Waiting on Wednesday (1/2/13)

Requiem by Lauren Oliver, the third and final book in the Delirium trilogy.

"Now an active member of the resistance, Lena has been transformed. The nascent rebellion that was under way in Pandemonium has ignited into an all-out revolution in Requiem, and Lena is at the center of the fight.

After rescuing Julian from a death sentence, Lena and her friends fled to the Wilds. But the Wilds are no longer a safe haven—pockets of rebellion have opened throughout the country, and the government cannot deny the existence of Invalids. Regulators now infiltrate the borderlands to stamp out the rebels, and as Lena navigates the increasingly dangerous terrain, her best friend, Hana, lives a safe, loveless life in Portland as the fiancée of the young mayor. Requiem is told from both Lena’s and Hana’s points of view. The two girls live side by side in a world that divides them until, at last, their stories converge."
Release Date: March 5th

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Adaptation by Malinda Lo

Adaptation

Author: Malinda Lo

Published: September 18th, 2012

Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers

 

Goodreads Summary: "Reese can’t remember anything from the time between the accident and the day she woke up almost a month later. She only knows one thing: She’s different now.

Across North America, flocks of birds hurl themselves into airplanes, causing at least a dozen to crash. Thousands of people die. Fearing terrorism, the United States government grounds all flights, and millions of travelers are stranded.

Reese and her debate team partner and longtime crush David are in Arizona when it happens. Everyone knows the world will never be the same. On their drive home to San Francisco, along a stretch of empty highway at night in the middle of Nevada, a bird flies into their headlights. The car flips over. When they wake up in a military hospital, the doctor won’t tell them what happened, where they are—or how they’ve been miraculously healed.

Things become even stranger when Reese returns home. San Francisco feels like a different place with police enforcing curfew, hazmat teams collecting dead birds, and a strange presence that seems to be following her. When Reese unexpectedly collides with the beautiful Amber Gray, her search for the truth is forced in an entirely new direction—and threatens to expose a vast global conspiracy that the government has worked for decades to keep secret."

Concept/Ideas: 5/5
Storyline/Plot: 5/5
Characters: 5/5
Writing Style: 5/5

Adaptation blew me away! I did not expect to love this book as much as I did... Wow! When I first read the synopsis for this book, I didn't get the feel that this book was going to be about aliens or Area 51, or anything of that nature. I really wasn't too sure what the book was going to be about really, except that there were birds that were causing distress through America. Personally, I am a huge fan of alien and Area 51 like subjects, and this concept just made the book a whole lot more interesting for me. This was a dystopian type of novel, although modern day at the same time. The book was fast-paced from the start, right down to the last page. I found myself absolutely glued to the novel, and it never hit a dull moment for me. I just loved this book. There was always some mystery, some suspense, some love, some questions, some of everything, that sucked you into turning page after page. The writing was just fantastic and this book is definitely one of my favorites of 2012.

Recommend it completely! An AMAZING read!
For fans of dystopian, mystery, and people with interests of alien life

No Safety In Numbers (No Safety In Numbers #1) by Dayna Lorentz

No Safety In Numbers

Author: Dayna Lorentz

Published: May 29th, 2012

Publisher: Dial

 

Goodreads Summary: "Life As We Knew It meets Lord of the Flies in a mall that looks just like yours

A biological bomb has just been discovered in the air ducts of a busy suburban mall. At first nobody knows if it's even life threatening, but then the entire complex is quarantined, people start getting sick, supplies start running low, and there's no way out. Among the hundreds of trapped shoppers are four teens.

These four different narrators, each with their own stories, must cope in unique, surprising styles, changing in ways they wouldn't have predicted, trying to find solace, safety, and escape at a time when the adults are behaving badly.

This is a gripping look at people and how they can--and must--change under the most dire of circumstances.

And not always for the better."

 

*I have an author interview up with Dayna Lorentz on my blog! Go check it out!

 

Concept/Ideas: 4/5

Storyline/Plot: 3.5/5
Characters: 3.5/5
Writing Style: 4/5

An interesting read, none the less. I loved the idea for this book. A bomb in a mall that causes a toxin to make people ill? Whoa.

The mall being shutdown with people locked in it in solitude and sickness for a week? Interesting.

I did enjoy the story very much. The characters alternate between four people. Two boys, and two girls. I found the characters to be relatable and likable, although I wasn't fond of Ryan's POV.

The plotline was good, but perhaps a little slow in parts. I kind of hoped for a little more action in the novel.

Apparently, this is book one... so i'm hoping the next one is coming out soon.
I look forward to reading it. Hopefully though, more will be discovered, and more action and drama will persue.