However, it certainly sets up for an explosive ending in the third book: politics, the definitive rise of rebellions, plus a little love war in the midst of it all. Even still, the romance seemed forced, far too rushed considering the time frame in the now lasted roughly two weeks at most. And maybe, realistically, this would happen to Lena if she truly believes Alex is dead. Of course, because it’s YA and dystopian, there needs to be a love triangle. This is where the second book fell short of five stars and suffered the Middle Book Syndrome. She works as a double agent of sorts, and falls into a trap, a scheme, that leads her to another boy, Julian. The nows jump to the future, almost a year after Lena’s escape, to her immersion back with the cureds in New York City. This riveting, brilliant novel crackles with. In this electrifying follow-up to Delirium, Lena is on a dangerous course that takes her through the unregulated Wilds and into the heart of a growing resistance movement.
After reading Delirium, I had to start the second book immediatelyI love what Lauren did with this book with introducing the Then and Now chapters to tell of the present and the past the Lena faced after cross the fence it really helped to keep the story going without having to get into pages and pages of details of Lena’s. The reader learns with Lena just how the people in the Wilds (or rather, “the other side”) live off remains and help from sympathizers. The second book in Lauren Oliver's New York Times bestselling trilogy about forbidden love, revolution, and the power to choose. Pandemonium (Delirium Trilogy) by Lauren Oliver. Oliver delves into the pain of heartbreak and grief without becoming melodramatic. Oliver is also the author of a luminous novel for younger readers, Liesl & Po. The thens are filled with survival tactics. Lauren Oliver is the author of the New York Times bestseller Before I Fall, a Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year.Her thrilling second novel, Delirium, debuted on the New York Times bestseller list and is the first book in a trilogy.The second volume is Pandemonium (March 2012). She describes herself as reborn in the Wilds, hardening with work, hunger, and violent weather. The book is dividing into then and now to illustrate the development of Lena’s character. Unlike the first in her dystopian trilogy, Delirium, this second installment focuses on survival, growth, and rebellion rather than the discovery and immersion of love. Once again, Oliver delivers a ride like none other. Pushing aside thoughts of Hana and my old school, I’m pushing aside the memory of my nightmare,
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