#laurenoliver

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Every August I read Delirium by Lauren Oliver, because it’s my all time favorite series as it has a place in my heart. Why I choose August to read it is because I try to match the season the book is ultimately placed in to the one I’m reading it during. I read Delirium in August, Pandemonium in September, and Requiem in October.

I also listen to the same playlist that I accidentally happened upon when I first read the series, which has songs that perfectly work with the book.

If you haven’t read this series, and you’ve been having either an existential curiosity lately or even just a romantic one, read this.

It’s good for even people who don’t enjoy romance genre sub-genre books.

[dzaaaamn]

HaLena

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Funny how silence can be the loudest sound of all. -Lauren Oliver

[alienmocha]

I am going to be honest with you and say that this is the first book that I read by Lauren Oliver. Delirium is the second book published by this amazing author. This book punched me straight in the gut with its enthralling and existential crisis twists. As alluring as it can be, I was on cloud 9 when I found out that this is a trilogy!

As far as I’ve read, Lauren usually writes about existential crisis, dealing with high school and also dark and twisty books. Delirium is a dark dystopian novel and with pandemonium and requiem as sequels to delirium, Oliver captures the offbeat life in The USA where love is declared as a disease.

The book talks about a high school student Lena, who is your average, innocent girl and how her whole life is turned upside-down after meeting Alex, a beautiful golden-eyed boy.

But mind you, this is far from a mere love story. Delirium talks about insurgency, forming your own identity, love and most of all, breaking down your walls.

It’ll be easy for me to say that this book had me gripped and captivated from the first line itself. Lena and Alex are from two separate worlds, never meant to be with each other. All this sounds like a cliche and I can’t blame you, but I urge you to read this and find out for yourself how far from a common romance novel this is.

It’s almost as if Lauren took the most cliched plot and then said ‘Nah imma do the opposite!”

What I appreciated the most is that the author portrayed Lena (or other females in the book for that matter) not as a fragile damsel in distress, but wrote her in a way that shows her character development as she transforms into a strong and assertive woman.

This is about fighting your own battles, asserting your role, fighting and winning for the things that matter to you in your life. This is a perfect read for any high-schooler looking for some gripping, emotional and fierce reading.

My rating?

9/10

(A must read)

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𝐇𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐨, 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬!⁣ ⁣ 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞! 𝐓𝐲𝐩𝐞 𝐢𝐧: “𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘮𝘦 𝘪𝘴 (𝘭𝘦𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘦𝘹𝘵 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘪𝘵 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘪𝘭 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘦 𝘢 𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 😉)⁣ ⁣ 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐢𝐬: 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘮𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘐 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘐 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘢 𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘮𝘺 𝘣𝘪𝘳𝘵𝘩𝘥𝘢𝘺 😂 (This is getting out of hand 😂)⁣ ⁣ Have you ever finished a book and you don’t know whether you’re gonna happy cry or sad cry?⁣ ⁣ This was the book that did it for me. Before I Fall was also one of those books that I loved the movie adaptation of. The movie showcased and highlighted the key moments of the book perfectly, and I was really moved about as much with reading it and watching it. The realizations that came with finishing it is kinda bittersweet. But it’s one of those books that stuck with me, even through the whirlwind of new releases 😊⁣ ⁣ P.S. Sooooo, I spent 13 hours in the office today. That’s why I’m posting so late 😂 I thought I was also on the verge of being instajailed from the liking spree I had during my lunch break 🤦🏻‍♀️⁣ ⁣ Hope to hear some good things from you!⁣ ⁣ #TheBookwormPrincess👸🏻⁣ #bibliophile #bookstagram #books #igreads #readersofig #BeforeIFall #LaurenOliver #Contemporary #IReadYA #mybookfeatures https://www.instagram.com/p/CCV5TL-AtfQ/?igshid=2jstakd6jgg1

[calypsoo]

Broken things by Lauren Oliver : an aesthetic

《 Before becoming the Monsters of Brickhouse Lane, before the whole country, from Connecticut to California,  knows us by this nickname, before blogs publish photos of our faces, before several websites crash because a too many visitors had entered our names in search engines, we were unknown girls, and there were only two of us.

