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REVIEW: Wither by Lauren DeStefano

November 23, 2010 By Mary

Description

The first book in an exciting new series by first time author Lauren DeStefano. 
Thanks to modern science, every human being has become a ticking genetic time bomb—males only live to age twenty-five, and females only live to age twenty. In this bleak landscape, young girls are kidnapped and forced into polygamous marriages to keep the population from dying out.

When sixteen-year-old Rhine Ellery is taken by the Gatherers to become a bride, she enters a world of wealth and privilege. Despite her husband Linden’s genuine love for her, and a tenuous trust among her sister wives, Rhine has one purpose: to escape—to find her twin brother and go home.

But Rhine has more to contend with than losing her freedom. Linden’s eccentric father is bent on finding an antidote to the genetic virus that is getting closer to taking his son, even if it means collecting corpses in order to test his experiments. With the help of Gabriel, a servant Rhine is growing dangerously attracted to, Rhine attempts to break free, in the limited time she has left.

About the Author

Lauren DeStefano earned her BA in English with a Concentration in Creative Writing from Albertus Magnus College in Connecticut in 2007. Wither is her first novel.

Details

  • Reading level: Young Adult
  • Hardcover: 368 pages
  • Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing; 1 edition (March 22, 2011)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1442409053
  • ISBN-13: 978-1442409057

SOURCE:  Around the World ARC Tours

     MY THOUGHTS
    ABSOLUTELY LOVED IT

    All I can say after reading this, is when will the next one be released?  I just couldn’t put this one down once I started and even now, I am still thinking about the characters. In this dystopian tale, Rhine is sixteen and forced into marriage after being stolen from her home.  She learns that her husband is more or less a pawn in his father’s mad scientist games in which he is experimenting on corpses to stop the insidious virus that plagues mankind.  The virus causes women to die at twenty and men at twenty five.

    Without going into to much plot detail, Rhine tries to escape and with the help of her sister-wives, she gain the courage to make the final attempt.  This is truly a page turner and it will leave you with many different feelings.  I do hope in the end, Rhine finds her contentment.  I guess I will have to wait for the installment to find this out.

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      Comments

      1. Tracy Krauss says

        November 23, 2010 at 2:08 am

        This sounds truly intriguing.

      2. