A Goodreads user asked Veronica Roth:

Hello Veronica! I wanted to ask: In what order should I read the Divergent series? Four: A Divergent Collection is throwing me off. Should I read that in the middle of Divergent and Allegiant or after the entire trilogy? I just finished the first book and am excited to watch the movie soon. I loved the first one so much I gave it six stars. I could read it over and over and it'll still be one of my favorites.

Veronica Roth Really glad you enjoyed the first book! I would read it in the order it was published: Divergent, Insurgent, Allegiant, and then Four. While the events in Four precede (and then overlap with) Divergent, it doesn't have the same impact if you haven't read the entire series already. (Not to mention the fact that it doesn't spend time on world-building, since it assumes you've read the series already.)

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