Loved itThe only book of hers that I've read so far that I liked was Delirium. I loved the writing style in Delirium. It was so poetic and beautiful.
Delirium (2011)
Others: Leaning positive The first book in Lauren Oliver’s New York Times bestselling trilogy about forbidden love, revolution, and the power to choose. In an alternate United States, love has been declared a dangerous disease, and the government forces everyone who reaches eighteen to have a procedure called the Cure. Living with her aunt, uncle, and cousins in Portland, Maine, Lena Haloway is very much looking forward to being cured and living a safe, predictable life. She watched love destroy her mother and isn't about to make the same mistake. But with ninety-five days left until her treatment, Lena meets enigmatic Alex, a boy from the Wilds who lives under the government's radar. What will happen if they do the unthinkable and fall in love?
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- 9780061726828
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- 461 pages
Genres: science fiction, romance, young adult
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Loved it
Not a fanBut I actually reread this last year and it was really bad. It wasn't as bad as I expected it to be and it wasn't nearly as bad as some of the other Hunger Games knockoffs, but it still wasn't good.
Loved iti actually love this book i'm going to put it in pretty good it's still not like 100 favorite but i still remember what this book is about
Mixeddelirium that solidly okay it was I loved the concept of it Lauren Oliver his beautiful writing the trilogy itself like really goes downhill
Loved itI got really into Lauren Oliver's books like delirium I was in love with when I first read it this was my favorite book for a while when I was like 13
Loved itthe cliffhanger in the first book will forever be the biggest cliffhanger to me okay if you haven't read Julie reom read it just so you could get to the cliffhanger and relate to me because it I was recovering for days
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Not a fanmore like deliri Dum I hated this book so much Yu I didn't like it I did not like it I thought the story was so just like Bland and plain