Pandemonium audiobook

Also posted on my blog, YA Anonymous.My God. That ending. That had to be the most awkward "awkward moment" I've ever read in a book. EVER.But then a bit later on, it hits me how hilarious the situation Lena's gotten herself in and the laughter starts.Oh, Lena. You poor, poor girl. But what a hell of a book. Where is the next one when I need it the most?***Before reading Pandemonium, I really doubted that this book could follow up to Delirium and its (tragic) ending. There had just been too many shitty sequels that could make me enthusiastic about reading them. But I really should've known better than to doubt Lauren Oliver.In Pandemonium, Lena is having to survive in the Wilds with her new friends, is having to prove herself worthy to be in the resistance, and is having to forget the boy who made her rebel in the first place, infected her, Alex. I know that in Delirium, a number of people didn't find Lena that "kick-ass" heroine that we all love (in her defense, all those rules would scare me too, into rebelling). But in Pandemonium, I feel that she definitely redeemed herself. Now without all those regulations and boundaries, Lena was able to unleash her inner survivalist, which wasn't a very easy thing to do, after all that she's been through. She even is deemed strong enough by her fellow rebels to be part of the resistance. I definitely saw more of Lena in action scenes (and winning) in this book than in the previous. So I definitely think of her as part of the "kick-ass heroine" club now.I also know that a lot of you didn't really like the fact that Lena is "allegedly" going to fall in love with someone other than Alex, and I'm sorry to tell you guys, but that fact is true. If that is enough for you to run away screaming from this book, by all means, do, but let me just tell you now, you are missing out on a hell of a lot of goodies if you do that. I have to admit though, I did kind of dislike Lena's new love interest. It might be because he, for me, was a little naive or it could be plainly just because he wasn't Alex. Also, at times, I felt that their relationship was a little forced. The love interest, Julian, would say weird things like, "your hair smells like roses" or "your waist is so small" (yes), that not only creeped Lena out, but creeped me out too. I don't know if it was just lack of being around females that made him act this way (and trust me; I go to an all girls school and whenever a person of the opposite walks by, my beloved classmates throw themselves at him) or what, but I was pretty skeptical of him at first. After a while, though, and getting to know his character more, he grew on me, but of course, before it got more than that, the ending got in the way of everything (as expressed in the mini review above).An aspect of the book I really enjoyed was Lena's life in the Wilds. In Delirium we didn't really get to experience the Wilds too much and that was something I was really looking forward to in this book. As cool as I thought it would be, living in the Wilds, it ended up not being the "paradise" that I was expecting. It was actually pretty brutal out there, and with the addition of Scavengers (Invalids that attack just for kicks) it became even harder to survive out there. I quite liked all the new characters too, Raven, Tack, Hunter. Loved them, and the fact that they gave birth to Lena in the woods, as Lena said about Raven in the book. Other than creepy Julian and the random add of Scavengers (and the possible future love triangle as hinted in the ending of Pandemonium), I very, very much enjoyed this book, and you have no idea how much I'm craving for the next and final book. But I guess after that killer cliff-hanger, who wouldn't?

Oh! Urrrrrrr. *Gur­gle* Kapowy! *Splut­ter* *Cough* *Die*Okay, Pan­de­mo­nium was a HUGE improve­ment over Delir­ium for me. First of all, the world seemed A LOT more con­sis­tent. The world build­ing was an improve­ment as well.Per­haps the biggest improve­ment was Lena her­self. No more whiny, annoy­ing, inse­cure lit­tle girl. This Lena has been through the fire, got burnt and is fight­ing to sur­vive. What I love is that Lena has grown, become capa­ble, assertive, intel­li­gent and shrewd. There were parts of this book in which I was phys­i­cally cheer­ing her on.Lena has sur­vived the wild, the bombs and the harsh win­ter. She’s come out stronger and more weary. Now she’s back behind the fence, but this time as an oper­a­tive of the resis­tance and her mark is Julian Fine­man – son of a rad­i­cal move­ment to fur­ther erad­i­cate the sick­ness known as love. Julian is con­fused, com­plex, dam­aged and vul­ner­a­ble. When he and Lena are kid­napped and held hostage together, they have to join forces to escape.What I loved was the devel­op­ment of their rela­tion­ship, the hero role of Lena as the stronger, more knowl­edge­able and capa­ble of the two, and how they both start to grow and heal together.Of course, the book is filled with com­pli­cated plot twists and a cou­ple of “NO WAY!” moments – one of which was obvi­ous and eas­ily fore­seen but SO WHAT?!The writ­ing in this book matched more to the cal­iber I expect of Oliver. It felt a appro­pri­ate and smooth.And I guess this is a les­son learned – one that I was glad to learn. Find a good author and stick with them. I wasn’t a huge fan of Delir­ium but Pan­de­mo­nium has me aching for Requiem to see what happens.You know it’s a good novel when the last line has you going:“No! NO! No way… oh my good­ness… no. NO!"[image error]

This book takes place "now" and "then". This confused the heck out of me for the first couple chapters probably because I didn't pay attention to the chapter's titles I was just so excited to get reading. "Then" starts in August and is everything that takes place from the minute Lena left Alex and ran into the wilds. We get to see every heartbreaking struggle as she found a new place to stay and met new people. She isn't sure whether she wants to live or die but she wants to be strong for Alex. She tries to imagine him and that she is getting stronger for him. Her thoughts of Alex continued to bring tears to my eyes throughout these scenes as well as all the hard struggles of life in the wilds. It is definitely not easy living free. "Now" is in March and takes place in New York. Lena has joined the resistance, has a fake identity and is living among the cured. She is attending DFA(Deliria-Free America) meetings and rallys, keeping an eye on all the activity. People are more aware of the invalids and deliria now and want to give the cure at a younger age. They want to risk people dying from receiving the cure in order to lessen the chances of infecting the world. Although some are against this and don't want to risk death so the rallys get a bit crazy. Lena is told to keep watch on the son of the head of the movement, Julian Fineman. But during a big rally they both end up getting kidnapped. Lena has become really brave and strong now. She fights for their escape but there are lots of twists and turns along the way. I loved the action and couldn't put the book down. Finished it in one day! Lauren Oliver is amazing at keeping me emotionally invested and captivated. But......there were a few things I personally didn't like about this book. I think the whole new love interest/love triangle cat is already out of the bag since it is mentioned in the description but all I'm going to say is pull out your Team Alex flags because I'm sorry to say it is definitely going to get ugly in Requiem. I was also really disappointed with it. The reason I loved Delirium so much was the fact that it was such a beautiful love story about sacrifices being made to be together and in Pandemonium I just feel like Lauren Oliver took a big ole crap on it. I'm just really sad with the story going the love triangle route. I am also really upset with a few details to it. They are in the spoiler button since they are a bit more spoilery so read at your own risk. (view spoiler)[Lena asks like ONCE the people she ends up with if they heard what happened to Alex. She barely pushes them. She doesn't even mention his name. The girl even heard about it!!! It was so big everyone was talking about it but Lena didn't investigate?!! She doesn't CONTINUE asking other people in the wilds if they heard anything! She doesn't look into it at all!Lena has a chance to look at the prison list and wants to see her mom's name but doesn't even think to check for Alex's name!!! (hide spoiler)]My last disappointment was that this book has one of the most horrible cliffhangers ever and I am willing to sell my soul to get my hands on the next book!!! It was an evil evil evil ending!!!!! After Delirium I think the author could have went a little easier on us. Don't worry we will be back for Requiem, you didn't need to do this to us! Once you read it you will understand and hopefully come back and freak out with me. If you have already read it and want to rant and discuss, direct message me, seriously! THAT ENDING!!!SON OF A BISCUIT!!!!! WTF!!! OMG!!!! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!! #$$@#T@^#@&^#!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! [image error] ["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>

My Thoughts: DO NOT READ THIS REVIEW IF YOU HAVEN'T READ DELIRIUM. AND IF YOU HAVEN'T, WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR???? Uh, I'll start this review off with what I wrote on goodreads as soon as I finished.If you thought Delirium was great you will be blown away by Pandemonium. I wish I had the next book. OMG. I want to both cry and scream right now.....Why, why, why did I read this so soon? LOLI had a feeling it was going to end like that but to actually have it happen is going to drive me nuts now since I don't have the next book.WOW WOW WOW WOW WOW WOWSo, that was my initial thoughts when I updated my goodreads status.Do I still feel that way? Yes, Yes, Yes. We start off in the Now part of the book. For 2 pages, than we are thrown into the Than part. Confused yet? We are reunited with Lena. She has escaped to the Wild's without Alex. Oh, I'm sure you remember that dreadful ending in Delirium and Alex is still nowhere in sight. Lena suspects he's dead even though she doesn't want to say it out loud. She imagines he's still with her and goes out on her own.She ends up being on her own for a few days until a group of others come across her and take her in, nursing her back to life. Let me tell you about my favorite characters. There is Raven, who seems to be a few years younger than Lena, but has become one of the leaders of the group and takes care of everything. Than there is Blue, who is just a little girl. I really liked Blue but she reminded Lena too much of Grace. Next up is Hunter. Hunter's a sweet guy who is friendly to Lena from the start. Than there is Tack. Tack is independent, strong willed, and tough. He always has a scowl on his face. Of course, there are many more characters but these are just a few of my favorites.Lena survives in the wild with the group for a while. She learns to get supplies, learns to wash clothes by hand, to carry water buckets, how to cook, the whole nine yards. She does what she must to survive and stay a part of their group. Than we are thrust into a whole other world. The future tense. What is happening NOW. Lena is working with Raven to take down the DFA. They are the ones who want everyone to be cured. We meet Julian right away. He is the son of the person who thinks love must be cured. He is due to have his procedure soon. Lena and Julian end up getting captured during one of the meetings and thrown in a room together. They spend days in that room, getting to know each other slowly and awkwardly. They think they have nothing in common at first except that she has been cured (she lies) and he is to be cured soon. He wants to know what it will feel like, will all temptations be taken away? Will he feel like a different person?Lena and Julian end up escaping and make their journey to find Raven and Tack. In the process, Julian is taken back by his father, and set to have his procedure. Of course Lena doesn't think its right to make him have this procedure. He should have a choice, a real choice. Well, I don't want to give away anymore spoilers. That was already a few and I didn't want to give away any! Do we ever see Alex again? Let me just say this, the information we find out about Alex and Lena's mom is insane. It was crazy intense. This whole book was so great. It was full of action, fast paced, and just a wonderful story. I wish I had the third book now. The Than and Now back and forth chapters were a little confusing at first, but I got right into it. The bad thing is, I didn't like skipping back and forth because Oliver pulls you into one than you want to know what happens in that situation, than your thrust into the other situation. I'm sure that was her point, but I was on pins and needles the whole book. (Which is a good thing HAHA) I loved Delirium and I was left crying at the end. I loved Pandemonium even more, and I was left wanting to cry but at the same time, wanting to tell her how genius she is! For all you Alex fans out there, you won't be completely disappointed however you won't be happy either. I was totally in love with Alex but throw another guy in the mix, and I'm as confused as ever. Love Triangle anyone? Overall: Oh My Gosh. I absolutely loved it. Can I marry this book? This was one of my favorite books I've read of 2011!!!Cover: Really like it. Delirium had a cool cover, but so does this one.What I'd Give It: 5/5 Cupcakes____________Review Based On Hardcover EditionTaken From Princess Bookiewww.princessbookie.com

Una novela pausada y muy intimista, que me gustó mucho más que Delirium, la primera entrega de esta trilogía, que leí hace más de un año y… eso fue un error. Si bien me acordaba perfectamente del argumento, los personajes y las situaciones, lo que se pierde en tanto tiempo son las sensaciones que causa la lectura. Recuerdo que me había gustado mucho como se describían los sentimientos entre Lena y Álex pero, en este libro, cuando se hacía referencia a ellos, me han dejado más bien fría.Porque, para mí, el fuerte de ambas novelas son las emociones que me han transmitido más que la trama y los acontecimientos. De hecho, en retrospectiva, en esta entrega la historia no avanza mucho respecto del conflicto de esta sociedad futurista.El libro está narrado en primera persona por Lena en capítulos alternados en dos períodos de tiempo diferentes: uno donde nos dejó el primer libro, cuando logra atravesar las vallas y es rescatada por un grupo de inválidos de la Tierra Salvaje y otro, seis meses después, cuando se une a la Resistencia y participa en su primera misión. En ambas, lo que siempre me invadió fue una sensación de tristeza, por la crudeza con que se describe la supervivencia en la inhóspita Tierra Salvaje, así como cuando se es parte de uno de los bandos de una guerra. Un final que probablemente todos los lectores esperábamos, pero que llega en el peor momento. Ya he comenzado la entrega final, porque no quiero que me pase lo mismo de olvidar cómo me hizo sentir esta novela, y para ver cómo la autora soluciona lo que ha desencadenado y saber si por fin se alejará un poco de sus personajes y abordará el sistema detrás de esta distopía. Reto #33 PopSugar 2017: Un libro situado en dos períodos de tiempo diferentes

Read the full review at iLive, iLaugh, iLove Books.Ladies and gentlemen, I would just like you to know that I am screaming. That's what this book made me feel like. I finished it, and these were my thoughts:.........OHMIGOODNESSWHATTHEHECKJUSTHAPPENED? *head explodes*Alright, so maybe my head is still is fine condition. But that was a pretty good representation of what I felt. This book was amazing. If you loved Delirium, you are going to want to eat this one. (Apparently "eat" is above "love" on my emotional scale. I don't see anything wrong with that.)The book is told alternatively between the present and the past. Not the past-past. Noooo. That old Lena is dead. Whatever happened in Portland is gone. We have parts where Lena is in the Wilds, just newly escaped from the bordered community. And then we have the present, which involves the resistance and all those big guns. Some of it was boring, and the beginning was pretty slow. While I enjoyed reading about the homestead (that's basically a camp for the Invalids), I wanted to skip some of the snail-pace parts.Despite its slow start, this book starts fast forwarding very quickly and the words just hit you like BAM! BAM! BAM! (I'm sorry, but I'm finding a hard time describing this book.) Every single word was a twist in my heart. You have no idea (until you've read this book) how Lauren Oliver has the ability to hold your very heart in your hand and stretch it to her will. Kind of a scary image, yes, but kind of the best I can give you. Her writing is beautiful and descriptive, and kind of just flows over you like water. There were parts that left me breathless and all adrenaline-filled, like I just ran a marathon. I was pretty much on the edge of my seat the entire time. (That was a metaphor; the majority of it was read while lying in bed like the lazy person I am.)And the ending. I don't know how much of it you have heard about, but I will not ruin it for you, because I am a nice person. But WOOOOOOW. After I read that last word, I just kinda of stared at the book with my mouth open. And then my dad made me go to bed, but I kind of just lay in bed for a few hours, thinking. And staring at the dark ceiling. Honestly, 2013 cannot get here any faster.My thoughts? Read. This. Book. While it has a dystopian-ish feel, this book is definitely all about the romance, which Oliver does beautifully. You should definitely read it. I'm having trouble forming words right now, because my brain is still mush, so that's all I can think of.

