Pandemonium by Lauren Oliver Review

Hey everyone! This is Lily blogging! :) Today I have a review for you on the book Pandemonium by Lauren Oliver. This the second book in the Delirium trilogy. The third book will come out sometime in 2013 I think.

WHAT THE BOOK WAS ABOUT: I'm not really going to say since that might spoil the first book and the novella, so all I'm going to say is that it's the third book in the trilogy.
WHAT I LIKED ABOUT THE BOOK: I liked how there was two separate stories going on at the same time, and at the end, they kind of ended up in the same spot. The author also did a very good of job keeping me engaged in the story. I started it a Wednesday at noon, and finished it by the next Thursday around 2.
WHAT I DIDN'T LIKE ABOUT THE BOOK: I didn't like the way the story was told at the beginning, but then I liked it. Also I didn't like how the author didn't explain that much what organization Julian belonged to. I mean I understood the organization, it just would of been nice to know more about there goals for the country and stuff.
MY FAVORITE CHARACTER: Lena. And Raven. And Blue. And Julian. They were all such amazing characters!
MY LEAST FAVORITE CHARACTER: The people in the sewer, I just didn't get them at all. I mean towards the end I did, but still they were weird. And the people in the Wilds, the boy, oh what was his name? I don't remember, I read the book a month ago and am just getting around to doing this post now. I don't remember the boys name, but the one main boy who isn't Julian or Alex.
MY FAVORITE SCENE: When Julian and Lena come clean about each other and who Lena really is, either that or when Raven tells the story of how Blue died. Also the ending, like the VERY LAST SENTENCE of the book! If you are one of those people that read the last page or two to see if the ending is good, DO NOT READ THE ENDING OF THIS ONE!! It will spoil THE ENTIRE BOOK.
MY LEAST FAVORITE SCENE: When (a certain person) died. I'm not going to give it away though. As a joke I was joking my family that Lauren Oliver (the author of this book) and Suzanne Collins (The Hunger Games author) are like long lost cousins or something. They both write a lot about people dying, I mean obviously Suzanne Collins does more, but still. I thought it was funny.
WHAT AGE I RECOMMEND THE BOOK FOR: Probably 12 and up. MAYBE thirteen and up. There is quite a bit of fighting and some characters die, but it's not bloody or anything, no where near like The Hunger Games. Lena kisses a boy a few times and for survival (warmth) they sleep in the same bed together. There is one brief scene where Lena takes one sip of alcohol, but no more then that I can remember. Overall I think a 12 (maybe 13) year old could definitely handle it.
RATING: Five out of five stars!

That's all for now!

Lily