Title: Pandemonium
Author: Lauren
Oliver
Publisher:
HarperTeen
Length: 375 pages
Rating: 4.5/5
WARNING! Spoilers of the first book ahead.
In the sequel to Delirium, Lena’s world has changed
completely. Now outside society, she is forced to figure out who she really is
and what she must do to survive. What must she do to change society, and is it
worth it?
I loved how this book was set up-alternating between the
“now” and “then” timeframes. Since these books are all about self-discovery,
this is a perfect way to show how a person can change, and how you must push
away your past self to become a better future you. With the two parallel
stories, one of which directly led to the next, it also provides twice the
story and twice the depth. Plus it was twice as hard to put down, because I
wanted to know what would happen in both timeframes, and how the first resulted
in the second.
This wasn’t just part two of Delirium either. This book provided its own complete story,
including romance and growth on Lena’s part. I might even like this one more
than the first. Yes, the plot lines were still a bit predictable (foreshadowing
was quite obvious) but overall, I loved it.
Curse the cliff-hanger ending, because I don’t want to wait
for book three! Just read some great Goodreads comments, and it appears I’m not
alone- GAH!
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