Review: Pandemonium (Delirium #2) by Lauren Oliver

Pandemonium (Delirium #2) by Lauren Oliver

Published February 28th 2012 by HarperTeen (first published January 1st 2012) 

Hardcover, 384 pages

Series: Delirium

Genre: Young Adult Dystopia
Heat Rating: Kissing

Source: Library
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Summary from Goodreads

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.

In this electrifying follow-up to her acclaimed New York Times bestseller Delirium, Lauren Oliver sets Lena on a dangerous course that hurtles through the unregulated Wilds and into the heart of a growing resistance movement. This riveting, brilliant novel crackles with the fire of fierce defiance, forbidden romance, and the sparks of a revolution about to ignite

Oh my goodness, I read this book last month and did not have a chance to write a review for it. Now that I am in New York visiting my family and have more internet access I am trying to catch up on a couple of things.

Pandemonium follows Lena and what happens to her after book one when she escapes into the wild. The book is set up so every other chapter reflects back on what happened to her after she arrives at the wilds and stumbles into the resistance and what is currently going on with her in current time. It flips back and forth and I almost like it. Thought it probably could have just flowed as one story as well.

Lena is much stronger now and part of this thanks to Raven, the leader of the resistance. Not only did Lena have to learn how to live without the comfort of the city but also how to work with others. Thought even after all of that, I still don't really have a clear opinion on Lena. I thought I would like her better in book two then I did in book one but I sort of started to dislike her more when Julian was introduced into their story. Love triangle in a young-adult book you say? Obviously. It's starting to feel like the main ingredient in a recipe.

The character Julian fell a bit flat to me, the attraction between them was flat and felt none existent. Honestly the entire romance felt so forced to me that by the end of the book my head was starting to hurt. I was glad for those few pages of action and Raven totally kicking butt. She was probably my favorite character in the book so far. Yes she is a bit hard around the edges, but there is just something about her that draws me to the character and thus making her way more interesting.

Of course the book ends in another cliffhanger that made me growl a little, because of course... that had to happen. So naturally I am now curious how this is all going to wrap up. Besides those little minor headaches, I am actually enjoying the series as a whole. I find the story-line refreshing and interesting and the secondary characters really add to it for me. Plus when the action happens, it makes me happy. I hope book three will wrap it up nicely thought I am scared to read it...

Team Alex :)