3,5 SterneDen Start in das Buch empfand ich ein wenig holprig, da sich der Stil im Vergleich zu Band 1 verändert hat. Das hat mich wohl aber auch nur so irritiert, weil ich einen Folgeband mal tatsächlich im selben Monat wie den ersten gelesen habe :DNach den kurzen Startschwierigkeiten fand ich die Geschichte aber auch wieder super spannend und gut erzählt. Es ging in eine ganz andere Richtung als erwartet und das hat mich vor allem auch in Anbetracht des Alters des Buches doch echt ein wenig überrascht.Wie Band 1 bereits ist auch Pandemonium ein echter Pageturner auch wenn mir mancher Handlungsstrang zu einfach erzählt/gelöst war . Es gab irgendwie zu viele glückliche Zufälle/Fügungen, das hätte man alles noch etwas raffinierter erzählen können.Dennoch lässt mich das Ende auch wieder atemlos und super gespannt auf das Finale zurück. Gemeiner Cliffhanger...

"If you take, we will take back. Steal from us, and we will rob you blind. When you squeeze, we will hit.This is the way the world is made now." A read for The Quarterly Book Club’s 2016 Series Reread Challenge*WARNING: This review may contain spoilers for DeliriumExpect the unexpected.If you thought that Delirium blew you away, Lauren Oliver’s Pandemonium will push you down a rocky hill and you won’t be able to stop until you hit the very bottom. In the end, you will learn that the title is not only referring to an impending war, but to an emotional chaos that Lena would have to bear.The book was told in two alternating sets of stories: the Then and the Now chapters. In the Then chapters, Lena recalled her experience when she first arrived in the Wilds, alone and grieving. She was taken in by a group of resisters led by Raven, a girl just a few years older than her. From Raven, Lena learned all she had to know: the way of living and surviving, but most especially forgetting the past.The Now chapters, taking place in New York, told the story of the new Lena. Magdalena Ella Haloway is dead, and in her place is Lena Morgan Jones. Enrolled in a new school and living a new life and identity, Lena was given the task to enter the world of the DFA, the Deliria-Free America, an organization promoting the cure with its leaders standing as role models to its people. As the Resistance’s eyes and ears, Lena was told to watch Julian Fineman, the DFA’s youth chapter president and son of Thomas Fineman, president of the organization.You would see two very different Lenas in the book. In the Then chapters, Lena was like a new-born in the Wilds, learning everything from scratch. To her, she was reborn in pain and agony, having nothing but herself. Alex was not able to cross the fence with her, and now all that’s left of their love were her dreams of him. He was but a phantom haunting her every turn. There were times that Lena wished she never met Alex and that they never attempted to escape, but she knew very well that this was what Alex wanted for her: the freedom to live and to love, to have a choice. Lena and her new group, her new family, have gone through so much. It took great energy and perseverance for them to relocate when needed, and receiving supplies from the other side was risky. Lena’s new life was never easy.This set of chapters made me cry. When I first read this installment last year, it wasn’t this painful. I was feeling twice the ache that I felt before. It was as if I’m reading this series with a new, but fragile, heart. The walls inside me were crushing down for Lena in every scene that she mentioned Alex. You could really feel her loss; like in crossing to the other side she left her heart in Alex’s hands, leaving a deep, dark hole in her chest. Lena was an empty well. All that she carried with her were the echoes of the past.The Now chapters, which occurred a few months later, shows a braver Lena. She had become very different from who she was, as if she had shed skins like a serpent and been reborn like a Phoenix. She was now at the stage wherein she was almost unbreakable, ready to conquer new challenges and threats she would face, because she had nothing to lose anymore.Lena is a character that’s constantly changing. Every page I turn showed me more of her and who she could be. I could say that this installment made me look up to her. She was a broken glass. She may not be whole anymore, but she has become something dangerous.I want to discuss the new characters in this book and there are a lot of them, so I just chose the two very important ones.First is Raven. Raven was born within the borders, but she escaped to the Wilds when she was fifteen. Her personality is strong and very mature for her age. She always knew what to do. I think I never saw her panic. Even in her grief, she was thinking of everyone’s best chance. She was very selfless and I love