Van: A Cold Fury Hockey Novel
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Score one for the Carolina Cold Fury hockey team as a stone-cold badass melts for a woman who makes...
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Replica
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Two girls, two stories, one epic novel — now a New York Times bestseller! From Lauren Oliver,...
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Jack Robinson on Show: Portraits 1958-72
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When Jack Robinson died in 1997, few people knew that the very private artist, who lived in a tiny...
Autoboyography
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Coming-of-age novel about two boys who fall in love in a writing class—one from a progressive...
Swaag - sneakers, streetwear, shopping & fashion
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Swaag is a community for sneakerheads and streetwear enthusiasts to share their style through...
Luckiest Girl Alive
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'A great story that you can't put down!' Reese Witherspoon, starring in Big Little Lies 'Loved Gone...
An Ex For Christmas: Love Unexpectedly 5
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An Ex For Christmas is a charming Love Unexpectedly friends-to-lovers rom-com from Lauren Layne, the...
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Sprout Pregnancy +
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Congratulations on your pregnancy and welcome to Sprout! It’s an Apple ‘Essential App for...
Kyera (8 KP) rated Pandemonium (Delirium, #2) in Books
Jan 31, 2018
I didn't think that it was possible to end the second book with a bigger reveal/cliffhanger than Delirium - but Lauren Oliver shocked me. She slipped a little comment in that immediately made you wonder, "could it be?" I spent the next few pages fearfully reading, unsure if I wanted to know. Which ending would I prefer? All I could do was repeat no, no, no, over and over. This book is the definition of a book hangover. I immediately had to begin reading the third novel in the series.
The world building is just as immersive and well-done as the first. The author vividly describes the landscape and the new hierarchy in which Lena finds herself. This book no longer takes place in Portland, Maine but switches perspectives between the Wilds and New York City. We are also introduced to a new set of characters that help transition Lena into her new Wilds life.
Raven is the leader, young but formed under pressure like a diamond by the Wilds. Tack is her right-hand man, reliable but a bit unfriendly. She is surrounded by Hunter and Bram, tiny Blue, Grandma, Lucky, and many others. There are so many "invalids" in the Wilds that they are not all well-developed and unique characters. Those that are more important to the story are given the attention that they deserve. (Raven is also given a novella, which is a wonderful insight and in my opinion the best of the four novellas that accompany the series.) Lena must find her place and pull her weight - collecting water, tending the fire and checking for messages in the trees.
The style of switching perspectives from now to then continuously was a little off-putting at first. Before long, you get used to the style and are fully immersed in the story. Just as engaging as the first and highly recommended. Just a warning that there are more curse words in the novel than in the first.
Isle of Dogs
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The Wes Anderson Collection: Isle of Dogs is the only book to take readers behind the scenes of the...