The third and final book in Lauren Oliver's powerful New York Times bestselling trilogy about forbidden love, revolution, and the power to choose.
Now an active member of the resistance, Lena has transformed. The nascent rebellion has ignited into an all-out revolution, and Lena is at the center of the fight.
After rescuing Julian from a death sentence, Lena and her friends fled to the Wilds. But the Wilds are no longer a safe haven. Pockets of rebellion have opened throughout the country, and the government cannot deny the existence of Invalids. Regulators infiltrate the borderlands to stamp out the rebels.
As Lena navigates the increasingly dangerous terrain of the Wilds, her best friend, Hana, lives a safe, loveless life in Portland as the fiancée of the young mayor. They live side by side in a world that divides them until, at last, their stories converge.
The third and final book in Lauren Oliver's powerful New York Times bestselling trilogy about forbidden love, revolution, and the power to choose.
Now an active member of the resistance, Lena has transformed. The nascent rebellion has ignited into an all-out revolution, and Lena is at the center of the fight.
After rescuing Julian from a death sentence, Lena and her friends fled to the Wilds. But the Wilds are no longer a safe haven. Pockets of rebellion have opened throughout the country, and the government cannot deny the existence of Invalids. Regulators infiltrate the borderlands to stamp out the rebels.
As Lena navigates the increasingly dangerous terrain of the Wilds, her best friend, Hana, lives a safe, loveless life in Portland as the fiancée of the young mayor. They live side by side in a world that divides them until, at last, their stories converge.
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Starred review from January 1, 2013
Fraught with high-stakes action and gripping emotion, the final chapters of Lena Haloway's journey will have readers breathlessly turning the pages. But it is not Lena's story alone this time around. Her story alternates with that of Hana, Lena's "cured" best friend, lending depth and intrigue to the novel through the latter's firsthand account of life in a world vaccinated against the destructive powers of love. Hana struggles to come to terms with both her role in Lena's disappearance and her own upcoming marriage to a powerful and increasingly frightening young man. Having fled to the Wilds with a band of resistance fighters that includes the only two men she's ever loved, Lena is faced with struggles of her own. Now that the government can no longer deny the existence of the Invalids, revolution is inevitable, and Lena must reconcile her passion for the rebel cause with her deeply conflicted heart if she hopes to survive. A soldier, a lover, a cousin and a friend, Lena is a rich and achingly human heroine whose strength and vulnerability will earn her a permanent place in readers' hearts. Before starting, readers should turn off their cellphones and wipe their schedules clean, because once they open the book, they won't be able to stop. A dystopian tour de force. (Dystopian romance. 14 & up)COPYRIGHT(2013) Kirkus Reviews, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
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November 1, 2012
Grades 9-12 Following Delirium (2011) and Pandemonium (2012), this trilogy ender changes things up by splitting the narrative into two first-person perspectives: Lena, who continues to fight for freedom with the Invalids in the Wilds, and Hana, Lena's old best friend, who was cured of amor deliria nervosa (aka love) and is closing in on her arranged marriage to the city's rotten new mayor. Lena's story grinds through the motions a bit, with a somewhat forced love triangle (or square?) alternating with various resistance maneuvers starring our band of scrappy heroes. Hana's story line, though, is a winner, bringing back to the fore what was so inspired about the first volumethe idea that longing is in itself something important to long for. This is one of the premier preoccupations of paranormal romance, and no one has distilled it as cannily as Oliver. The happy/angry, wealthy/poor balance of both plotlines is satisfying, as is their final collision. And is there a theme more perfect for YA readers than choosing what you want from life rather than being told what to do? HIGH-DEMAND BACKSTORY: This hugely successful trilogy should go out with a sizable bang, including advertising, appearances, a mobile campaign, and plenty of good old-fashioned chatter.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2012, American Library Association.) -
March 1, 2013
In the final book in the trilogy (Delirium, rev. 3/11; Pandemonium, rev. 3/12), fighting between the resistance and the regulators escalates to the brink of war. Within the walled cities, officials consolidate power over the "cured" population with even greater restrictions. Outside in the Wilds, the resistance builds among those who escaped the cure, the procedure that prevents amor deliria nervosa: love. Oliver deftly portrays both worlds through the parallel stories of Lena and her best friend, Hana. Struggling for food and shelter and hiding from the deadly regulators, Lena and her friends make the dangerous trek north to join with other refugees in the sharply drawn setting of the Wilds. Lena also wrestles with her feelings for her first, passionate love, Alex, miraculously returned yet deeply damaged, and for gentle, patient Julian, now at her side. Back in Portland, Hana prepares for her wedding to soon-to-be-mayor Fred Hargrove in the polished but empty society of the cured. Hana worries that the cure hasn't worked perfectly for her; her feelings are "not eradicated completely...but like shadows," and she cannot forget her worst memory -- that she betrayed Lena and Alex. Tension builds as Oliver drives both narratives inexorably toward both the climactic battle and a dramatic meeting of the two girls. Fans of the trilogy will be rewarded. lauren adams(Copyright 2013 by The Horn Book, Incorporated, Boston. All rights reserved.)
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July 1, 2013
In the final book in the trilogy (Delirium; Pandemonium), Lena and her friends make the dangerous trek north to the Wilds. Back in Portland, Hana prepares for her wedding in the polished but empty society of the "cured." Tension builds as Oliver drives the two narratives inexorably toward both the climactic battle and a dramatic meeting of the two girls.(Copyright 2013 by The Horn Book, Incorporated, Boston. All rights reserved.)
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Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
"Before starting, readers should turn off their cellphones and wipe their schedules clean, because once they open the book, they won't be able to stop. A dystopian tour de force." — Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
Praise for PANDEMONIUM: "From the grief-stricken shell of her former self to a nascent refugee and finally to a full-fledged resistance fighter, Lena's strength and the complexity of her internal struggles will keep readers up at night." — Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
Praise for PANDEMONIUM: "This is a romance in the purest of senses, where just the longing for the faintest taste of love is worth the greatest of risks. Like all successful second volumes, this expands the world and ups the stakes, setting us up for the big finale." — Booklist
Praise for PANDEMONIUM: "If...you crave the heart-stopping action of the arena from The Hunger Games combined with a destined-to-be-doomed love story then this sequel is perfect for you!" — Seventeen.com
Praise for PANDEMONIUM: "Following directly on the heels of Delirium, Pandemonium is equally riveting. The underlying theme that love will win out regardless of prohibition is a powerful idea that will speak to teens." — School Library Journal
Praise for Delirium: "Strong characters, a vivid portrait of the lives of teens in a repressive society, and nagging questions that can be applied to our world today make this book especially compelling and discussable." — School Library Journal (starred review)
Praise for Before I Fall: "Oliver's debut novel is raw, emotional, and, at times, beautiful....readers will love Samantha best as she hurtles toward an end as brave as it is heartbreaking." — Publishers Weekly (starred review)
Praise for Before I Fall: "Samantha's attempts to save her life and right the wrongs she has caused are precisely what will draw readers into this complex story and keep them turning pages until Sam succeeds in living her last day the right way." — Voice of Youth Advocates (VOYA) (starred review)
