![]() I don't know whether to love or hate Lauren Oliver for doing this again! Pandemonium is a cracking sequel that lived up to the anticipation I'd placed on it and fans of Delerium won't be disappointed. It shouldn't have been a surprise at all to get to the end of Pandemonium and be slapped with another gut wrenching 'omg' cliffhanger. In a lot of ways I liked it more than Delirium, I liked the pace and the action which I found gripping. I grabbed every available moment I could to read this book and got through it in one day. And that's as much as I'll say about that. As much as I like him, he's no Alex though. Throwing them together the way Oliver does was ingenious, creating masses of tension. There's also a new boy on the scene too, Julian, Lena's exact opposite and head of the DFA youth movement. Lena has come so far from the girl she was back then, Lauren Oliver has created and developed this character with intricate detail and care. Pandemonium is far edgier and action packed than Delirium. In stark contrast we also get a glimpse into a political pro-cure organistation Deliria Free America (DFA) who are sterile, cold and calculating. Life in the Wilds is brutal, it's a fight against the elements to survive but what stands out in these sections is the belief and care in others the people have.They look out for each other, it's all about surviving together and they embrace their differences. It was fascinating to discover The Wilds beyond the fence we heard so much about in Delirium and we're introduced to some fascinating new characters, Raven and Tack. Normally when a book is split between times like this I have a favourite period, but in Pandemonium each one is equally as brilliant. Now is six months later when she's become part of the resistence and finds herself undercover in New York. Then picks up almost immediatly where Delerium left off and follows Lena's story as she faces life in the wilds. Pandemonium is a book of two parts told in alternating chapters titled Then and Now. I ditched everything else in my TBR and dived straight in. THAT ending! How could she do that? There was little doubt I'd be getting a hold of a copy as soon as I could and I almost jumped for joy when my pre-order landed on my door mat a few days early last week. When I read Delirium over a year ago I couldn't believe I'd have a whole twelve months to wait for the next instalment. One thing's for certain, Lauren Oliver knows how to leave a reader desperate for more. Devour it, then go and give all your friends a big hug. A thoughtful, exciting and moving story that reminds us just how important love is. ![]() Lena is a strong multi-faceted character and the future society in which she exists genuinely terrifying. We almost missed our stop on the bus because we were so engrossed. Fast paced and consistently poignant, this tale quickly becomes hypnotically addictive. ( Bella ) Thrilling and thought-provoking. Now we just have to wait for the final episode in the trilogy. With echoes of Brave New World, we catch up with young heroine Lena as she attempts to survive in the dangerous Wilds. ( Kirkus Reviews on REQUIEM) 'A very high recommendation to fans of dystopian teen fiction.' ( ) We're big fans of Lauren Oliver and this is the emotionally charged follow-up to last year's futuristic love story DELIRIUM. With a movie trilogy in the pipeline too, you'd better get reading! ( Cosmopolitan on REQUIEM) Lena Haloway's journey will have readers breathlessly turning the pages. We loved the first two books, and spring sees the publication of the final instalment. ( Independent on Sunday on PANDEMONIUM) The new Hunger Games. ( Bella on PANDEMONIUM) In the same mode as Suzanne Collins in her Hunger Games trilogy, Oliver, too, posits a feisty, physically able heroine, giving as good as she gets, in a fast-paced YA thriller: this trend is a welcome one. ( Stylist ) Amazing, unputdownable! ( Grazia ) We're big fans of Lauren Oliver and this is the emotionally charged follow-up to last year's futuristic love story DELIRIUM. ( Heat ) A dystopian Romeo and Juliet story that deserves to be as massive as Twilight.
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