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3.85 AVERAGE
3.85 AVERAGE
DIOS MIOOOOOO!!!! POR QUEEEEEEE?????... No voy a mentir, me esperaba *Mas o menos* el final, pero WOW. Estoy en shock. Casi no dormí por leer este libro
Ah. Gah. What do I say?
That this was totally unexpected . . . I like unexpected, but this, this was beyond unexpected. It was . . . unexpected.
3.5 stars for . . . really, a lot of things.
1) Then vs. Now I did not like this aspect at all. It was different yes, and I thought it would end with the first couple chapters, but . . . no. The only thing I liked about it was the originality of it. I've never seen something like it in a published novel (unpublished, yes), let alone a sequel. The thing that bugged me was that I could hardly relate this book to Delirium. I honestly could find nothing in common apart from the fact that Lena's the main character. I guess Lauren was trying to convey that Lena had changed . . . in every aspect of her story, including the cover and layout of the book. But everyone has their roots. The roots are what ground us, make us who we are, even if we change, we still have those roots. We can try to abandon them, cut them away, but they raised us, formed us, molded us. It's hard, and pretty much impossible to do, yet, Lauren Oliver managed to do it, and the story wasn't like anything I expected it to be. In fact, it was similar to what The Hunger Games sequels turned out to be.
(I'm going to burn the next book(s) if that's what happens.)
2) Julian. I dislike the boy very much. And when I say boy, I mean it. The kid may be over 18, but he acted like a freaking 15-year-old. Lena was the only one who (sometimes) sounded/acted like her age. He's a typical character introduced into a love triangle. The opposite of the other boy, introduced when the other boy wasn't around, girl falls in love . . . and then . . .other boy rises from the dead and that's the end of the book. The guilt crawls up the MC's throat, the tears gnaw at her eyes, the scars on her cheeks burn from rubbing them raw from the tears she shed over his "death." Her heart tugs and beats uncermoniously in her chest, and then his name is spoken. Alex. The next page is blank, the author's bio unfolds before you. The curtain closes, the story's over, and you're left hanging, screaming to the world that YES I KNEW HE WAS ALIVE! While the other half of you wants to chuck the book at the wall, and then burn it with all of the other love triangle books and roast S'mores and hot dogs to feel satisfied that something good came out of the book. oh come on, you know the story. It's in pretty much every Young Adult novel nowadays. Also, I guess Julian's got a dark side with this porn aspect . . . I mean come on, kid. Yeah, you've gone your whole life without seeing . . . whatever. I know your world's different than mine, but the body shouldn't be revealed like that and talked about like that and simply, you shouldn't be gross like that just because you've never seen before. That's what marriage is, even if you're "cured" or not. That's the one thing that bugged me most of all, the acceptance of society today that it's all right. At least Lena had the decency not to listen and put on her clothes. Jeeeeesh.
3) To me, this book was a setup. I felt like a lot of the plot was lost. Pandemonium could have been so much better than it actually was. There were two different plots going on at one time, Then & Now, and really, take that all out, and the book could have had more of a realistic, heart-stopping, page-turning plot that could have revived Delirium. I was straining to remember all that happened before. Which, I guess Lauren wants me to forget, but I don't. Lena finds the Wilds, and it's hardly what she expected it to be! Of course, they're fighting for survival, but they NEVER mention why the Scavengers are called the Scavengers, essentially WHAT the Resistance is and their part in it, and I just feel . . . lost. Like, did this book really exist? Why did this happen to me? Why did the sequel have to be like this?!I have half a mind to read the epilogue of the finale just to find out if she ends up with Alex or not. THAT'S all that matters to me.
You know, I saw my friend yesterday and I told him I was reading this book. He'd been pestering me for a while to read it, and finally I got it and happened to cross paths with him. He said immediately after I told him, "Not as good as the first." I echo that here and now. The first book had mystery, it had plot, it had potential to be a fantastic dystopia that blew people's minds, that overtook The Hunger Games and Divergent. It didn't. (Insurgent was even better than this book, and I didn't like that book.) It plummeted, and joined the stereotypes of YA. Give me something different for once. Please.
