Hana

Hana takes you on an emotional rollercoaster ride into her most intimate thoughts – Back into the world of Deliria, where love is a disease, I couldn’t stop reading! I devoured this book.
Rewind back a little bit, I stopped reading Delirium about halfway through because I wasn’t really into it. The pacing and plot fell flat for me. I started Hana, to somehow get me interested in Delirium, I’ve always admired Lauren’s beautiful writing style. I’m so happy to say, I totally have a different opinion about Delirium now and looking forward to getting back into it!
I have to thank Hana. I wouldn’t have given Delirium a second chance it wasn’t for her. I really liked her in Delirium; from the ending in Hana, I wouldn’t have show more thought she would have given up so quickly. Her internal struggles with going along with the cure or rebelling against it made her a complex character. I’m glad Oliver gave us a chance to see what was going on in Hana’s head and giving us her reasons why she made the decision she made. I don’t think Hana was the overly jealous bestie everyone thinks she is. I truly believe she was trying to look out for Lena. With whatever emotions she had with that one guy (Steve?) I think he hurt her more than she lets on. To a point where she doesn’t believe in love anymore and she wants to save Lena from the pain that comes with Deliria. Hopefully we’ll get to explore that in the next book.
Hana definitely has the shock factor! I’m curious as to how fans of the Delirium series think of her now? show less

I really enjoyed this novella! There are a lot of moments in this novella that weren't in Delirium and others that were, but we get to see them in a totally different light in Hana.

Hana becomes much more of a three-dimensional character in this book. We see much more than the fun-loving, rebellious girl that we met in the first book. I thought she was a bit superficial in the first book so it was nice to see that wasn't necessarily so. Even when she acts in ways that are not necessarily positive, it shows her passion, the same passion that is excised with the "cure."

My Recommendation: Although this novella is considered #1.5 in the series, I read it after the last book in the trilogy and I think that that is best. Otherwise, it could show more ruin a bit of the surprise of Requiem. show less

learning about Hana and learning part of her story during the same time we were previously with Lena is wonderful.I love her perspective of the world, of why she made some of her choices. our previous idea of Hana was clouded with Lena's own ideas of Hana so it's great to see Hana's view of herself and others.

This book is by my current favorite YA author, Lauren Oliver. Her book Before I fall and her Delirium series (particularly the recently released Pandemonium) rank among my favorite books of all time. I think because of this, I have the highest expectations of her work.

This installment is in the Delirium-verse and is in the viewpoint of one of Delirium's most interesting characters, Hana. We get to see the story of Delirium from her eyes and her experiences when she is not in Lena's company.

Lauren Oliver's prose is still beautiful. She has a way with words that makes me catch my breath after each paragraph. However, this story left me very disappointed. I think it is because to me, this is not the story that I was most interested in show more hearing. I did not really care to hear about Hana's perspective of the events in Delirium-- there were no surprises... Lena has pretty much deduced most of these events. There is a surprise ending and while it was a shocker, it just raised more questions.

How did Hana get to this place? We aren't guided there, there is just two pages of reflection at the end that don't lead up to this event. And what I'm interested in, is what takes place after this twist. How does this change Hana? Does she ever get the operation? What is her life like after Lena leaves? That's the story I wanted.

That said, I am incredibly excited to see the final installment of this trilogy. show less

I really enjoyed getting to see the events of Delirium from Hana's perspective. This also helped explain why certain events in Delirium happened. I would recommend reading this after you have read Delirium and before you have read Pandemonium.

Amazing, although it doesn't grip you as much as Delirium. It's brilliant to see things from Hana's perspective.
I enjoyed it a lot, read it in one sitting, and would definitely recommend this series.

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.