![]() There was just non-stop action and I loved every second. Beautiful, raw and powerful once more I felt everything Lena felt, saw everything she saw. I adored the writing in Delirium and I loved the writing in Pandemonium even more. And I loved all the different aspects of the world we get to see, all the different people, even if it wasn't all nice! I mean, how did Lauren think of that? It's so brilliant, ingenious. I still haven't gotten over the whole love-as-a-disease thing. Raven was kinda brash and to-the-point, totally in command of everyone and the homestead and one of my favorite characters ever! She was firm, yet fair and sweet – and I really loved all of her mantras and protectiveness, and the way we slowly got to know the real Raven.Īgain, I must say: My God, how amazing this world is! It's so three-dimensional it's real and alive in my head. ![]() I loved all the Invalids, the resistance, especially little Sarah and Blue, Hunter, Tack and most of all Raven. I miss Alex…'Įven more than that, I loved all of the new characters to pieces they gave the story a whole new feel, a whole new dimension. I loved seeing how their relationship changed from mistrust and loathing on Lena's part to friendship and trust, maybe more… The pressure, the chemistry, the heat just built up and up and man, I felt it! Yet despite this and how much I loved Julian, I was just screaming: 'But I want Alex. Opening Julian's eyes, as Alex once did for her. I loved the relationship between Lena and Julian: how Lena was now the one And as much as I loved and missed Alex, I really did love Julian too. And so sweet! He had this feeling of vulnerability, of innocence, that just made me want to protect him. Both Lenas were so strong, yet so lost… I love this girl, seriously! Julian Fineman, son of the head of DFA – Deliria-Free America. While she loved so much, she hated equally. She just surprised me completely with her resilience, her hardness, her new-found unshakable strength, her dedication to the cause. Meanwhile, the "Now" Lena was impossibly strong and determined. The "Then" Lena seemed so vulnerable, yet unbreakable. ![]() I felt every moment, saw every single thing and was left going out of my mind, desperate for more, more, more!Īnd Lena, oh how I've missed you! I loved seeing the two sides of Lena – the "Then" and the "Now". And, my God, did Pandemonium lives up to all my expectations – exceed them, actually! Once I started reading, I just couldn't stop. I felt so much throughout the book and was left desperate for more. But leaving your old life and love behind is harder than Lena ever imagined, even when you have a whole new purpose, a whole new life and perhaps more as well… Oliver isn't one for easy answers or thorough explanations it's the big themes about love, sacrifice, freedom, and choice that she wants readers to take away, not just the "Lena and Alex" storyline.Now Lena is an undercover part of the Resistance. If you think there will be some magical epilogue spelling out everything that happens to these characters, think again. ![]() Readers who don't mind the fact that the romance is present but not overwhelming will find themselves unable to put the book down, even though there are enough plot holes and unanswered questions to make the ending feel abrupt and unexpected. Even though Lena thinks about her feelings for Alex and Julian all the time, their reality is too grim and confusing (not to mention focused on fighting the regulators) to allow for the kind of thrilling romance that hooked some readers in Delirium. This third book is more preoccupied with its young heroine’s personal journey in a horrific dystopian society than which guy she'll end up choosing. Readers hoping for the same swoon factor as in the original book will be disappointed.
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