4) On the bright side, the introduction of the new characters was cool. (Ah great, what "bright side" dust thou speak of?) But . . . flat. They were hardly developed at all. When that girl with the asian name died, I felt nothing. I knew nothing about her. When Blue died, I was kinda like, "Aw! Sad!" But I felt nothing. Why? I knew nothing. Hunter was just another character, so was Sarah. Tack had a little bit of personality, but again, just another character with no story behind them. The only one that came closest was Raven, and still I felt like she was different, but there wasn't a defining quality about her that outshined the rest. There simply wasn't much background. And readers love background. The authors know the background. Tell us what it is. I just feel like the characters lost the depth and mystery they had in the first book. (Mainly because many new ones were introduced, and there wasn't space to expand on them, give them a name and a meaning in the story, so instead Lauren killed them off.)
5) Abusive fathers . . . how many more books have to have a subplot/backstory with this in it? Yes, it's horrible, yes, many people go through it, but it's just overused now. (That includes rape.) We need different backstory. Something new, something that hasn't been brought to our attention, something that needs to be spoken about, something that we don't know about, something different.
If anything, this book kept me turning pages late into the night. Lauren is good with suspense, and draws me in to her traps. For that, her writing was spectacular, even if it lacked the plot/character base that her first book had.
That this was totally unexpected . . . I like unexpected, but this, this was beyond unexpected. It was . . . unexpected.
3.5 stars for . . . really, a lot of things.
1) Then vs. Now I did not like this aspect at all. It was different yes, and I thought it would end with the first couple chapters, but . . . no. The only thing I liked about it was the originality of it. I've never seen something like it in a published novel (unpublished, yes), let alone a sequel. The thing that bugged me was that I could hardly relate this book to Delirium. I honestly could find nothing in common apart from the fact that Lena's the main character. I guess Lauren was trying to convey that Lena had changed . . . in every aspect of her story, including the cover and layout of the book. But everyone has their roots. The roots are what ground us, make us who we are, even if we change, we still have those roots. We can try to abandon them, cut them away, but they raised us, formed us, molded us. It's hard, and pretty much impossible to do, yet, Lauren Oliver managed to do it, and the story wasn't like anything I expected it to be. In fact, it was similar to what The Hunger Games sequels turned out to be.
(I'm going to burn the next book(s) if that's what happens.)
2) Julian. I dislike the boy very much. And when I say boy, I mean it. The kid may be over 18, but he acted like a freaking 15-year-old. Lena was the only one who (sometimes) sounded/acted like her age. He's a typical character introduced into a love triangle. The opposite of the other boy, introduced when the other boy wasn't around, girl falls in love . . . and then . . .
3) To me, this book was a setup. I felt like a lot of the plot was lost. Pandemonium could have been so much better than it actually was. There were two different plots going on at one time, Then & Now, and really, take that all out, and the book could have had more of a realistic, heart-stopping, page-turning plot that could have revived Delirium. I was straining to remember all that happened before. Which, I guess Lauren wants me to forget, but I don't. Lena finds the Wilds, and it's hardly what she expected it to be! Of course, they're fighting for survival, but they NEVER mention why the Scavengers are called the Scavengers, essentially WHAT the Resistance is and their part in it, and I just feel . . . lost. Like, did this book really exist? Why did this happen to me? Why did the sequel have to be like this?!
You know, I saw my friend yesterday and I told him I was reading this book. He'd been pestering me for a while to read it, and finally I got it and happened to cross paths with him. He said immediately after I told him, "Not as good as the first." I echo that here and now. The first book had mystery, it had plot, it had potential to be a fantastic dystopia that blew people's minds, that overtook The Hunger Games and Divergent. It didn't. (Insurgent was even better than this book, and I didn't like that book.) It plummeted, and joined the stereotypes of YA. Give me something different for once. Please.
