Novella Review: Raven (Delirium #2.5)

Raven by Lauren Oliver

Synopsis:

As a teenager, Raven made the split-second decision to flee across the border to the Wilds, compelled to save an abandoned newborn—a baby girl left for dead and already blue from the cold. When she and the baby are taken in by a band of rebels, Raven finds herself an outsider within a tight-knit group. The only other newcomer is an untrustworthy boy known as the Thief until he finally earns himself a new name: Tack. Now she and Tack are inseparable, committed to each other, the fledgling rebellion, and a future together. But as they both take center stage in the fight, Raven must decide whether the dangers of the revolution are worth risking her dreams of a peaceful life with Tack. As her story hurtles back and forth between past and present, Raven transforms from a scared girl newly arrived in the Wilds to the tough leader who helps Lena save former Deliria-Free poster boy Julian Fineman from a death sentence. Whatever the original mission may have been, Raven abides by a conviction that she believes to her core: You always return for the people you love.

~SPOILER ALERT~

I think that I just really wanted to know more about Raven, but I love this novella.

When I first started reading Pandemonium, I thought that Blue was Raven's daughter. So to find out now that she's pregnant was kind of a surprise. It makes me wonder if she will actually choose to stay with the resistance or not.

Also, I wondered if Tack and Raven were together but from Lena's point of view, it never really seemed like it. Obviously they were close but I couldn't tell that they were a couple.

I can't wait for her to tell Tack and Lena. It should be interesting.

4 stars.