![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Her heroine is perhaps less unique: Lena originally believes in the strict society and all of its rules, but as she falls in love she turns against them. Lauren Oliver has come up with a decidedly compelling dystopian concept: Love is illegal and surgically removed from everyone at the age of 18. I know it’s not for everyone, but it totally worked for me. Not everyone is going to love this book (and series) the way I do. A lot of YA titles work like this – they are so readily consumable and the stories are so fast-paced that you just get swept along and want to experience the story over and over and in different ways. If there was a movie I’d probably line up with girls half my age and squeal until being let into the theater. ![]() I love it so much that I read it (twice) and am now listening to it too. This is one of those series that crosses formats for me. I read this book way before the audio recording was even ready – devouring it over a weekend, ignoring all but the most critical commitments. And sometimes there is a book I’m simply DYING to get my hands on as soon as possible, like Pandemonium. One of the best ones is that occasionally I can get my hands on the pre-pub galley of a book before it hits the shelves of any bookstore. As an editor at Audible there are a couple awesome perks of my job. ![]()
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