Review: Lauren Oliver is on auto-buy status for me
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 07 16, 2013
3.5 starsI am no fan of short stories, but I had to read Hana.  Anything by Lauren Oliver is an automatic buy-and-read for me, so not reading Hana was not an option.  I read it before I read Pandemonium, which was good because it got me back into Lena's world, fully ready to jump into Pandemonium.I liked seeing Lena through Hana's perspective.  It's interesting to see your favorite characters viewed through someone else's eyes.  I never really got to know Hana in Delirium, but I always liked her and was excited about the chance to know more about her.But, something was off for me with this short story.  I liked the story until the very end. Hana's actions at the end of the book don't mesh with what we know about her character.  What she did seemed so out of left field, so unwarranted, so unexplained.  There just didn't seem to be a basis for it at all.  I hated what she did and it made me hate her in turn.Maybe we will find out more of Hana's story later in the series, but at this point, I'm not liking her at all, and find myself wishing her ill.  I hate to say that, but it's true!  Hana is a must-read for fans of this series, but if you're new to the series, start with Delirium.