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A review by trisha_thomas
Delirium by Susan Kaye Quinn
5.0
"I extend my right hand, gently placing my palm on his forehead, like I'm an old-time preacher who's giving him a benediction. Only I'm not healing him, I'm killing him.
If only it didn't feel so damn good."
OMG addccting. I can't imagine NOT finding out how this series continues!
Meet Lirium - short for Delirium. Not his real name granted, but who cares what his real name is. He's a collector, death in a black trench coat and squeaky shoes, and when you see him coming, you know your time is up.
Because a person who is dying...is only using resources and hospital space and is racking up a debt to society - all your life you are. As opposed to letting them slowly die, collectors come to collect the last of their life and pay it out to others. It helps others live longer, strong, healthier lives. It's helping them search for cures or keep kids alive while they search, by feeding them days or years at at time.
BUT, that's not Lirium's world. His days are filled with collecting. It's a dark life, filled with death and frozen stares, with highs like a drug and lows like depression - all in a days work.
His life, his belief and even his safety all vanish in smoke when one day a girl in a red trench coat and apple shampoo-hair shows up.....and asks for the unthinkable.
I must know how this series continues. I can't wait to read more!
If only it didn't feel so damn good."
OMG addccting. I can't imagine NOT finding out how this series continues!
Meet Lirium - short for Delirium. Not his real name granted, but who cares what his real name is. He's a collector, death in a black trench coat and squeaky shoes, and when you see him coming, you know your time is up.
Because a person who is dying...is only using resources and hospital space and is racking up a debt to society - all your life you are. As opposed to letting them slowly die, collectors come to collect the last of their life and pay it out to others. It helps others live longer, strong, healthier lives. It's helping them search for cures or keep kids alive while they search, by feeding them days or years at at time.
BUT, that's not Lirium's world. His days are filled with collecting. It's a dark life, filled with death and frozen stares, with highs like a drug and lows like depression - all in a days work.
His life, his belief and even his safety all vanish in smoke when one day a girl in a red trench coat and apple shampoo-hair shows up.....and asks for the unthinkable.
I must know how this series continues. I can't wait to read more!