My thoughts

I was afraid to finish this one because of everyone ranting and raving about the ending. Truthfully, I wasn't all that surprised because I was waiting for it to happen. I refused to believe otherwise. Although, I am a little irritated that I have to wait a year for the next one. Lena is in for it in book 3!!

The storytelling was great (of course), switching back and forth between Now and Then. I liked that they were broken up, giving you only a little of the story at once to keep you guessing. Lena's journey was difficult, desperate, and sometimes heart-wrenching as she fought for survival.

The characters were great too, they each had their own individual personalities and felt very realistic. I didn't really form opinions about a lot of them, only Raven and Julian. I had mixed feelings about Raven. While I think she had good intentions, there were times when she could have executed those intentions a little better. Most of those times I just wanted to slap her. I really liked Julian, though...he was a very pleasant surprise and an unlikely companion. While I liked Lena in Delirium, I had mixed feelings about her this time around. And frankly, after finishing it, I'm not sure I liked her at all. I feel like she kind of betrayed Alex's memory.

I don't want to say too much because I don't want to spoil anything, but Pandemonium was definitely a gripping and realistic story filled with action, danger, and betrayal.

Favorite quote:
Grief is like sinking, like being buried. I am in water the tawny color of kicked-up dirt. Every breath is full of choking. There is nothing to hold on to, no sides, no way to claw myself up. There is nothing to do but let go.
Let go. Feel the wight all around you, feel the squeezing of your lungs, the slow, low pressure. Let yourself go deeper. There is nothing but bottom. There is nothing but the taste of metal, and the echoes of old things, and days that look like darkness.