Delirium

This is a story about what happens when people live in a society where love is forbidden and it's something that can be cured.. After finishing this book I'm still not sure what rating to give it, but 3 stars seems fair.

The book is definitely many pages too long. It takes a while to get going and at times I'm not sure what the point is.

The characters are... okay. The main character sure likes to change her mind a lot, and she gets awfully dramatic near the end. I'm not exactly sure I understand her motivations.

And of course, there is a boy in the story who just magically falls for her, even though we never get a good explanation as to why. Just more of, “I saw you and seemed so full of joy.” Really, that's it? That's what convinced you to pursue this girl and risk SO MUCH to do so? I'm not buying it. But it's YA. It doesn't have to make sense, right?

I'm not sure what i thought of Lena's friend, Hana. She was just content to play the third-wheel the entire summer and didn't long for a boy of her own? Also didn't seem legitimate.

That's not to say the whole book is bad - some parts are definitely better than others. There are times when the book is fascinating, too. I found the “mother” sub-plot very interesting, and I'm curious to see where it goes.

Apparently I've been told Pandemonium is a better book, and why start a trilogy if you're not going to finish it, right? So off to the second book I go!