in a precarious or difficult dilemma, or confronted with a shocking revelation at the end of an episode of serialized fiction." (Danielle 1). Or, to put it simply, it is something authors put in their books to keep it interesting.

An example of this is at the end of chapter nine:

"She drops to the ground."

Christina had been hanging off an extremely high railing and since they live in dauntless no one could help her up. She had to use her own strength, and obviously it wasn't enough.

If that is not a cliffhanger I don't know what it is. This is literally a life or death moment and as you turn the page (of course you turn the page. You can't just end on that!) you find yourself asking questions. Does she die? Does she just get hurt? And if you are like me, you'll find yourself pleading with the author, as if you can do anything to change it. Please don't let her die! I like Christina!

No matter how emotional you get when you read, you will find that if an author uses a cliffhanger, it will be extremely hard to put the book down.

I really like cliffhangers in books because I like when the plot is really eventful. I think books are boring when nothing really happens. When authors just leave me hanging (Or Christina, really) it keeps my thoughts from drifting away, and isn't the whole point of this book to entertain? It wouldn't be doing it's job if it wasn't intriguing.