‘Insurgent’ Re-Read

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If you’re a fan of YA literature, you’ll be happy to know that there are some incredible YA book-to-movie adaptations coming out this year. One of these is the much anticipated sequel to Divergent, Insurgent, which hits theaters on March 20, 2015.

The trailer looks incredibly action-packed, and I can’t wait three more months until March to start getting excited for the upcoming release!
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So to prepare, we are going to be hosting a re-read of Insurgent and Divergent through the months of January and February.

You might be asking, what exactly does this entail? Well, here’s your answer:

We will start by re-reading Insurgent in January. We’re going to be reading about 10 chapters per week, and each weekend I’ll be posting a recap of what was read and what I’m most looking forward to seeing in the movie. These will be done mostly by video-blog, but I’ll also post a short text recap.

Jan 1-10: Chapters 1 through 11

Jan 10-17: Chapters 12 through 22

Jan 17-24: Chapters 23 through 35

Jan 24-31: Chapters 35 through 47

February will follow a similar pattern, except we’ll be re-reading Divergent to refresh our memories for what came before Insurgent. (I know this seems backwards, but I personally feel as if I need a real reminder of Insurgent, whereas Divergent is much more fresh since the movie has already come out!)

To sum up the Divergent Series re-read, March 1^st will be a re-watch of the Divergent movie, because we will finally be in the release month of Insurgent. I’ll be live-tweeting the movie, and would love for people to join in!

There will also be two Twitter chats in the month of January as we are re-reading Insurgent:

The first will be on Saturday, January 17^th at 3pm EST, where we’ll be talking about the first half of Insurgent (Chapters 1-22).

The second will be on Saturday January 31^st at 3pm EST to discuss the second half of Insurgent (Chapters 23-47).

These chats will take place on The Young Folks twitter account (@TYFOfficial). As I’m reading, I’ll also be posting thoughts on my personal account, so please feel free to follow me at @LRW2014 to chat about the re-read and get excited about the movie!

Have questions? Please feel free to tweet me @LRW2014 or shoot me an email at lauren@theyoungfolks.com!

Lauren Wengrovitz

Lauren is a twenty-something currently living in Northern Virginia. She loves to read YA books and watch movie adaptations. Lauren is passionate about many things, but reading has always been a huge part of her life. Ever since she first learned to read, her parents have always had to pry books out of her hands when it’s time for other commitments. Lauren is always eager to try a new book, author, or series. She also loves music, Harry Potter, and the Washington Capitals. Follow her on Twitter: @LWengrovitz.