4) On the bright side, the introduction of the new characters was cool. (Ah great, what "bright side" dust thou speak of?) But . . . flat. They were hardly developed at all. When that girl with the asian name died, I felt nothing. I knew nothing about her. When Blue died, I was kinda like, "Aw! Sad!" But I felt nothing. Why? I knew nothing. Hunter was just another character, so was Sarah. Tack had a little bit of personality, but again, just another character with no story behind them. The only one that came closest was Raven, and still I felt like she was different, but there wasn't a defining quality about her that outshined the rest. There simply wasn't much background. And readers love background. The authors know the background. Tell us what it is. I just feel like the characters lost the depth and mystery they had in the first book. (Mainly because many new ones were introduced, and there wasn't space to expand on them, give them a name and a meaning in the story, so instead Lauren killed them off.)
5) Abusive fathers . . . how many more books have to have a subplot/backstory with this in it? Yes, it's horrible, yes, many people go through it, but it's just overused now. (That includes rape.) We need different backstory. Something new, something that hasn't been brought to our attention, something that needs to be spoken about, something that we don't know about, something different.
If anything, this book kept me turning pages late into the night. Lauren is good with suspense, and draws me in to her traps. For that, her writing was spectacular, even if it lacked the plot/character base that her first book had.
Ok so there is no secret at all for me that I didn’t like Lena at all in the first book. I liked Hana a lot more. She was free spirited how teenagers should be. This kind of perfect society the author has created was of course amazing to see how a world without love, strong emotions of caring and such would be but not a world I would EVER would like to be a part of. So the first book for me was extremely hard to get throught but I did, and I enjoyed it not obsessed over it but enjoyed it. Now picking up the second book I was hoping it would be different which it was.
You really see how Lena develops throughtout the book from how she was in the first book, how in the begging she cridges still getting used to being an invalid to the end to not giving a fuck anymore and doing what she knows is the right thing to do.
I did like Lena more in this book then I ever did in the first book, but then it kept happening every little thing she did it came back around to being “alex this alex that” …… YES I do understand that Alex was her LOVE the person who introduced her to this new world and this path she had chosen to go. So I do see how things remind her of him, but it was to repetitive by the end I was just annoyed at the mention of Alex remind her of this and that. But No that doesn’t mean I like Alex any less like Hana I quiet LOVED him in the first book, he became my second favorite character. Just Lena mentioning a lot annoyed me.
Julian, now before I even started reading the book I was spoiled already about him, he becomes close to Lena and the starts having a sort of relationship towards the end, how it became to be I was still clueless to that till the end of the book and here I am towards the end.
Now his reactions to his development to want to be out of this world he was born in was more my speed, unlike Lena he wasn’t wishy washy about the whole thing. He was unsure at the begging shocked ect. But being around Lena he knew he wanted to be out of his life and into the wilds.
Lena and her Love triangle. Honestly starting to read this book I wasn’t sure if I would ever accept anyone else other then Alex to be with her in that “special” way but like Cassandra Clare’s Infernal Devices with Jem and Will I am in that situation. I LOVE both the males that I can not decided on who I want with Lena more. But towards the end when introducing Alex back, you can tell there is going to be a shift in his personality and this confusing I have who I want Lena with more might change. Not saying I will like her with Julian more …. Yet but until I get my hands on requiem I just don’t know….
ALL in ALL this book was AMAZING, after getting throught the begging of the book where all you read was lena relieve the past, her struggling to regain her stengh it was an amazing book and Lena has developed though she has yet for me become my favorite character she is still just there for me I tend to fall in love with the side characters more then than the main characters.
Though this book was amazing and caught me off guard I can’t wait for the next book already
You really see how Lena develops throughtout the book from how she was in the first book, how in the begging she cridges still getting used to being an invalid to the end to not giving a fuck anymore and doing what she knows is the right thing to do.
I did like Lena more in this book then I ever did in the first book, but then it kept happening every little thing she did it came back around to being “alex this alex that” …… YES I do understand that Alex was her LOVE the person who introduced her to this new world and this path she had chosen to go. So I do see how things remind her of him, but it was to repetitive by the end I was just annoyed at the mention of Alex remind her of this and that. But No that doesn’t mean I like Alex any less like Hana I quiet LOVED him in the first book, he became my second favorite character. Just Lena mentioning a lot annoyed me.
