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. A dystopian tour de force.As an editor at Audible there are a couple awesome perks of my job. 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. 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. 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. 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. Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton ISBN: 9781444722963 Number of pages: 352 Weight: 260 g Dimensions: 198 x 130 x 21 mm MEDIA REVIEWSįast paced and consistently poignant, this tale quickly becomes hypnotically addictive. Devour it, then go and give all your friends a big hug.' Heat'Prepare to become completely absorbed.' Glamour But can she survive the consequences?'Reminds us just how important love is. But now, while she may have escaped the tyranny of the government, she is headng into the heart of something that could be just as dangerous - a growing resistance movement where the sparks of a revolution are about to ignite.Lena made her decision. She's questioned everything she's ever been taught and fought for love and the life-changing and agonising emotions that come with it. I left her beyond a fence, behind a wall of smoke and flame. 'Crackling with tension.whip smart and addictive' Marie Claire Love, the deadliest of all deadly things.
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