DELIRIUM by Lauren Oliver

Delirium

Author: Lauren Oliver

Publisher: HarperTeen (February, 1st 2011)

Genre: YA, Dystopian
Source: Library
Rating: 5/5

Summary: Ninety-five days, and then I'll be safe. I wonder whether the procedure will hurt. I want to get it over with.It's hard to be patient. It's hard not to be afraid, while I'm still uncured, though so far the deliria hasn't touched me yet. Still, I worry. They say that in the old days, love drove people to madness. The deadliest of all deadly things: It kills you when you have it and when you don't.

Review: I absolutely loved Delirium! From the first chapter all the way to the final word. Lauren Oliver writes beautifully, at some points in the book I wanted to put the book down because it was so sad. Of course I didn't, her words pull you in. So I basically inhaled this wonderful book.

In the future love is a disease, amor deliria nervosa. Everyone over 18 is cured, except for the Invalids who refuse, who live in the wilds. Imagine if we lived in a world like this, no love, no emotion really. Not even laughter. I think a great book would be of how love became a disease, but maybe that's just me.

Lena Holoway narrates the book, she starts becoming braver, questioning the cure, and starts falling in love with the boy with hair like autumn leaves. Olivers writing seems so effortless as Lena and Alex's relationship grows, as her and Hana's flips and flops. Just beautiful. Before I fall was amazing, but Delirium is so much better. You feel all the emotions, picture that world vividly in your mind. The words beg to be read, I couldn't put it down. Delirium really makes you think about love. Makes you realize that the world takes it for granted, just some word to throw around. You really see that is has a meaning, and that without it life would be dull.

So there's all this beautiful writing and you're super engrossed in the story and the characters then bam! Breathtaking, cliffhanger ending. So we have to wait until Pandemonium, book 2 in the Delirium series comes out.

Girl In Blue

Because of the 150th anniversary of the civil war, I decided to write a review on this book.

Girl in blue
By: Ann Rinaldi
Rating:4/5

Summary:
The year is 1861. When spirited teenager Sarah Louisa learns that she is to be married off to her despicable neighbor, she runs away from home. Disguising herself as a boy, Sarah boldly joins the army - and before long is a soldier in the civil war.

Sarah navigates the joys and hardships of Army life, all the while struggling to keep her true identity a secret. But Sarah's real adventures are just beginning. A chance encounter with a detective soon draws her into a web of mystery, intrigue, and romance...and Sarah's courage will be put to the test as never before.

This is a very interesting book. I liked how it was about a girl in the civil war. Most books about the civil war aren't about girls. So you get a different view. At some points in the book it was slow reading, but then the pace would speed back up.

Sarah was based off a real woman in the civil war, Sarah Emma Edmonds, enlisted with the 2nd Michigan Infantry under the name Franklin Thompson, the same regiment Sarah Wheelock joined. And many of the other characters who played a big role were also real.

The only thing I wasn't very happy with was the ending. It felt as if it needed to go on, with a sequel. But it could be looked at both ways. Maybe the author thought she might make another book, but didn't want to feel like she had to. But overall it's a great book, filled with history, romance, and some mystery.


Happy Memorial day! Give thanks to all the men and women who have served our country!