I recently posted my review of Rooms by Lauren Oliver as part of the blog tour. If you haven’t read my review, I’ll spoil it for you a bit: it’s gushing. I loved it and when I got the chance to giveaway a copy of the book to one of my readers, I jumped at the chance.
The New York Times bestselling author of Before I Fall and the Delirium trilogy makes her brilliant adult debut with this mesmerizing story in the tradition of The Lovely Bones, Her Fearful Symmetry, and The Ocean at the End of the Lane—a tale of family, ghosts, secrets, and mystery, in which the lives of the living and the dead intersect in shocking, surprising, and moving ways
Wealthy Richard Walker has just died, leaving behind his country house full of rooms packed with the detritus of a lifetime. His estranged family—bitter ex-wife Caroline, troubled teenage son Trenton, and unforgiving daughter Minna—have arrived for their inheritance.
But the Walkers are not alone. Prim Alice and the cynical Sandra, long dead former residents bound to the house, linger within its claustrophobic walls. Jostling for space, memory, and supremacy, they observe the family, trading barbs and reminiscences about their past lives. Though their voices cannot be heard, Alice and Sandra speak through the house itself—in the hiss of the radiator, a creak in the stairs, the dimming of a light bulb.
The living and dead are each haunted by painful truths that will soon surface with explosive force. When a new ghost appears, and Trenton begins to communicate with her, the spirit and human worlds collide—with cataclysmic results.
Elegantly constructed and brilliantly paced, Rooms is an enticing and imaginative ghost story and a searing family drama that is as haunting as it is resonant.
About the author:
Lauren Oliver is the author of the New York Times bestselling YA novels Before I Fall, Panic, and the Delirium trilogy: Delirium, Pandemonium, and Requiem. Her books have been translated into thirty languages. She is also the author of two novels for middle-grade readers, The Spindlers and Liesl & Po, which was a 2012 E. B. White Read-Aloud Award nominee. Lauren’s first adult novel, Rooms, will be published in September 2014. A graduate of the University of Chicago and NYU’s MFA program, Lauren Oliver is also the co-founder of the boutique literary development company Paper Lantern Lit. You can visit her online at www.laurenoliverbooks.com
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I loved her Delerium series. Thanks for the great giveaway.
I have never read a novel by Lauren Oliver, but I think ROOMS is actually the one I would want to read most!
I’ve only read the Delirium series but I’d say Delirium was my favourite out of the three books in the series. I also really want to read Panic!
Panic was my favorite.
I’ve read the entire Delirium series and Before I Fall. I have Panic on my shelves, too, I just haven’t gotten to it yet! I think of all of those, the Delirium is my favorite.
Before I Fall was AMAZING. I own some of her other books, like the Delirum series, but haven’t gotten to them yet. I’m looking forward to Rooms!
I haven´t read any book by Lauren Oliver, but this one really caught my attention!
I’ve read the Delirium series and thought they were brilliant. looking forward to reading others by L. Oliver!
This. Looks. AMAZING. I have to read it!
I have not as yet read any of Oliver’s books but I would love to read Rooms—thanks for the opportunity to win a copy!
I loved the Delirium series! Also liked Liesl and Po. Would love to add Rooms to my Lauren Oliver collection.
Before I fall and Leisl & Po were both amazeballs!
Discount my entry. I did not know until I was going to tweet it was US only. You did not post in the post.
I loved Before I Fall, it’s my favorite!
I’m not sure where to start. Perhaps with ROOMS.
I haven’t read any of Lauren Oliver’s books but I really want to read Rooms. Sounds great. Thanks for the giveaway (:
I have read Before I Fall. It was a really good book!
When I’m first reading a new author, I like to start with their most recent work, so in this case, Rooms would be at the top of my life.
I have not read any, but I looked them up, & I want to read the Delirium series
I haven’t read any but this book sounds fantastic! Thanks for sharing!
I have wanted to read Delirium for a long time but its Indonesian cover edition sucks :((
I’ve read the Delirium trilogy and loved Delirium! I have Panic on my bookshelf waiting TBR.
Delirium and Before I Fall are my favorites. I am excited to check out Rooms…love a good ghost story! Thanks for the giveaway.
A very Interesting Name for a book. That was what initially attracted me towards this book or site… 😀
Oh and thanks for the Giveaway. I’ve never read any of your books but i think this book would be the book I’d read first out of all the books .
I think that Before I Fall is my favorite (though I’ve enjoyed them all).
I have read the whole Delirium trilogy and I absolutely love it! I can’t wait to read another book by her.
I have not read any of Lauren’s books. I would most like to read Before I Fall, it sounds great and I love the pretty cover. Thanks for having the giveaway.
So far, Before I Fall is my fav.
I have yet to read any of Lauren’s books…..
my first choice would be Before I Fall……
I haven’t read any books by her yet, but Before I Fall is sitting on my shelves.
I haven’t read any of Lauren’s books yet but I’d like to start with Before I Fall.
I love Before I Fall. When I dream of writing a book of my own, I want it to have the same effect Before I Fall had on me.
Never read her book before but Rooms sounds so interesting
Actually I’ve heard a lot of good things about this book. I think Rooms is the one I’d like to read the most.
I would really like to read “Before I Fall” Thanks for the chance to win.
I also have a contest going on if you are interested.
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I quite enjoyed Panic when I read it. It was a different kind of contemporary read and was really fun!
I’ve read…4 or 5 of her books and I think my favorite would be Pandemonium. And I’m excited to see how I like Rooms, I just got it from the library a few days ago 🙂 Thanks for the giveaway.
I loved Delirium the best! Sigh….Alex. It was long, but every page had me riveted. There’s a bit of a lyrical quality to her storytelling. I would loooove to win Rooms!
I haven’t read any of her books but I really want to read Delirium.
I loved Lauren Oliver’s Delirium (and Alex)~ I haven’t gotten to the rest of the series yet but I’m sure I will!
I loved reading Delirium. It stirred up many emotions for me. I finished it late at night and went to sleep crying and when I woke up, I cried some more.
I’ve read the Delirium trilogy and Liesl and Po, and I must say I loved all of them! I really like Lauren Oliver’s writing and so far, Delirium is closest to my heart since it’s the first L.O. book that I read and it’s really really beautifully written.
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Love Before I fall and looking forward to read Rooms… Unfortunatelly it’s not still available in Spain 🙁
LOVE Lauren Oliver. Can’t wait to read Rooms!
Sounds like this might be a good creepy character study, possibly! Very interested.
I want to read the Delirium series. I’ve had the books for awhile but I never find the appropriate time to just grab one a immerse myself in that world 🙂
I’ve only read the Delirium series and loved them. ♥
Delirium is definitely my favorite Lauren Oliver book and one of my all-time favorites.
So hard to pick ONE! I can’t. I refuse. I’ll give it a tie between Before I Fall and Panic.
I love LO’s writing and think my favorite book of hers is Before I Fall, followed by Delirium. You make Rooms sound really wonderful!
I’m excited to read Lauren Oliver’s next book.
I love Lauren Oliver’s books (particularly the Delirium series and Panic) and I can’t wait to read this book!