Review: Delirium by Lauren Oliver

Delirium (Delirium #1)
by Lauren Oliver

THEY SAY that the cure for Love will make me happy and safe forever. And I've always believed them. Until now.
Now everything has changed. Now, I'd rather be infectedwith love for the tiniest sliver of a second than live a hundred years smothered by a lie.

 Love, the deadliest of all deadly things: It kills you both when you have it and when you don't. 

Stories like this is not something I would typically be drawn to. A world where love is a disease. However it sounded very compelling and unique. So I decided to give Delirium a-go.

I wasn't a huge fan of our main character Lena, I found that she didn't have many of her own thoughts. Since it is Dystopian, maybe that's what the author meant to come across. However, I do wish she would have come across as her own person. I had the most problem with this because in the beginning all the characters seem to think alike. Which is why I don't usually go for Dystopian books, for this reason. But I did find that Lena did develop as her own, more towards the end.

The romance was actually pretty nice. I'm in love with Alex. I really liked Alex. He was a wonderful character. Even though the romance was predicable, I didn't mind it at all. I liked how Alex helped Lena come out of her shell. She started thinking more for herself instead of what she was taught was right or wrong.

As for Lauren Oliver's writing, it was very poetic and delightful, which was a little on the detracting side as I continued to read Delirium, but it wasn't to over done, I don't think.

The main problem I had with this book, which is why it did only get three stars, was because of how s.l.o.w this story started out. I almost kept giving up, because I was so bored, and the concept of love being a disease, is strange to me. But I'm glad I stuck with it. It was a really interesting story, nice character development. And a nice, at times a bit cheesy, but still a lovely romance. With a very nice male character. And best of all no love-triangle.

I don't think this story is for everyone, but I do recommend you give Delirium a try, if you're not sure if you want to pick it up or not.

Rating 3/5