Harper Lee’s recently discovered sequel to To Kill a Mockingbird was published today, and it is already so successful that her Lawyer announced there might be a third “discovered” manuscript. Other publishers are jumping in on the sequel craze. Here are some discovered sequels to literary classics coming out this year:

Lunch at Tiffany’s by Truman Capote

The Cul-De-Sac by Cormac McCarthy

The Raisins of Wrath by John Steinbeck

Back with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell

Moby-Dick 2: The College Years by Herman Melville

The Great Gatsby 2: Dead and Loving It by F. Scott Fitzgerald

Mrs Dalloway 2: Space Dalloway by Virginia Woolf

Fatherless Bronx by Jonathan Lethem

Midnight’s Tweens by Salman Rushdie

A Remix of Ice and Fire by George R. R. Martin

Okay, Let Me Go Already! by Kazuo Ishiguro

2667 by Roberto Bolano

2 Pride 2 Prejudice by Jane Austen

Not gonna lie, I put off reading this for a long, long time. Almost one year, to be precise. And the saddest thing is that I have books that have been on my shelves for a lot longer that I haven't even started on.

I remember when "Pandemonium" came out and how excited everyone got. It was so much better than Delirium! Lauren Oliver living up to the potential of her debut! Everyone was sitting on the edge of their seats for "Requiem" to come out, and for once, it was not just because of the evil cliffie in the middle book.

And then release date came, and it was remarkable... in how little the blogosphere reflected that. The few bloggers that did review it were underwhelmed. 

Having finally read the book... well, I can kinda see why. But I also think it deserves a little more credit than it got. 

"Requiem" picks up pretty much from where "Pandemonium" left off - Lena and co are on the run, there's tension between Lena, Alex and Julian, but there is also the added POV of Hana, Lena's friend from the first book, who has taken the Cure and is now betrothed to the future mayor of Portland. From these alternating points of view emerges a narrative about change, growing up, and, yes, love.

Full review on the Lantern (spoiler alert!)

Very unexpected, but I can't help but wonder: Why is it that there is always a good excuse for characters not to get it on in these YA dystopias? Not just in this particular instance, but every single time?

If only these sequels actually existed...