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A review by librarybonanza
Pandemonium by Lauren Oliver
5.0
First line: Alex and I are lying together on a blanket in the backyard of 37 Brooks.
This sequel was frackin sweet. I love duel story lines and Oliver pulled it off remarkably, keeping an incredible amount of suspense flowing through the whole novel. The plot twists were kinda obvious but the movement of the book and character building world was engaging.
The ending felt super rushed but that's probably because I didn't care for the romance between Lana and Julien. But, that doesn't mean that I'm not intrigued by their gradual/rushed romance. Why did I use two antonyms to describe that, you say? Well, Kelsey (since you're the only one here), Lana and Julien's romance was gradual in that it didn't rely on love at first sight or love based on appearance--it relied on shared experience and a psychological connection. It was rushed in that it was forced upon them by their shared experience, an experience full of tension and earned empathy. Kinda cool, and more realistic than the love at first sight that Lana had with Alex.
This sequel was frackin sweet. I love duel story lines and Oliver pulled it off remarkably, keeping an incredible amount of suspense flowing through the whole novel. The plot twists were kinda obvious but the movement of the book and character building world was engaging.
The ending felt super rushed but that's probably because I didn't care for the romance between Lana and Julien. But, that doesn't mean that I'm not intrigued by their gradual/rushed romance. Why did I use two antonyms to describe that, you say? Well, Kelsey (since you're the only one here), Lana and Julien's romance was gradual in that it didn't rely on love at first sight or love based on appearance--it relied on shared experience and a psychological connection. It was rushed in that it was forced upon them by their shared experience, an experience full of tension and earned empathy. Kinda cool, and more realistic than the love at first sight that Lana had with Alex.