Call me crazy! I loved this book. It was pure entertainment. It was a page turner. Most of all it was fun!
Symptoms of Amor Deliria Nervosa
PHASE ONE
preoccupation; difficulty focusing
dry mouth
perspiration, sweaty palms
fits of dizziness and disorientation
reduced mental awareness; racing
thoughts; impaired reasoning skills
Sound familiar? Yes, in Lena Haloway’s world love was a terrible disease. A disease that made people do crazy things. In the old days people actually died from love, but that was before the cure. Lena’s own mother was a victim of Amor Deliria Nervosa and Lena was counting the days until her 18th birthday when she would go in for the procedure that would prevent her from ever contracting this horrific disease. Sure life would change after the procedure and there were side effects of the cure. She may no longer enjoy running, as “People often change their habits afterwards, lose interest in their former hobbies and things that had given them pleasure”, but she would be safe. Yes, Lena was more than ready for the procedure that would guarantee her to be happy for the rest of her life. She was even looking forward to being paired with a boy chosen for her, and to be married. Unfortunately there were still cases of the Deliria in the United States and Lena did not want to end up like the “countless uncureds dragged to the procedure, so racked and ravaged by love that they would rather tear their eyes out, or try to impale themselves on the barbed-wire fences outside of the laboratories, than be without it.”
And then comes Alex. Lena had never really spoken to a boy before and Alex was like no one she had ever met before. Suddenly life is not as black and white as Lena had always believed. Delirium is a fun read. It is exciting. It has romance, action, and although it is somewhat predictable, it does have its share of surprises, especially the end, which came as a complete shock!
As much as I enjoyed the book, there are a few things that could have made it even better. I would have liked to have known more details as to the events that led up to the development of the cure and how the government was able to convince people to undergo such a procedure “for their own good”. Also,we know that Delirium takes place in Portland Maine, but know virtually nothing about what is going on in the rest of the world? Perhaps some of these questions will be addressed in the next book in the Delirium Trilogy. Yes, it is a trilogy and I cannot wait to read Pandemonium! If you enjoyed The Hunger Games and Divergent you will enjoy Delirium. It is a fun ride and only 2.99 to download from Amazon! I can see why Delirium has been optioned by Fox 2000 to be made into a movie!
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“No one can tell us no. No one can make us stop. We have picked each other, and the rest of the world can go to hell.”
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