The summer before they're supposed to be cured of the
ability to love, best friends Lena and Hana begin to drift apart. While Lena
shies away from underground music and parties with boys, Hana jumps at her last
chance to experience the forbidden. For her, the summer is full of wild music,
dancing—and even her first kiss. - Goodreads
As its name suggests, this novella presents the story
through Hana's eyes. In Delirium, Hana has this devil-may-care attitude that
despite her being pretty and well-heeled, she seems to be so eager in finding
ways to resist the dystopian world wherein love is banned. All along she's
putting up a vivacious front when in reality, she has a vulnerable side. I felt
pity for her especially when she found "love" in the wrong
place.
Spoiler Alert!
Yes,
the ending is gripping but after reading Delirium, I already had an inkling
that it was Hana who squealed about Alex and Lena's reprehensible relationship.
*SIGH* Maybe it's out of envy. Maybe it's concern that fueled Hana to do such
thing.
I do understand that this is a novella yet it left me
wanting for more. Instead of Hana retelling the events in Delirium, I'm more
interested in the things that took place in her life after Lena's escape.
Still, I praise Lauren Oliver for interlacing a story that leaves a reader in a
poignant state.
"And
in the morning I'll be with you but it will be a different kind."
