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A review by contesauce
Delirium by Susan Kaye Quinn
4.0
Still reading the series, but thoughts so far.
So I got this book through a promotional with a SCI-FI book club I subscribe to and figured it looked like a decent read so I gave it a shot. I haven't been disappointed so far. The initial serials were pretty swift with the story line and the way the action moves. There are points in the book where the characters do feel a little flimsy, or not completely well rounded. I find the environments in the books to be lacking in details, but you are mostly concerned with what's happening to the characters to really care about their surroundings. There seems to be some overt sexual tension between the main character and most of the female, (and one male) characters so far. For two of the characters it could've made sense and worked with their personalities, but for Ophelia, the relationship the two share is really weird and never made sense to me.
::Possible spoilers
Ophelia seems to like Lirium right at their first meeting. She portrays this sexy, knowledgeable, mentor who can open young Liriums eyes. That was fine, but then there just exists this sudden deeper relationship between the two as their "adventures" transpire that makes me wonder how the hell it go there so fast. I just never felt genuine, and because of the speed of it, it makes me feel like Lirium is a teenage boy with a crush on his first hot teacher.
::End possible spoiler
Those complaints aside, you shouldn't bypass this book. I really, really, enjoy the concept of the life transfers and the concept of the currency in this world. I would love to see this expanded further beyond Lirium to other lives, collectors, mobs, or gangs, and or political corruption. As I said I'm not entirely finished with these books yet, but I've only got a few chapters to go. From what I've read so far it is a fun ride. There are plenty of moments where you are worried about the characters, and since you don't have prior knowledge of this world you are learning about a lot of the events that are unfolding just like Lirium, in real time. This makes it feel more natural and leads to some good surprises for the reader.
So I got this book through a promotional with a SCI-FI book club I subscribe to and figured it looked like a decent read so I gave it a shot. I haven't been disappointed so far. The initial serials were pretty swift with the story line and the way the action moves. There are points in the book where the characters do feel a little flimsy, or not completely well rounded. I find the environments in the books to be lacking in details, but you are mostly concerned with what's happening to the characters to really care about their surroundings. There seems to be some overt sexual tension between the main character and most of the female, (and one male) characters so far. For two of the characters it could've made sense and worked with their personalities, but for Ophelia, the relationship the two share is really weird and never made sense to me.
::Possible spoilers
Ophelia seems to like Lirium right at their first meeting. She portrays this sexy, knowledgeable, mentor who can open young Liriums eyes. That was fine, but then there just exists this sudden deeper relationship between the two as their "adventures" transpire that makes me wonder how the hell it go there so fast. I just never felt genuine, and because of the speed of it, it makes me feel like Lirium is a teenage boy with a crush on his first hot teacher.
::End possible spoiler
Those complaints aside, you shouldn't bypass this book. I really, really, enjoy the concept of the life transfers and the concept of the currency in this world. I would love to see this expanded further beyond Lirium to other lives, collectors, mobs, or gangs, and or political corruption. As I said I'm not entirely finished with these books yet, but I've only got a few chapters to go. From what I've read so far it is a fun ride. There are plenty of moments where you are worried about the characters, and since you don't have prior knowledge of this world you are learning about a lot of the events that are unfolding just like Lirium, in real time. This makes it feel more natural and leads to some good surprises for the reader.