Series: Delirium, Book Two
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
Format: Hardback
Published: 1st March 2012
Number of Pages: 336
Book: For Review*
Genre: Dystopia, Romance, Science-Fiction, Thriller-Suspense, Mystery,
Action-Adventure, YA
Recommended
Age: 12+
Contains: Violence, Death, Swearing, Alcohol References
No Drug References
Love,
the deadliest of all deadly things.
It
kills you when you have it.
And
when you don’t. humour
“I’m
pushing aside the memory of my nightmare, pushing aside thoughts of Alex,
pushing aside though sot Hana and my old school, push, push, push, like Raven
taught me to do. The old life is
dead. But the old Lena is dead too. I buried her.
I left her beyond a fence, behind a wall of smoke and flame.”
Pandemonium
is a poignant, explosive, recklessly romantic and utterly heartbreaking
novel. Like Delirium, the first in the
compelling trilogy, it will take you to the very edge. That’s all you need to know. We’ll let Lena do the rest of the talking…
Review:
Lena Haloway had a plan. She
would run away from the loveless society with her true love, Alex. Only, he didn’t make it, and Lena is all alone
in the Wilds. Feverish and close to
death, Lena is taken in by Raven, an Invalid and member of the Resistance. She tries to stay strong, to forget about her
old life, as she struggles to adapt to life in the Wilds.
But that was then.
Now Lena is an undercover part of the
Resistance.
But leaving your old life and love behind is harder than Lena ever
imagined, even when you have a whole new purpose, a whole new life and perhaps
more as well…
I adored Delirium. I felt so much throughout the book and was left
desperate for more. And, my God, did Pandemonium lives up to all my expectations – exceed them, actually! Once I started reading, I just couldn’t
stop. It was amazing, beyond words. I felt every moment, saw every single thing
and was left going out of my mind, desperate for more, more, more!
And Lena, oh how I’ve missed you!
I loved seeing the two sides of Lena – the “Then” and the “Now”. The “Then” Lena seemed so vulnerable, yet
unbreakable. Meanwhile, the “Now” Lena
was impossibly strong and determined. She
just surprised me completely with her resilience, her hardness, her new-found
unshakable strength, her dedication to the cause. While she loved so much, she hated
equally. Both Lenas were so strong, yet
so lost… I love this girl, seriously!
Julian Fineman, son of the head of DFA – Deliria-Free America. He was
so strong. And so sweet! He had this feeling of vulnerability, of innocence, that
just made me want to protect him. I
don’t know why. And as much as I loved
and missed Alex, I really did love Julian too.
I loved the relationship between Lena and Julian: how Lena was now the
one opening Julian’s eyes, as Alex once did for her. I loved seeing how their relationship changed
from mistrust and loathing on Lena’s part to friendship and trust, maybe
more… The pressure, the chemistry, the
heat just built up and up and man, I felt it!
Yet despite this and how much I loved Julian, I was just screaming: ‘But
I want Alex. I miss Alex…’
Even more than that, I loved all of the new characters to pieces; they
gave the story a whole new feel, a whole new dimension. I loved all the Invalids, the resistance, especially
little Sarah and Blue, Hunter, Tack and most of all Raven. Raven was kinda brash and to-the-point,
totally in command of everyone and the homestead and one of my favorite
characters ever! She was firm, yet fair
and sweet – and I really loved all of her mantras and protectiveness, and the
way we slowly got to know the real Raven.
Again, I must say: My God, how
amazing this world is! It’s so three-dimensional;
it’s real and alive in my head. So
beautiful and so horrible. I still
haven’t gotten over the whole love-as-a-disease thing. I mean, how
did Lauren think of that? It’s so
brilliant, ingenious. And I loved all
the different aspects of the world we get to see, all the different people, even
if it wasn’t all nice!
I adored the writing in Delirium
and I loved the writing in Pandemonium
even more. Beautiful, raw and powerful;
once more I felt everything Lena felt, saw everything she saw. There was just non-stop action and I loved every second. And the gorgeous writing was made all the
more brilliant by the split narratives – Now and Then. It was confusing to begin with, but I quickly
came to love this double timeline, eating it all up, unable to put it down. This split POV made the plot even more amazing! It was intense, action-packed, amazing. And the ending? Oh.
My. God! I NEED Requiem. I’ll go INSANE
if I can’t read it soon! Miss
Oliver? Man, you’ve done it again!
Yet, despite the intensity and new storyline, I found Pandemonium just as emotional as Delirium, which made me laugh as I cried
– something I did a lot. Pandemonium was emotional, but in a
whole new and wonderfully powerful way.
I loved every second, hated who Lena hated, loved who she loved, missed
everyone she missed until it hurt. And
God, it was amazing…
Addictive, powerful, emotional, intense, compelling and beautiful, Pandemonium is a book you must read. Even if you only read two books, ever, read this and Delirium!
Star Rating:
5 SQUILLION Out of 5… Ok, 5 Out of 5.
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Megan
* This
book was received from Hodder & Stoughton in exchange for an honest review
