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I write music because I love it. Sometimes more than anything in the world.

-Ansel Elgort

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I can’t let anyone else die because of me.

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Divergent Factions: Abnegation, Amity, Candor, Dauntless and Erudite

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when all of your boyfriends meet up at once

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Insurgent Movie!

So!

A few weeks ago I flew out to Los Angeles, a mythical place where there are flowers…on trees…in February. (What is this sorcery?!) And while I was there, I experienced another strange yet wonderful phenomenon: I saw Insurgent.

Guys, Insurgent is great— and fun to watch. It is a tense, action-packed adventure of a movie. At certain points, my muscles were so clenched I felt like I had just done a series of push-ups. When I left, I immediately wanted to go back in and see it again. (I still do!)

I know that some of you are probably apprehensive because as the trailers have revealed, there are a few clear differences between the book and the movie. I shared that apprehension walking into the screening room, but I walked out of the movie relieved—and excited. Insurgent, the book, has a complicated plot—a lot of moving parts, a lot of ups and downs. That sort of thing can work in a book, but if it’s translated directly to the screen, it makes for a messy, confusing movie. The changes that were made streamline the story so it makes sense for this new format; in other words, they work.

And more importantly, the characters—especially Tris, whose difficult emotional journey is really the driving force of Insurgent—are definitely the ones I know and love. Watching it, I felt so lucky that we had such a strong cast, who brought so much to every moment, and a great director, who added so much richness to the world while still keeping it familiar.

I can’t wait for you guys to see it, too!

Just one more month!

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Insurgent deleted scene by Veronica Roth Tris and Tobias break up (found in the Insurgent paperback)

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Killing you is not the worst thing they can do to you,” I say. “Controlling you is.

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Insurgent (2015)

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Theo with some of his fans. 2014. (There were so many amazing fan photos)

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Interviewer: It must be quite exciting knowing that you still have a lot to come. Or is it quite daunting?

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“Panic and terror aren’t the only kinds of fear. There are deeper kinds, more terrible kinds. Apprehension and heavy, heavy dread.”

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The Evolution of Tris Prior

{ Katniss Everdeen ~ Clary Fray }

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You think my first instinct is to protect you. Because you’re small, or a girl, or a Stiff. But you’re wrong.

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Stills