Requiem by Lauren Oliver

Requiem (Delirium Trilogy, #3)

by Lauren Oliver

BONUS: read an exclusive short story about Alex, Lena's first love - only in the first hardcover printing.

The final instalment in the internationally bestselling Delirium trilogy.

It is the rule of the Wilds

You must be bigger, and stronger, and tougher.

A coldness radiates through me, a solid wall that is growing, piece by piece, in my chest. He doesn't love me

He never loved me.

It was all a lie.

'The old Lena is dead', I say, and then push past him. Each step is more difficult than the last; the heaviness fills me and turns my limbs to stone.

You must hurt, or be hurt.

Lena can build the walls, but what if there's no one left to take them down? The powerful, heartbreaking conclusion to one of the most eagerly awaited, talked-about series is here.

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5 of 5 stars

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I was so excited to finish this series and see how it all came together. But I was also hesitant because I heard so many mixed things about how the series ended.

Now that I've read it, I can understand why some people didn't like it. I, however, loved it. It had such a powerful message and leaves you to be able to play out the after on your own. But I feel like it's all also obvious how things worked out.

I love Lena. I loved seeing her grow through out the series. She grow so much from the first book to the last that I felt like I was reading about a different character. She became so strong and learned so much about herself. She was so dependent on the world telling her who she was that she was too scared to question things and figure it out on her own. In the end, however, she did.

I'm so glad she ended up with Alex. While I loved Julian, I just feel he wasn't for her. I feel like her relationship with Julian was important for her to figure out more about herself and what she believed. But Alex and her have such a great relationship. For most of the book he was kind of a jerk, but it was understandable. He helped Lena get out, and he was busted for it. Thrown in the Crypts and treated badly. Then when he finally gets out and finds the girl he loves, the one thing that kept him going, he sees her with someone else. However, after he realizes that she does love him and that he doesn't want to lose her, the old Alex is back.

I loved the ending the ending, but I'm so sad it's over. I will miss all the characters so much.

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