4 ½ out of 5 thumbs up
Lena lives in world where love is thought to be a disease (deliria nervosa)
and showing any kind of passion (love, or hate), or affection can
land you in prison for life, or worse. She lives in time where cities
are fenced off and traveling between them is next to impossible. She
knows that when she turns eighteen, she will
undergo a surgical procedure that will “cure” her from possibly
contracting deliria, and she looks forward to it, counting down
the days until it’s her turn. That’s when she meets Alex, an uncured
member of an underground resistance living undercover
in the city. Lena learns about love and a life outside the cage she
calls home.
These books are similar to the Hunger Games, in
that the government has completely taken over the country to the point
where most people live in a sort of oppression and many live in
poverty. The books are well written (though a teeny
bit predictable at times) and quick paced. Delrium is written chronologically, while
Pandemonium jumps back and forth between the past and present. Of the two, I think I liked
Pandemonium more. I liked the writing style, but I also thought
there was more suspense and there was even one part that made me cry.
Both books really evoke emotion out of the reader, which I loved.
I read reviews of the third book online because i was going to read it to finish up the series but the reviews said that the whole love triangle between Lena, Alex and Julian kind of fizzles and she just becomes more and more involved with the resistance. In my head Im going to just pretend the third book is her dumping Julian or him getting sick and dying and her and Alex can get back together. horrible, yeah, but it's better than being completely being let down by a book.:)
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