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Alex by Lauren Oliver
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Blah. Blah. Blah. - Even though I love Alex this was about nothing. After reading Requiem I hoped for some answers. How did he find her? How did he feel about Lena and Julian? Where he went after he left them in the woods? What happened after the end of Requiem!
Maybe I can love Alex but this novel was needless.
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Reading Progress

April 26, 2013 – Shelved
February 7, 2014 – Started Reading
February 7, 2014 –
page 1
2.7% "Alex: Let me tell you something about dying: it's not as bad as they say.

JUliette (IGNITE ME): Dying. It was the most painful thing I’ve ever experienced."
February 9, 2014 – Finished Reading

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message 1: by Diane (new)

Diane Wallace Haha..fair review, Mischa


message 2: by Maryam (new)

Maryam Rz. Well, I hope you get your answers in the next book!


message 3: by Monique (new)

Monique I forgot pretty much everything about this series but I still remember I was totally in love with Alex :D


message 4: by Sandra (new)

Sandra Good honest review, I hope your next read is better! :)


MischaS_ Diane wrote: "Haha..fair review, Mischa"

Thank you so much. 🌺


MischaS_ Mary wrote: "Well, I hope you get your answers in the next book!"

Thank you so much. But unfortunately no. I've read this after finishing the trilogy. 😥 No answers at all.


MischaS_ Monique wrote: "I forgot pretty much everything about this series, but I still remember I was totally in love with Alex :D"

Haha, I know, right! When I was rewriting this review, I realised that I do not remember much about this series. I remember Delirium pretty well. Then some things from Pandemonium but then? Nada.
But I loved Alex so much, especially in Delirium. Unfortunately, the series went downhill for me then. I like to pretend that Delirium is actually standalone. 😂


MischaS_ Sandra wrote: "Good honest review, I hope your next read is better! :)"

Thank you so much. 😍


message 9: by Maryam (last edited Jan 24, 2019 06:57AM) (new)

Maryam Rz. MischaS_ wrote: "Thank you so much. But unfortunately no. I've read this after finishing the trilogy. 😥 No answers at all."

Really? Ok well that's not good at all!! I guess all I can say now is that I wish you totally forget it all so the questions don't haunt you! 😂😂😂
I'd also suggests digging some online discussions. God knows sometimes people come up with answers that the author herself didn't! It's amusing really 😂


message 10: by Monique (new)

Monique MischaS_ wrote: "Monique wrote: "I forgot pretty much everything about this series, but I still remember I was totally in love with Alex :D"

Haha, I know, right! When I was rewriting this review, I realised that I..."


When I was reading Delirium, I didn't know it was part of the series. I was very sad at the end but it worked well as a standalone. I think I actually dnf Pandemonium.


MischaS_ Monique wrote: "MischaS_ wrote: "Monique wrote: "I forgot pretty much everything about this series, but I still remember I was totally in love with Alex :D"

Haha, I know, right! When I was rewriting this review, ..."


I think I knew that. In my country the publishing houses usually do a good job at pointing it out that it is a series.
I adore Delirium, it's fabulous book and thankfully it works great as a standalone. But it rips your heart apart.
I finished Pandemonium. We read it together with a friend, a chapter per day. And then we met to read the last chapter or maybe several. And we took turns reading it aloud. However, it was really bad. And Requiem did not manage to turn it around.


message 12: by Sarah (new)

Sarah Esmae Wolfe This is one of my favorite series but the only novella that is worth reading is Raven


message 13: by Monique (new)

Monique MischaS_ wrote: "Monique wrote: "MischaS_ wrote: "Monique wrote: "I forgot pretty much everything about this series, but I still remember I was totally in love with Alex :D"

Haha, I know, right! When I was rewriti..."


When I was younger, I've read a lot of first books in a series thinking they are standalones because only the first books were translated. I don't know who came up with this stupid idea. It's different now but some 10 years ago series were apparently not popular here or what LOL


MischaS_ Sarah wrote: "This is one of my favorite series but the only novella that is worth reading is Raven"

Unfortunately from this series I liked only Delirium but at least I liked it so much that it's in my top 10.
And agreed Raven was the only really good novella.


MischaS_ Monique wrote: "MischaS_ wrote: "Monique wrote: "MischaS_ wrote: "Monique wrote: "I forgot pretty much everything about this series, but I still remember I was totally in love with Alex :D"

Haha, I know, right! W..."


The problem I had when I was still reading translated books was that they published book 1 or maybe book 2 but then they decided that the sales were not good enough and did not publish the rest of the series.


message 16: by Chelsea (new)

Chelsea Great honest review, MischaS_!


MischaS_ Chelsea wrote: "Great honest review, MischaS_!"

Thank you so much 🌺


message 18: by Nazanin (new)

Nazanin Nice review, Mischas! Sorry it wasn't better for you! Hope your next read is much better! 💚


MischaS_ @Nazanin, thank you so much. 🤗


MischaS_ Thank you, leslie. 😍


message 21: by Caroline (new)

Caroline That's a shame this offers no answers to those important questions. I found Requiem really disappointing.


MischaS_ Caroline wrote: "That's a shame this offers no answers to those important questions. I found Requiem really disappointing."

It really is. And I honestly LOVED Delirium so much. But Pandemonium and Requiem both were very disappointing for me. Tell me about a great series which went downhill.


message 23: by Caroline (new)

Caroline Yes. Delirium is definitely the best of the three. I think she lost her way, forcing this story into a trilogy.


MischaS_ Caroline wrote: "Yes. Delirium is definitely the best of the three. I think she lost her way, forcing this story into a trilogy."

I actually hid Pandemonium and Requiem, and I pretend that Delirium is standalone with heartbreaking ending.

I don't know what happened if it was meant to be stand alone or trilogy. Or if the publisher pushed her to write more and she did not plan the story past the first book... But, it did not go well.


message 25: by Caroline (new)

Caroline MischaS_ wrote: "I actually hid Pandemonium and Requiem, and I pretend that Delirium is standalone with heartbreaking ending.

I don't know what happened if it was meant to be stand alone or trilogy. Or if the publisher pushed her to write more and she did not plan the story past the first book... But, it did not go well."


I actually do think she intended it to be one book. :|


MischaS_ Caroline wrote: "MischaS_ wrote: "I actually hid Pandemonium and Requiem, and I pretend that Delirium is standalone with heartbreaking ending.

I don't know what happened if it was meant to be stand alone or trilog..."


It would make way much more sense that way.


pedro Totally agree!


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