Lena is about to turn 18, when she will have the surgery that will cure her from "delirium"--that is, falling in love. Seems the government has decided that all ills in our society stem from this one emotion. Lena is satisfied to have the government choose her husband and her job and is looking forward to leaving the home of her aunt and uncle with whom she has lived since her mother committed suicide. Then Lena meets Alex. He exposes her to love and a way of living in freedom that Lena never knew existed. Suddenly, Lena does not want the required "cure" and must decide if this rebellion is worth the price she and her family will have to pay. Discovering the truth about her parents also complicates her decision.
This book is another in the current trend of dystopian fiction, and, I must admit, not one of my favorites. I found the plot to be predictable and the dystopian world not as fleshed out as it could have been. At around 400 pages, the book dragged a bit for me.
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