how patient she was with everyone. Sometimes she could seem rude, hurting Lena through her words, but she was just doing what she thought was good for her. Raven was always there for everyone even at times that Lena thought she would abandon her.I really like Raven. I honestly think that she’s like a mother bird taking care of her nest, warming her eggs cradled in it. Her name suits her very much. Like the birds in the forests, she was always ready to move whenever danger was approaching, or fight when they are caught in the middle of one.Now, I’d like to talk about Julian Fineman. Julian was a bit similar to the old Lena in Portland. He was naïve and believed in the cure but, unlike Lena, he was very curious to the illegal, although something happened to him that made him want to forget about the urge of learning these things. Julian was eighteen years old, but still uncured. He had brain surgeries when he was younger due to a cancer he had, and being cured could kill him. Still, he believed that he had to undergo it even if it could cost him his life. Finally, he was given a schedule to go through the procedure and all the people are anticipating it. Julian was a symbol for the people to look up to, and if this operation would end him, he will be treated as a martyr, a hero.Maybe you’re thinking “But Alex is so much better than Julian.” Hold your tongue my friend. Let me explain to you why Julian is loveable as well. First, his character wasn’t flat like Alex’s in Delirium. Alex was a whole being, and Julian was just starting to find pieces of himself. I saw how he was changing throughout the book. I delight in how he was towards Lena, how he was distant at first, but at the same time obviously curious. He had a lot to learn and I liked that, through him, Lena was able to share with him her knowledge. It was now Lena’s turn to save someone from her old world. I saw a bigger and better Lena at times that Julian had to rely on her. My feminist side is very glad with the idea that Julian is the one in need of rescuing. With him, Lena was almost invincible, not because of Julian, but because she just was.Julian and Lena’s relationship was a healing process, especially to Lena. Two lost people found a home in each other when they had no one else. Lena and Julian were patching up each other, filling up the space that they were holding inside themselves. But looking from Lena’s side of things, I could say that it was pretty impulsive. Julian was the first boy she felt attracted to since Alex was gone, and it is possible that she was just overwhelmed by her grief, clinging to the possibility of a new love. Her budding relationship with Julian lacked the genuine feelings that she shared with Alex. It maybe swoon-worthy, but deep down I know that it’s pretty unhealthy. In this sequel, readers will also meet new groups of people. First, the Resistance, the group that Lena now belonged to, which was organized, cunning, and established with a purpose: to take down the government and fight those that promote the cure. They live through strategies, a family scattered in different corners. The resistance is ivy, slowly taking root and spreading. Next are the Scavengers. They are almost similar to the resistant Invalids: uncured. But the thing about them is that they take no sides. They live to destroy and to steal, but you could easily buy their loyalty.Underground, there is also this group of deformed people. They live in hiding to protect themselves from the Zombies, the cured. Most of them were considered as Deliria babies. It was believed that children produced out of love are infected, some of them having abnormal features. Aboveground, they could be executed immediately after birth to prevent the spread of the disease.Pandemonium lets readers explore the bigger picture of Lena’s world. Every corner has its own story to tell, a whisper in the wind that you would have to carefully listen to.The ending was so perfect and gut-wrenching. It was a hullabaloo you would not want to miss. If you’ve read Delirium and decided not to continue with the series anymore, rectify that mistake and pick this up. I promise you that you would not regret it. I bet you my book-boyfriends! I felt like screaming out my lungs when I finished it. I felt shocked and exhausted that I had to process my feelings for a while. Lena wanted the freedom to choose; now she got it, and it’s mind-boggling. If I were her I would have had a panic attack. It was a blessing and a curse to be caught up in that situation.If there’s one thing that I learned from Pandemonium, it was that pain is not the end but the beginning, and in the darkest of nights, you’ll find the stars brightest.Overall, obviously, I highly recommend this. Please do pick this up. You have to.

