Showing posts with label Lauren Oliver. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Lauren Oliver. Show all posts

Tuesday, 8 September 2015

Top Ten Series I Haven't Finished Yet

Top Ten Tuesday is created by The Broke and the Bookish. This list features the series that I have started but still need to finish.

1. The Kate Daniels Series by Ilona Andrews



I will review this series when I've read most of the books in the series. I'm currently reading the fourth book and I'm absolutely in love with this urban fantasy series!

2. Penryn & the End of Days trilogy by Susan Ee



I have read Angelfall and World After but I have yet to finish End of Days. Somehow, all the hype around this series made me somewhat disappointed in this series. When I finish this book, I will write a series review.

3. Daughter of Smoke and Bone trilogy by Laini Taylor


I've only read the first one in this trilogy but I own the second one, and I plan to continue this series. However, at the moment I'm not really in a young adult mood which is why I won't finish this series any time soon. But it will happen!

4. Enchanted Inc. series by Shanna Swendson



I've read the first five books in the series and I absolutely loved them! Two books remain. I've started the sixth book in the series but I've put it down. Part of me does not want this series to end and makes me hesitant to read on. However, I'm hoping to finish this series this year!

5. Parasol Protectorate series by Gail Carriger


I expected way more of this series, and I was ready to give up on it after reading the second book in the series. However, at the end, something unexpected happened which made me read the third book. I do own the entire series so I probably will finish it.

6.  Shopaholic series by Sophie Kinsella


Sophie Kinsella is one of my favourite authors although her Shopaholic series was not quite my thing. However, I can't seem to stop buying the shopaholic books. I'm planning to reread the series and to read the rest of the books I own but it probably won't be in the near future.

7. Bloodlines series by Richelle Mead


I'm halfway through the series and I do really want to finish it but as I mentioned before, I'm not in a young adult mood lately.

8. Georgina Kincaid series by Richelle Mead


I've only read the first book in the series but it blew me away! I was gripped from the first page till the last and I simply could not put it down. I frequently stay up late to read books but this one was the worst. I ended up skipping my class because I was too exhausted and sleep deprived to attend. I then decided to take a break from Richelle Mead to give myself some sleep.

9. Delirium trilogy by Lauren Oliver


I didn't really like the first book but the second book was better in my opinion. However, I've heard some spoilers which I didn't like, so now I'm hesitant to read the last book. If I do, it really won't be in the near future.

10. All Souls Trilogy by Deborah Harkness


I've read the first book in this trilogy a few years ago and I absolutely loved it! However, when I ordered the second book it came in a huge heavy paperback which I don't like to read (or own). I much prefer pocket paperbacks. However, I'm planning to finish the series but I will have to reread A Discovery of Witches first.


What are your unfinished series? I would love to know! Don't hesitate to leave a comment below!

Monday, 20 October 2014

Delirium - 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 infected with love for the tiniest sliver of a second than live a hundred years suffocated by a lie.
There was a time when love was the most important thing in the world. People would go to the end of the earth to find it. They would tell lies for it. Even kill for it.
Then, at last, they found the cure.
-- Amazon.co.uk description --


I read a lot of good reviews on this book and friends have recommended Delirium to me. Therefore I had a lot of expectations which is probably why I am a little bit disappointed. Don’t get me wrong, this isn't a bad book. 

First of all, Lauren Oliver creates an amazing and heartbreaking world. It feels very real. I also felt a special connection to main character Lena. She is described as shy and little and ordinary. That could be an exact description of me. I am freakishly little and I hate that people often think I am four years or more younger than I actually am. I’m also shy and even our names are similar!


Moving on, I felt that there wasn’t a lot of action in the book until I got near the end. There the pace picked up. I had already read a spoiler so I knew how it was going to end. Perhaps that’s another reason why I felt the book lacked action. Furthermore, I did not like Alex, Hanna and Lena's family with the exception of Grace. However, like I mentioned before, I loved Lena!

I read a lot of reviews of the second book to determine if I should read Pandemonium and most said that there was way more action in it. So I have decided to buy the other two and I will try to read them as soon as possible.

All in all I would give this book 3 stars out of 5.


If you don’t agree with me feel free to write your own opinion in the comment section below.