Obsessed with the fantastic novel "The way to Lovelorn", three young girls on the fringes try to recreate the world of their imagination in the woods. Until the day the game went too far ... One of them is found dead, in circumstances reminiscent of the novel. Everything accuses the two survivors. Five years later, as they try to turn the page, the past reappears.

It's time to head back to Lovelorn ...》

Aesthetic of novels that I loved (1/?)

(If the quality is low click on it !)

[aprilkush710]

😍🔥🥰

[liggsstuff]

"I don't love him because he doesn't love me, and people don't have the right to break your heart over and over."

Broken things

[elisesbookutopia]

Eng: These are a few of the books that I've read so far this year. I have the rest on my E reader and some of them I've lend from the library, so I'm listing them down below and rate them. Ned: Dit zijn bijna alle boeken die ik heb gelezen tot nu toe dit jaar. Ik heb er ook nog een paar op e-reader staan en via de bibliotheek uitgeleend dus zal ze hieronder nog eens oplijsten en een score geven. 😍 Turbulentie Mariette Middelbeek 5/5 Het huis van de Nacht reeks P. C. Cast 5/5 Crash Mariette Middelbeek 5/5 Fuck the quarterlife crisis Femke Kamps 5/5 Dior en Dennenbomen Mariette Middelbeek 4/5 Mindfulness bij volwassenen met autisme Annelies Spek 4/5 Een opmerkelijk verschijnsel Hank Green 5/5 Hex Mariette Middelbeek 4/5 Tegenlicht Esther Verhoef 4/5 Wat als dit het is Becky Albertalli 5/5 Hunger games catching fire Suzanne Collins 5/5 De kleine prins Saint Exupery Antoine 4/5 The Rosie project Graeme Simson 5/5 Volwassen worden is optioneel Marloes De Vries 5/5 Cress Marissa Meyer 5/5 Maar je ziet er helemaal niet autistisch uit Bianca Toeps 5/5 Wilde like me Louise Pentland 5/5 Winter Marissa Meyer 5/5 Nine women, one dress Jane Rosen 4/5 Fairest Marissa Meyer 4/5 Alle sterren Marissa Meyer 5/5 Moederhart Mariette Middelbeek 4/5 Wat Nou Als Het Ook Anders kan Janne Schuijn 4/5 Our stop Laura Jane Williams 5/5 IKO Marissa Meyer 5/5 Delirium Lauren Oliver 5/5 🤔 ..!? Over Autisme & communicatie 2/5 Anne Frank's diary (graphic novel) Ari Folman 3/5 Ready player one Brooks, Broadway 2/5 Beauty and the beast Barbot de Villeneuve Gabrielle 3/5 Geek Girl Holly Smale 2/5 #marissameyer #mariettemiddelbeek #bookblogger #bookcover #bookstagram #review #igreads #igreview #laurajanewilliams #janneschuijn #laurenoliver #louisepentland #biancatoeps #marloesdevries #beckyalbertalli #hankgreen #houseofthenight #ourstop #lunarchronicles #lifestyle #novel #ebook #library #booklover https://www.instagram.com/p/B1tZqzooHQW/?igshid=1bbln1ybenpnn

[schiappateen]

Time for a staff recommendation!! This one comes from @danielledawn43. If you’re a fan of fanfiction or is someone that falls in love with a fictional world, this book is for you. If you like a good mystery, that’s even a bonus! “It’s been five years since Summer Marks was brutally murdered in the woods. Everyone thinks Mia and Brynn killed their best friend. That, driven by their obsession with a novel called The Way into Lovelorn, the three girls had imagined themselves into the magical world where their fantasies became twisted, even deadly. The only thing is: they didn’t do it. On the anniversary of Summer’s death, a seemingly insignificant discovery resurrects the mystery and pulls Mia and Brynn back together once again. But as the lines begin to blur between past and present and fiction and reality, the girls must confront what really happened in the woods all those years ago—no matter how monstrous.” #schiappateen #plsjc #yalibrary #teenlibrary #brokenthings #laurenoliver #bookish #bookrecommendation #yabooks (at Schiappa Branch Library) https://www.instagram.com/p/B1HdzUxHwgi/?igshid=1gftph2qb2yqh

