Delirium by Lauren Oliver review

I recently read Delirium by Lauren Oliver. In this novel, Lena Haloway is living in Portland, Maine in a United States where love has been declared a disease. Near their 18th birthday, each citizen is required to have their procedure, which cures them of love, or amor deliria nervosa. Before your procedure, you are to have an evaluation in which you are scored and given a list of approved matches. You choose your match and will be married after you both finish schooling. You are also told how many kids you will have with your match. 

However months before the procedure Lena has been waiting for years to get, she meets a cured named Alex. She falls for Alex, and she falls hard. They get to know each other more and more until they start to share secrets. Like how Lena's mother had been cured many times but it never worked, and how she ended up committing suicide to get away from another procedure. Alex also has a secret, one so dangerous it could get them thrown in the Crypts to rot for the rest of their days.

Definitely check this book and its two sequels out at the library. It is worth the two hours it will take you to finish it if you read slowly... It is such a fast read, I listened to it on audio and it was 11 hours, but it takes so much longer reading it aloud. Go get this book and start reading!!!

“I know that life isn't life if you just float through it. I know that the whole point- the only point- is to find the things that matter and hold onto them and fight for them and refuse to let them go.” 
 

~MG
Two posts in one day!!!

Spanish!

Hello fellow humans!

I'm posting because I'm supposed to be doing my Spanish homework and it's really hard! Not really, it's just going to take me awhile... The lesson final is on Thursday and the Year final is only 17 school days away! FREAK OUT MOMENT! Let's just say I'm not the best at Spanish.

So yesterday was mother's day. My mom and I watched three movies: The Breakfast Club, 16 Candles, and The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants. All three were pretty good. I would watch them again. The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants was different then the book. Since I recently finished the book this mad me a bit mad. Now I just need to finish books 2-4 (I have them on audio book right now).


Listening to Pandora. The previous song was The Lazy Song by Bruno Mars. I so relate! Can I be like that every day? I just recently started using Pandora, and I must say it is really awesome!

I should probably go finish my Spanish and study for an SS quiz tomorrow.

Chow!
~MG

Testing is finished

That's right! MSP testing is over! Today we took the Science MSP. I didn't know much of it, so I did a lot of "I haven't used C in a while." I guess I'll just have to wait until fall to find out how I did.  The only nice part of testing week is usually I get to finish a book. I haven't been reading as much as I used to so I'm going through 1-2 books a month(rough estimate). I'm almost done with my current book, Enthusiasm by Polly Shulman. I think I might review this book...

It is HOT is Washington this week. When I got home I put on a tank-top I was so hot! I don't think the hot weather will last long, but it's good for now. If only it could rain just in PE...

This week in PE we're playing rugby. This means I get to run around the field and hope nobody passes me the football. I did start with it today and nearly scored, but I touched the ball down outside the cones. Let's just say I don't like to lose... I threw the ball on the ground and it bounced up to my face. The two boys on my team are really good, so the other girl and I try and help but not really.

I forgot I have Spanish homework to do so I better go finish it.

~MG


The Duke quote