![]() ![]() ![]() Praise for Delirium: "Strong characters, a vivid portrait of the lives of teens in a repressive society, and nagging questions that can be applied to our world today make this book especially compelling and discussable." - School Library Journal (starred review) The abrupt ending leaves enough unanswered questions to set breathless readers up for volume two of this trilogy." - Kirkus Reviews (starred review) Lena's gradual awakening is set against a convincing backdrop of totalitarian horror. Praise for Delirium: "In dystopian America, love has been outlawed as the life-threatening source of all discord. "The gasp-worthy final page sets the stage for a promising conclusion to this trilogy." - Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books The underlying theme that love will win out regardless of prohibition is a powerful idea that will speak to teens." - School Library Journal "Following directly on the heels of Delirium, Pandemonium is equally riveting. "If.you crave the heart-stopping action of the arena from The Hunger Games combined with a destined-to-be-doomed love story then this sequel is perfect for you!". "After this second book, fans of Oliver and of dystopian fiction will be clamoring for the final installment of the trilogy." - Voice of Youth Advocates (VOYA) Like all successful second volumes, this expands the world and ups the stakes, setting us up for the big finale." - Booklist "This is a romance in the purest of senses, where just the longing for the faintest taste of love is worth the greatest of risks. The Independent gave a mostly positive review, stating that although Oliver is "an adept and occasionally courageous storyteller", the story was "somewhat exhausting"."From the grief-stricken shell of her former self to a nascent refugee and finally to a full-fledged resistance fighter, Lena's strength and the complexity of her internal struggles will keep readers up at night." - Kirkus Reviews (starred review) Lena slowly begins to fall in love with Julian as he begins to tell more about his abusive father, his real thoughts in the disease, and why he really joined the DFA.Ĭritical reception for the novel was mostly positive, with Kirkus Reviews and the School Library Journal giving it starred reviews. With the memory of Alex's sacrifice in mind, she navigates her way out of the place with Julian. Julian is unable to receive the procedure because he has a brain tumor. ![]() She is part of the DFA, the Deliria Free America, and during one of its rallies, she is kidnapped by other Invalids, called Scavengers, and held in captive with Julian Fineman, the leader of the youth division of the DFA. The book also follows Lena in her life while she lives in New York City with two other characters from the Wilds: Raven and Tack. That is easier said than done, as Lena and her group have much standing in their way. She is now free of the "cure," but she and her acquaintances decide that they must do the same for everyone else and restore society to its former state. She is helped her back to health by the group, which takes place as her new family. She becomes very weak and is found nearly dead by a group of people. Unfortunately for her, the Wilds are less wonderful than she thought. Lena is now in the Wilds alone, and the sequel begins by switching the chapters from the present "now" and the past "then" point of view of Lena until they are joined together in Chapter 13. The book follows up the events of Delirium. ![]()
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