Requiem (Delirium, #3) by Lauren Oliver

Requiem by Lauren Oliver

My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Goodreads Synopsis:

Battling against a society in which love has been declared a disease, Lena now finds herself at the centre of a fierce revolution. But the Wilds are no longer the haven they once were as the government seeks to stamp out the rebels. And Lena's emotions are in turmoil following the dramatic return of someone she thought was lost forever...

Told from the alternating viewpoints of Lena and her best friend Hana, Requiem brings the Delirium trilogy to an exhilarating end and showcases Lauren Oliver at the height of her writing powers - emotionally powerful and utterly enthralling.

My Review:

Alright, I have finally calmed down enough to write this review. However, I'm not sure I can keep out the spoilers, so . . . here goes.

**Spoiler Alert** First, let's start off with Lena. In the first book, I thought she was a sheep who was trying to leave that lifestyle behind. I was annoyed at first, but grew to like her as she evolved. She was a little tougher in the second book, but other than that, mostly stagnate. In the third book, I thought she had become a strong, and smart, heroine. Yes, she had her moments, but you can't fully blame her. I'll get to that when I talk about the boys.

I madly fell in love with Alex's character in the first book. I did feel that Lena had moved on somewhat quickly from him in the second book, but to each their own. Who am I to judge. I had a feeling Alex would show up at the end of the story, and boy was I right, heartbreaking but right. In the third book, I was annoyed with him for playing games with Lena. I know he was hurting too, but sometimes if things are said instead of implied, life would be so much easier. He should have been honest from the beginning.

On to the third corner of this stinking love triangle, Julian. I didn't love nor hate Julian when he was introduced in the second book. However, I did really come to like him in the third book. He had grown so much, much like Lena, and sacrificed so much for her. We all would be so lucky to find someone like that.

Ok, so I was all for Alex and Lena making a life together. Of course, we thought he died, so did Lena, and she fell for a guy who was just as decent. While Alex was acting like a jerk, Julian had stepped up and really stole a piece of my heart.

Now, here is where I threw the book across the room.

The story just ended. Alex confesses his love to Lena and she back. Julian survived the battle and is working away not knowing what has happened with Lena. Sure, on of them is going to get their heart broken, but which one? It's looking like Julian might be dumped, but how? And after everything he has sacrificed? I want to say, stupid Lena, but I suppose you can't help who you fall in love with.

I feel like Lauren Oliver was getting bored with the story too and wrapped things up a little to quickly and messily. Maybe a prologue would have been nice. A great example is Lena's family she left behind, and Hana. I know we are given a hint as to the families whereabouts, but how did they survive when they were so proud? And Hana, the story just ends with her walking away in a wedding dress. If that isn't noticeable, I'm not sure what is. Did her fiance die? Did she escape, and despite having the procedure, become a sympathizer? WHAT HAPPENED TO HER?!

Alright, enough of my ranting and raving. This was a decent book, and a better trilogy. I'd recommend this book if you like love triangles, and I'd definitely avoid this book if you dislike love triangles. Pretty simple really.

Read from November 14 to 24, 2014

Top 5 Genres*: Science Fiction/Dystopia, Young Adult, Romance, Fantasy, Science Fiction
*According to Goodreads
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My ratings system
5 stars - I absolutely loved it
4 stars - Good book and would recommend
3 stars - Decent book, but wasn't spectacular
2 stars - Not good, but was able to finish it
1 stars - Did not finish (DNF) and I don't usually rate a book I haven't finished (just to be fair to the author)

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