I read in Delirium in May 2017; here's the cover and blurb:
In an alternate United States, love has been declared a dangerous disease, and the government forces everyone who reaches eighteen to have a procedure called the Cure.Living with her aunt, uncle, and cousins in Portland, Maine, Lena Haloway is very much looking forward to being cured and living a safe, predictable life. She watched love destroy her mother and isn't about to make the same mistake.
But with ninety-five days left until her treatment, Lena meets enigmatic Alex, a boy from the "Wilds" who lives under the government's radar. What will happen if they do the unthinkable and fall in love?
REVIEW
I saw this book in my local library and picked it up because I'd heard good things about it on BookTube. I started this YA dystopian novel with a sigh though, and a heavy heart, knowing for sure that I wouldn't be able to make it past the first few chapters due to The Reading Slump I'd been suffering from during May 2017.
Luckily, after the first 3 or 4 chapters (they were reasonably short ones), I was hooked and looked forward to picking it up each time I put it down to go to sleep or run some errand.
My Rating: 4-stars
Oh, this book was so good. It's the first in a trilogy and I knew I'd be on the look-out for the sequels when I next visited my library. The writing style, the characters, the romance and the dystopian setting was really good. The concept ~ that love is an actual disease, an illness that can be cured ~ was so interesting and captivating. The main character has the makings of a great heroine and didn't start off as the typical rebel-in-the-making, so that was refreshing.
I know a lot of readers hated the ending and rated the book down for it, but I won't. I'm a firm believer that there's a reason for everything, especially in fiction, so I'm going to assume the ending was necessary and key to how the series progresses. I would definitely recommend this if you're into YA dystopia. Or dystopia in general.
In September 2017, I was happy to see the sequel, Pandemonium in my local library and snagged it immediately.
My Rating for Pandemonium: 4-stars
I enjoyed this sequel as much as the first book. It's structured differently to Book 1, and I liked this format as much as the structure of the first book.
This book is definitely more fast-paced, as you'd expect in a sequel, because you've already gotten to know the characters' back-story and personality pretty well in the series starter.
The writing is just as good, there's character development and change, twists and turns... I kept reaching for the book whenever I had to put it down to do something else.
Highly, highly recommend this series if you read YA/teen fiction or dystopia. I cannot wait for the series finale!
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Book Details
Length: 110,000 words
Genre: Contemporary Romance / Clean Romance / Diverse Romance / Interracial Romance / Romantic Drama / Women’s Fiction
Mood: Inspirational / Feel Good / Coming of Age / Dark
Content: Sexy but No explicit sex scenes / No erotica
Audience: New Adult & College / Adult / Female Readers
Recommended for: Readers that enjoy romance novels with serious issues and characters with depth. This is a story about life, love, friendship, family, music, art, destiny and soul mates.
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Length: 29,000 words
Genre: YA Paranormal Romance / Teen Vampire Romance / Young Adult Paranormal Fantasy / Teen & YA Urban Fantasy / Young Adult Science Fiction & Fantasy / Supernatural Romance / Fantasy Romance
Mood: Dark / Humorous / Coming of age
Content: No violence / No explicit sex scenes / No erotica
Audience: Teen / Young Adult / New Adult / Adult
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