[thereaderbee]

🍁 Happy Friday, Bookworms!! - Qotd: Have you read any SUPER intense reads lately? AND, what are you reading today? Or planning to read this weekend?? - Is it just me, or is October the BEST time to read intense books?? I love a good read that is full of tension any time of the year, but around this time of year is the best! I recently read Lauren Oliver’s newest book, *Broken Things*, and it was full of mystery and suspense, and it was a fantastically intense read. I loved it! ☺️ Have you read any really intense books lately?? - (Many thanks to @epicreads for sending me along a copy of this book! I now have two copies, so I’m thinking that I might do a giveaway soon!) - It’s finally Friday, friends!! What are you reading today?? Or planning to read this weekend?? I have not had hardly any reading time this week with the kids and hubby home, but I’m hoping to finish up *Shadow of the Fox* by Julie Kagawa today! It is SOOOO good. 🤓 What about you?? - - Intense. #AlltheBooksOct18 The Sequel is Better. #octinbooks18 Book Stack. #Octbookstagram18 Behind the Mask: Masquerade. #bookqueensoct18 - - Have a great Friday, all!! - - #laurenoliver #epicreads #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #bookphoto #bookstagramfeature #currentlyreading #amreading #flatlay #yabooks https://www.instagram.com/p/Bo1DWBfAon0/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1eidp5kij5pgi

[lesparaversdemillina]

Le dernier jour de ma vie de Lauren OLIVER + petit chronique sur le film

Un extrait pour vous donner un aperçu : « La porte de la cabine est restée ouverte et le graffiti de Lindsay me saute aux yeux. AC = GP. Suivi des mots : Retourne dans ta caravane. — Vous ne devriez pas croire tout ce qu’on raconte, lancé-je. Se taisant aussitôt, les trois filles me dévisagent. — C’est vrai, insisté-je, enhardie par l’attention de mon auditoire. Vous savez par quoi commencent la plupart des rumeurs ? Elles secouent la tête – elles se tiennent si proches les unes des autres que je crains que leurs crânes ne s’entrechoquent. — Par quelqu’un qui s’ennuie. » Mon avis: C’est un livre qui au début est agaçant à cause de la protagoniste. Elle est égoïste, méchante, arrogante… Un peu p***asse. Je dois dire que j’ai eu du mal à m’attacher à ce personnage. Cependant, au fil du même jour qui se répète, son comportement évolue d’abord en encore plus p**asse (si c’est possible) puis… Je ne vais quand même pas vous dire tout le déroulement du livre, ce serait du spoil. Voyons !!! Tout ce que je peux vous dire c’est que son évolution est intéressante. Les choix qu’elle fait nous font voir les millions de possibilités, que nous offre l’avenir. Elles sont plutôt bien exploitées dans ce livre. Mais je trouve qu’à part elle seuls trois personnages sont vraiment travaillés : Lindsay, Kent et Juliet Sykes. Les autres apparaissent et disparaissent. Cela m’a un peu perturbée. De plus, il y a pas mal de cliché sur adolescent qui m’ont agacée voir énervée : ils boivent, ils fument, ils sèchent les cours, ils sont insolents. Alors c’est vrai, cela existe, mais s’il vous plait arrêter d’en faire une généralité… Heureusement, cela passe vite au second plan. Sinon avouons-le, j’aurais abandonné ! Je ne sais pas en lisant ce livre, j’avais l’impression étrange d’être proche et pas. Je ne suis pas sure d’être très claire. Mais j’avais l’impression malaise à certain passage voir un peu de voyeurisme. Cependant, malgré tout, j’ai aimé ce livre grâce à sa morale : « Vous faites une petite chose, aussi insignifiante soit-elle, et l’avenir peut changer du tout au tout ». Le style de l’auteur m’a bien plu. Sa plume est plutôt simple, mais agréable à lire. Donc c’est un bon livre. En résumé : c’est un bon livre, intéressant, mais un peu dérangeant. ★★★ Petite chronique du film :  Pourquoi petite ? Tout simplement parce qu’après 30 minutes de film, j’ai abandonné. D’une parce que les personnages ne collent pas. Ally n’est pas censée être sérieuse. Sam ne colle pas du tout au personnage. Elle est censée avoir moins d’inhibition au niveau du comportement. Le professeur de math qui fait craquer Sam et en fait un professeur d’histoire dans le film. Tous ces petits détails m’ont dérangée. Peut-être que si vous n’avez pas lu le livre le film peut-être bien, mais je ne peux en juger. Et puis, quand je parlais de malaise durant la lecture du livre et bien c’est encore pire dans le film. Bien que les scènes les plus choquantes n’aient pas été adaptées. Voilà les raisons de mon abandon. L’avez-vous vu ? Vous a-t-il plu ? Votre avis m’intéresse. Read the full article