Pandemonium (Delirium, #2), Lauren OliverPandemonium is a 2012 dystopian young adult novel written by Lauren Oliver and the second novel in her Delirium trilogy. The book was first published on February 28, 2012 through HarperTeen and follows the series' protagonist as she explores the Wilds outside the walled community she was raised in.[2] The book was preceded by a novella entitled Hana and was succeeded by Requiem, the final book in the series. تاریخ نخستین خوانش: سی ام ماه دسامبر سال 2017 میلادیعنوان: هیاهو (سرگیجه) - کتاب دوم ؛ نویسنده: لورن اولیور؛ مترجمها: آرش آذرنگ؛ زهرا چوپانکاره؛ تهران؛ شهر قلم، 1396؛ در 360 ص؛ شابک: 9786003203983؛ فروست: شیدایی؛ موضوع: داستانهای نویسندگان امریکایی - سده 21 ما. شربیانی

I was still hurting for Delirium- hurting because I still couldn't and wouldn't accept that Alex is gone. It was also very painful reading the aftermath of Alex's loss to Lena as she tries to accept her new life and become part of the resistance. I admire her courage and strength for accepting very challenging tasks assigned to her by Raven especially when she saves Julian from his execution. Despite herself and her love for Alex, I understand why she has to let go and give her heart to Julian. But what devastated me the most was how when Lena was already ready to give her love to Julian, Alex suddenly reappears warning Julian not to believe Lena. Man!!! That is so unfair!!! This is one super twisted cliffhanger that will make the reader restless till the finale arrives.

I need MORE stars, many more stars. Wow, what a book. My heart started beating double time from the first page until the last. And, again, a HUGE cliff hanger. First, I'll address what I didn't like about this book. Each chapter is entitled either Then or Now. It goes back and forth between the past and present. Normally I might not mind this so much but the entire book is so darn intense. Each chapter has so much going on and since you are dealing with two different times and each one has huge events happening that you are freaking out trying to deal with both scenarios at the same time. I though my mind was going to implode. Lena has gotten over the fence and she runs. She runs, walks, and crawls through the forest of the Wilds until finally someone finds her and nurses her back to health. Not only is she weak and sick from her escape, she is grieving for Alex. She is told that he didn't make it, that he was killed during the escape. So the book swings back and forth from her time in the Wilds, introducing you to Raven, the leader of the little group in the Wilds, and to the present time when she and Raven and another member of their group, Tack, are in New York, with fake identities, as members of the resistance. As I said before, from page one, you are on the edge of your seat. Lauren Oliver has such a way of making me feel everything. Lena's grief for Alex was so real to me. I was overwhelmed with sadness for her. And, Lena is so brave. She acts first, thinks later. I am so proud of her. I literally could not rest until I finished the final page. But now, with the cliff hanger, I have to get right on starting the final book. Fantastic, Fantastic Book!!!

Absolutely amazing!Finished Pandemonium 10 minutes ago! I was extremely lucky to get an advanced copy of Pandemonium. And forgive me for a MINOR spoiler but as I was looking at the "reviews" that people have posted about their anticipation for the thrilling sequel and couldn't help but chuckle about your fears of what may happen with Lena, some were dead on! That being said when you rush to your local Barnes and Noble to pick up your copy(that you should have pre-ordered)please begin with an open mind. If you picked up the beautiful special edition of Delirium you got the first chapter of Pandemonium. The first few chapters for me were akin with a horrible break-up. It is heart-wrenching to watch Lena in this state. Like Delirium there is few significant characters introduced and its wonderful! I love when I pick up a book and don't have to remember the name of every single person in region *cough* Twilight Saga *cough* The complete anonymity of everyone but Lena a handful of secondary characters forces you to focus solely on Lena's voice. I am having a total fan girl moment and am dying to tell you all about Raven,Julian and what happens so I'm going to stop. Be prepared my fellow Invalids for we are all about to be re-infected by the deliria and I know for damn sure that I do not want to be cured! Thank you Lauren Oliver for creating a world so beautiful and enchanting that reality dulls in comparison in the absolute best way!

WHAT JUST HAPPENED. UM NO. I NEED THE THIRD BOOK. RIGHT NOW.AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY ABOUT THIS ONE.