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haley_j_casey's review against another edition
5.0
Awesome insight into Annabel, her past, how she escaped... But it's shorter than I wanted.
vanessa_issa's review against another edition
3.0
When I read Delirium, I believed in all the lies they told Lena at first. I thought Annabel was gone forever. It was important for me to read that book first, because now I see Annabel in a different way. (At least, I think so, lol. I have yet to read the next ones!). In this short story, it's interesting to read the mother's point of view of her own decisions. We can see that she never forgot her daughters and how much she loved them, even on the darkest days.
gracemessi's review against another edition
4.0
This one was my favorite - 4.5 stars. I wish I knew more about Annabel than what was in this, and that the ending was the one part in Pandemonium, but I liked this too.
noranaziz's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
nikkim167's review against another edition
3.0
Not anything super special but always fun to see a new characters story
nannasa16's review against another edition
3.0
only 32 pages? buuh, I think Annabel would have been a better protagonist than Lena.
bookish_coven's review against another edition
3.0
This is the prequel in a way of the Delirium series first book. Written from Lena's mother point of view we learn about her past: how was her childhood, how she met the girls' father, how she escaped her prison.
It was a very short 'book' and I am also reading Hana's pov now before starting the second book. It was nice to read Annabel's story but I didn't find it essential. One thing that surprised me was that the guy that helped her, Thomas, was Rachel's love. I never would have made the connection.
Again what I really enjoyed was Lauren's poetic writing:
"That's what time does: We stand stubbornly like rocks while it flows all around us, believing that we are immutable - and all the time we're being carved, and shaped, and whittled away".
And about her pregnancy:
"..A private constellation: a star growing inside my belly".
I don't think I have ever read a nicer description of a woman being pregnant.
It was also sad to find out that Lena's father was cured. So the never-ending love her mother felt was one-sided.
It was a very short 'book' and I am also reading Hana's pov now before starting the second book. It was nice to read Annabel's story but I didn't find it essential. One thing that surprised me was that the guy that helped her, Thomas, was Rachel's love. I never would have made the connection.
Again what I really enjoyed was Lauren's poetic writing:
"That's what time does: We stand stubbornly like rocks while it flows all around us, believing that we are immutable - and all the time we're being carved, and shaped, and whittled away".
And about her pregnancy:
"..A private constellation: a star growing inside my belly".
I don't think I have ever read a nicer description of a woman being pregnant.
It was also sad to find out that Lena's father was cured. So the never-ending love her mother felt was one-sided.
lorathelibrarian's review against another edition
4.0
This got me really really excited for Pandemonium!
callidoralblack's review against another edition
tense
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
Content Warnings
Minor: Blood, Confinement, Pregnancy, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Grief, and Cancer
crimsonedraven's review against another edition
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
1.0