The second book in the Delirium trilogy, the story takes place both immediately after the first book ended, and several months into Lena's time in the Wilds. I really liked how each chapter alternated between 'there' and 'now'. It kept the story moving without being dragged down in dull details. 
 Just like Delirium, Pandemonium was written with descriptive, almost lyrical sentences. Although I find the storyline to be very similar to the Matched trilogy, these books offer more than just an interesting plot, and are definitely worth the time. 
 The only problem I have with the series, is that I can't figure out what the essential moral of the stories is. At times the novels seem to be a testament against religion, and other times they seem a testament against atheism. I feel that the plot is implausible in today's America , and is more along the lines of old school communism. Although, I can also see it as a cautionary story against the mood altering drugs that are so freely handed out by doctors. The oneness that does strike home with me though, is the premise that we have worked so hard to make our society 'safe', we are often running scared if what we don't know or understand