Every book contains secondary and tertiary characters about whom we would like to know more. There are always scenes we wish we could observe from another perspective. Lauren Oliver brings us that opportunity in Delirium Stories. There is so much more about this series that I'd like to know, but Oliver allows us to peek into just three additional stories: those of Hana, Annabel and Raven.
Hana is Lena's best friend and her story shows us her perspective during their last summer before their cure. All the time that Lena was struggling to know what to do about the cure, she had no idea that Hana was also having the same struggle. Annabel is Lena's mother. We get to see her life both before she married Lena's father and also her time in prison. It is very interesting to get a little more background about her. Raven is Lena's friend, the woman who saves her in the Wild. Raven tells us about saving Blue and also about her rescue of Julian. It is this last story that makes me want to reimagine the ending of the series. Or maybe I don't have to. Maybe the somewhat open ending leaves room for the ending I would prefer.
I loved reading these very quick stories. Perhaps they were just created as a writing exercise for the author or perhaps she wanted to share more of her characters with us. Either way, I love what they add to the series.
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