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  • Pandemonium | [Lauren Oliver]
    Pandemonium
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    Pandemonium

    • UNABRIDGED (10 hrs and 37 mins)
    • By Lauren Oliver
    • Narrated By Sarah Drew
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (776)
    Performance
    (695)
    Story
    (700)

    I’m pushing aside the memory of my nightmare, pushing aside thoughts of Alex, pushing aside thoughts of Hana and my old school, push, push, push, like Raven taught me to do. The old life is dead. But the old Lena is dead too. I buried her.I left her beyond a fence, behind a wall of smoke and flame. Lauren Oliver delivers an electrifying follow-up to her acclaimed New York Times bests eller, Delirium. This riveting, brilliant novel crackles with the fire of fierce defiance, forbidden romance, and the sparks of a revolution about to ignite.

    Emily - Audible says: "Remarkably Mature for YA"
    "FANTASTIC"
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    Performance
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    If you could sum up Pandemonium in three words, what would they be?

    Even better than the first!!


    What was one of the most memorable moments of Pandemonium?

    Lauren Oliver writes with absolutely lovely prose. Many descriptions she uses to describe the Wilds are beautiful.

    Within the storyline, well the ending completely floored me (even though I KNEW it was coming!!)


    Any additional comments?

    *SPOILERS*

    A lot of people hate love triangles when it comes to YA novels and that seems to be the most common criticism of this novel so far. For most books, I typically feel the same way about love triangles. But, in my opinion, Lauren Oliver does a brilliant job of describing the Alex/Julian/Lena love triangle. It's been a couple of months since I have read Delirium, so the Alex idea was a little rusty to me and therefore I was open to the idea of Julian. Now, I have no idea who I would choose. They both seem amazing and I look forward to seeing how things work out in the third book.

    What I appreciate most about this love triangle aspect is that it is very realistic. I tire of the stereotypical "soul mate" romances that seem to be common with YA novels these days. In this world of illegal love, I feel like Lauren Oliver does a great job of capturing all aspects of love and their conflicts, including parental love and love triangles. And the thing about love in reality is that soul mates are very hard to come by. I don't like thinking of soul mates as impossible, but c'mon that's a 1 out of 6 billion chance! So I really appreciate how much Lena loves both Alex and Julian. Love isn't easy and Lauren Oliver is doing an excellent job of making that clear. And I cannot wait to read more!!

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