Pandemonium by Lauren Oliver

The book I chose is titled Pandemonium, sequel to Delirium by Lauren Oliver. I would rate it a 7 out of 10. I enjoyed this book because the characters are very complex and show many different emotions. It also uses very descriptive language which aids the reader in comprehending and creating a mental picture to further understand the novel. I would suggest this book to anyone who enjoyed futuristic novels such as the Hunger Games and enjoy books involving interesting and abstract ideas. The writing style is in first person and uses many similes, metaphors and other comparisons.

The novel is set years into the future where love (deliria) is considered a disease and when citizens turn eighteen, they must undergo a surgery where the part of the brain capable of loving is removed. Lena, the main character has fallen in love and has attempted to escape with her boyfriend Alex into the wilderness where the "invalids" (people who are in support of love) live. In the effort, Alex is left behind and Lena believes him to be dead. Pandemonium picks up when Lena wakes up in a homestead in the wilderness, where she meets many new characters who become her friends. In the later chapters, the author switches to roughly six months later where Lena is kidnapped by the DFA (Deliria Free America) and attempts to escape with her inmate, Julian. The novel continues to switch from "then" and "now" until the times meet up.