CHILDREN'S BOOK OF THE WEEK:

Requiem by Lauren Oliver is published in hardback by Hodder & Stoughton, priced £12.99 (ebook £6.99). Available now.

This is the third and final instalment in the Delirium trilogy, which follows the life of teenager Lena in a dystopian world where love is banned.

Requiem begins where Pandemonium left off - Lena is now an active member of the resistance in The Wilds, and Alex - her former boyfriend who she thought had perished during their escape from Portland - is back in her life.

Lena is torn between her love for Julian - the man she rescued from death - and Alex, who has always been her soulmate.

The resistance brings danger, and as bombs are planted around Portland to help the uprising, Lena tries to save an old friend while making the biggest decision of her life - to be with Alex, Julian, or fight for her freedom?

New York Times best-seller Lauren Oliver has written her characters beautifully, and Lena is transformed from the annoying girl she was in the first novel to the rebel fighter in this.

The ending is a bit predictable, but the message is strong - choose what you want from life rather than being told.

It's a great trilogy for young adults, and the upcoming Hollywood film - starring Emma Roberts - should be a hit with teenagers.

9/10

(Review by Emma Wilson)