2012 Reviews by: Oconto Falls
A 2-Day Read, The Sequel is Awesome Too!
Cassia has always trusted the Society to make the right choices for her: what to read, what to watch, what to believe. So when Xander's face appears on-screen at her Matching ceremony, Cassia knows with complete certainty that he is her ideal mate . . . until she sees Ky Markham's face flash for an instant before the screen fades to black.
The Society tells her it's a glitch, a rare malfunction, and that she should focus on the happy life she's destined to lead with Xander. But Cassia can't stop thinking about Ky, and as they slowly fall in love, Cassia begins to doubt the Society's infallibility and is faced with an impossible choice: between Xander and Ky, between the only life she's known and a path that no one else has dared to follow.
Spent Every Extra Second I Had Reading!
Set in a future post-apocalyptic world, society has discovered a cure for all the problems of today. The root of every problem: love, or amor deliria nervosa (so called in the future society). When a citizen turns 18, they undergo an operation to make them not love at all. They are paired with a mate and lead boring lives with no real emotion except honor for their society. Lena is like any other girl at 17 - wanting to get her operation to lead her perfect, happy, little life. This all changes when she meets Alex, though. He makes her feel things that she has never felt before - things that are illegal in her society.This book exposes the truth of love and just how precious it is to life.
The author, Lauren Oliver, does a great job of keeping the reader guessing up until the very end (which is very realistic and a nice change from the fairytale ending of so many other books today). Delirium is the right edges of fun, sadness, happiness, fright, and danger. It far exceeded my expectations! Definitely one of my new favorite books!
