![]() In this follow-up to Delirium, we see Lana's character grow immensely and really come into herself. Once that was figured out (sorry, I'm not giving any spoilers), I did find the story, and the "Now" and "Then" perspectives just a bit confusing to me.but I quickly got with the program. When I first started listening to this audiobook, I was doing so just because I read the first book and I wanted to know what happened to Alex and Lana, and to see if they made it into the Wilds safely. She captures the teenage psyche in a way that in the same instant reminds you why you never want to go back, while making you not want to put the book down. Oh, and before I forget,Sarah Drew is one of my all-time favorite narrators. There’s something really interesting and chilling about this. The characters in this book aren’t just rebelling against this society so they can make out in public – it’s so they have the freedom to love their children as well. Oliver explores other types of love in book two, notably parental love, in a way she hadn’t before. It is more mature and action packed than its predecessor and it appeals to my grown-up brain as well. Pandemonium breaks the grand tradition of sophomore trilogy slumps. ![]() But don’t dismiss this as a teenage first-love sob-fest – though Delirium could be accurately described this way. Her heroine is perhaps less unique: Lena originally believes in the strict society and all of its rules, but as she falls in love she turns against them. Lauren Oliver has come up with a decidedly compelling dystopian concept: Love is illegal and surgically removed from everyone at the age of 18. ![]() I know it’s not for everyone, but it totally worked for me. Not everyone is going to love this book (and series) the way I do. A lot of YA titles work like this – they are so readily consumable and the stories are so fast-paced that you just get swept along and want to experience the story over and over and in different ways. If there was a movie I’d probably line up with girls half my age and squeal until being let into the theater. I love it so much that I read it (twice) and am now listening to it too. This is one of those series that crosses formats for me. I read this book way before the audio recording was even ready – devouring it over a weekend, ignoring all but the most critical commitments. ![]() And sometimes there is a book I’m simply DYING to get my hands on as soon as possible, like Pandemonium. One of the best ones is that occasionally I can get my hands on the pre-pub galley of a book before it hits the shelves of any bookstore. Through chapters that alternate between her past and present, Annabel reveals the story behind her failed cures, her marriage, the births of her children, her imprisonment, and, ultimately, her daring escape.As an editor at Audible there are a couple awesome perks of my job. ![]() Fast forward to the present, and Annabel is consigned to a dirty prison cell, where she nurtures her hope of escape and scratches one word over and over into the walls: Love.īut Annabel, like Lena, is a fighter. The world was different then-the regulations not as stringent, the cure only a decade old. As a rebellious teenager, Annabel ran away from home and straight into the man she knew she was destined to marry. That's the lie that Lena grew up believing, but the truth is very different. Lena Halloway's mother, Annabel, supposedly committed suicide when Lena was only six years old. Until now.ĭiscover her secrets in Lauren Oliver's brilliant original digital story set in the world of New York Times bestsellers Delirium and Pandemonium. Lena's mother, Annabel, has always been a mystery-a ghost in Lena's past. ![]()
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