I put off reading Divergent just because the premise was so...unbelievable.  Some of that carried through to the story but the most promising thing about this series is Tris as a character.  She is well-developed and likable.  I think Four could have been better developed, but since it was Tris' POV, you can't really expect the same level of intimacy.  I will definitely read the second book, but while the character development of Tris was great, the world-building wasn't so hot.  Nor was the ending.  I was really enjoying the book up until the crisis, and then I was like...nah, that's just not believable.  I didn't really think the Dauntless world was believable either.  Too many gaps in what they were doing and the whole piercing and tattoo thing...was it just me, or did that just allow the author to make the book more "edgy"?  Maybe it was just me.  And besides, it didn't really work.  I liked the factions, but had totally forgotten by the end that there were more than three!!!!  (Surprise, surprise!)  I'd say the price is a little high for a Kindle book, but the story exceeded most of my expectations. 

Question: How is the future in that story?
Answer: Some of that carried through to the story