Julian, now before I even started reading the book I was spoiled already about him, he becomes close to Lena and the starts having a sort of relationship towards the end, how it became to be I was still clueless to that till the end of the book and here I am towards the end.
Now his reactions to his development to want to be out of this world he was born in was more my speed, unlike Lena he wasn’t wishy washy about the whole thing. He was unsure at the begging shocked ect. But being around Lena he knew he wanted to be out of his life and into the wilds.
Lena and her Love triangle. Honestly starting to read this book I wasn’t sure if I would ever accept anyone else other then Alex to be with her in that “special” way but like Cassandra Clare’s Infernal Devices with Jem and Will I am in that situation. I LOVE both the males that I can not decided on who I want with Lena more. But towards the end when introducing Alex back, you can tell there is going to be a shift in his personality and this confusing I have who I want Lena with more might change. Not saying I will like her with Julian more …. Yet but until I get my hands on requiem I just don’t know….
ALL in ALL this book was AMAZING, after getting throught the begging of the book where all you read was lena relieve the past, her struggling to regain her stengh it was an amazing book and Lena has developed though she has yet for me become my favorite character she is still just there for me I tend to fall in love with the side characters more then than the main characters.
Though this book was amazing and caught me off guard I can’t wait for the next book already
Ahhhh, the suspense!
This book was sooooo good! There were so many twists and turns that I didn't expect to happen. As the story progressed, it just got better and better. The ending was especially surprising. It was such a cliffhanger! When I read the last word I literally needed to grasp for air. And with that plot twist of an ending, I can't wait to read the last installment of the series. :)
5/5
This book was sooooo good! There were so many twists and turns that I didn't expect to happen. As the story progressed, it just got better and better. The ending was especially surprising. It was such a cliffhanger! When I read the last word I literally needed to grasp for air. And with that plot twist of an ending, I can't wait to read the last installment of the series. :)
5/5
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
HOW COULD IT END LIKE THAT!? You can't just have her there with Julian (who I've decided not to like) and have ALEX just Walk. In. I liked the "Then" chapters a lot, and I loved that Lauren Oliver isn't afraid to kill off a character (because she brought one back to life and all) like Blue, who was very young and sweet and who most authors would have kept around. I actually admire that. So, four stars. I liked the book a lot, but I didn't like how a new love interest was introduced so quickly and just happened to not have been cured because of seizures and tumors.
THE ENDINGGG WHATTT WHYYYY I DON’T KNOW WHAT TO THINK
The only way I can describe this plot is by saying it felt like the entire point of it was filler to set us up for the third book. I just kept waiting for it to get interesting. It’s a shame because I loved the first book but I won’t bother reading the third now.
This grabbed my attention a lot more than the first one did. It took me forever to get into the first and even then I wasn't so sure that I liked it. Maybe because this one had more action and the characters and world were already established by this point. I liked getting to see what the world was like outside of Lena's hometown. I like when dystopian novels take the reader outside of the main town, because it reminds you that this isn't just happening in this one location; it's happening everywhere.
I think my biggest complaint is the layout of this book. It took me awhile to get a grasp on the 'Then' and 'Now' transitions. I understand that it was done to introduce the Julian storyline, while also showing Lena's transformation through her first months in The Wilds, but it seems like there cdould've been a better way to tie it all together.
I think my biggest complaint is the layout of this book. It took me awhile to get a grasp on the 'Then' and 'Now' transitions. I understand that it was done to introduce the Julian storyline, while also showing Lena's transformation through her first months in The Wilds, but it seems like there cdould've been a better way to tie it all together.
The only reason it's 4 stars and not 5 is because I felt like the 'then' chapters dragged a little sometimes. Otherwise, loved it and once again, HUGE cliffhanger!
-after evaluation, I've decided I want to rate it 5 stars instead :D
-after evaluation, I've decided I want to rate it 5 stars instead :D