Title: Hana (A Delirium
Short Story)
Author: Lauren Oliver
Publisher/format:
HarperCollins, Kindle Edition
How I got this: Purchased
Challenges: 2012 YA
challenge, 2012 ebook challenge
Synopsis (From
Goodreads.com):
Lauren Oliver’s riveting, original digital
story set in the world of her New York Times bestseller Delirium.
The summer before they’re supposed to be cured of the ability to love, best friends Lena and Hana begin to drift apart. While Lena shies away from underground music and parties with boys, Hana jumps at her last chance to experience the forbidden. For her, the summer is full of wild music, dancing—and even her first kiss.
But on the surface, Hana must be a model of perfect behavior. She meets her approved match, Fred Hargrove, and glimpses the safe, comfortable life she’ll have with him once they marry. As the date for her cure draws ever closer, Hana desperately misses Lena, wonders how it feels to truly be in love, and is simultaneously terrified of rebelling and of falling into line.
In this digital story that will appeal to fans of Delirium and welcome new admirers to its world, readers will come to understand scenes from Delirium through Hana’s perspective. Hana is a touching and revealing look at a life-changing and tumultuous summer.
The summer before they’re supposed to be cured of the ability to love, best friends Lena and Hana begin to drift apart. While Lena shies away from underground music and parties with boys, Hana jumps at her last chance to experience the forbidden. For her, the summer is full of wild music, dancing—and even her first kiss.
But on the surface, Hana must be a model of perfect behavior. She meets her approved match, Fred Hargrove, and glimpses the safe, comfortable life she’ll have with him once they marry. As the date for her cure draws ever closer, Hana desperately misses Lena, wonders how it feels to truly be in love, and is simultaneously terrified of rebelling and of falling into line.
In this digital story that will appeal to fans of Delirium and welcome new admirers to its world, readers will come to understand scenes from Delirium through Hana’s perspective. Hana is a touching and revealing look at a life-changing and tumultuous summer.
Review:
I have to admit, when I thought about
reading this, I worried at first that it was just going to be a retelling of
what happened in Delirium, but from
Hana’s point of view. That
said, I was determined to read it before I move onto Pandemonium because I like
to read everything in a series when I’m committing to read it.
I was pleasantly surprised that this was
actually pretty different from Lena’s story. I was also immediately reminded of how smooth and enjoyable
Lauren Oliver’s writing style is, and it made the 60 or so pages of this
novella go by really quickly. I was also impressed that Hana’s voice was so
different to Lena’s. Sometimes
authors tend to make their characters sound the same, and that can happen when
there are male and female characters POV’s, so it was nice that this didn’t
happen for two girls of the same age.
I also liked the twist at the end. I’m not saying it, so it doesn’t ruin
things for those who haven’t read this yet, but this is definitely a good read
and an eye-opener for anyone who liked Delirium/Pandemonium!
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