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Book of the Week No. 15 Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver Rate: 9/10 Favorite Line: "Here's another thing to remember: hope keeps you alive. Even when you're dead, it's the only thing that keeps you alive." Review: The debut novel of Lauren Oliver; Before I Fall is a realistic fiction originally published in February 2010. The novel mainly showcased about an attacking and sentimental plot that questions our understanding in life, death and hope. One of the best soft-mystery books I have ever had and read. I really love the way on words of Lauren Oliver. This is a rivetting and an impactful story about a girl named Samantha who finds her way in life to have almost everything. She had everything a young adult wants to achieve. But the only complication? She's already on the last day of her life. It keeps on repeating like it was just a dream that seemed not to bother her, only realizing that she's reliving a day again and again, and there's nothing else you could do about it. Acceptance, hope and sacrifice. That's what I'd get after reading this book. I love how a single person-centric novel could really attract the readers' attention and impact them the morals in a mystifying way. Overall, this book is really a great read. The characters really behave very human(ly). The struggles that Sam had was also concretely real. The way that Sam's character developed and changed your perspective chapter by chapter is there. I was enticed by thd whole package. The way it just tackled some existential issues is what urged me to recommend this book to anyone who loves realistic fiction genre. #fiction #books #novel #laurenoliver #beforeifall #life #death #meaningoflife #bookstagram #bookrecommendations #bookreview #booklover #booknerd #bookaddict #bookphotography #goodreads https://www.instagram.com/p/Cfllp0qp7FM/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[betwixt-these-pages]

So my mom ( @artistocratis ) and I picked out some new bookdrop flowers at Michael's yesterday! Needless to say, when I pulled said flowers out this morning, le guy's cats ( particularly Fizzgig) went a little overboard with trying to kill them. I'll post the outtake photos in a moment. How goes your Monday, everyone?! #books #booksrus #bibliophile #booklover #bookishlyobsessed #bookaddict #bookish #bookography #bookittome #bookstagramming #bookstagrammer #bookstagram #bookishphotography #bookfanatic #biblionerd #biblionatic #bibliophile #laurenoliver #booksandflowers (at Indianapolis, Indiana) https://www.instagram.com/p/BrfftsjnA_X/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=g0ud7633o2qe

[withgaby]

J'ai lu Les Intrus de Lauren Oliver. Au fur et à mesure où l'on découvre les pièces de la maison que les protagonistes vident après le décès de Richard Walker, le père, on découvre tout les secrets qui hantent la bâtisse et la famille endeuillé.