Tobias Eaton never really got a voice in Divergent; now Roth is bringing him out of the shadows. First published in September 2013, the book and all its editions are available on Amazon in hardcover, paperback, Kindle, audiobook, at local libraries, or through the Libby app.

In this novella, readers gain deeper insight into Tobias, his aptitude test, his decision to choose Dauntless as his escape, and how one of his instructors gave him his new identity: Four.

It’s an eclipse of the young Abnegation boy, bereft of the loss of his mother, left with an abusive father, waiting for his moment to break free. When they say ‘stiff’ in Divergent, it’s easy to picture Tobias in the way he’s frigid in his posture and how he organizes his thoughts. The reason he got his tattoo.

A delightful, emotional 3-star read.