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Pandemonium
by Lauren Oliver
I am not going to lie, I didn’t think I was going to read this book because I was so upset over how Delirium ended. I cried because I couldn’t believe what had happened and I didn’t see how the other could fix things on the sequel, so I didn’t something that I shouldn’t have done – I read about the sequel online! I know, I know! I spoiled it for myself but if you’ve read Delirium you know how disappointing the ending was. I did end up buying the book and the way the chapters were set up was a little weird, they were titled “Then” and “Now” so all through the book you’re switching back and forth between the present and the past. The past being what happened after she left her home and the present being her new life in New York. At first this whole “Then” and “Now” thing was really annoying but towards the end it got better. In any event, I was not happy with this book. I am glad I read it, and it wasn’t a book that I didn’t enjoy reading, but I wasn’t happy with the way the story turned out. They introduced a new love interest for Lena and because I was still very upset with what happened to Alex, I refused to give into Julian, the new love interest.
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Finally, after I decided that even though I didn’t like Julian as much as Alex, I started to give into him. I mean, it’s not his fault Alex died and if I should be mad at anyone its Lena! I mean, how she could possibly move on!? At the end when Lena finally gives into Julian and promises that she will always be with him, Alex walks in! He wasn’t dead! He survived and was being held prisoner! Here she is with another guy that gave up his livelihood to be her and the guy who practically died for her returns! Now, no matter what happens in the third book (Requiem) someone is going to end up hurt! I don’t dislike Julian but it’s not fair to him if Lena goes with Alex but at the same time, it’s Alex! How can she not go back to him! He gave up his life for her so that she could be free and practically died for her and here she is with another guy. If I had to guess what’s going to happen in the third book, I would guess that she’s going to end up with Alex, because if she doesn’t I am going to be super devastated. I think that Julian is going to die, but only because he’s been sick since he was young and now that he’s part of the resistance he won’t have medical access anyone. I don’t know what’s going to happen but whatever does, I hope I will be okay with it because I had to put this book down several times because I was so mad throughout the book. I just hate the way things turned out.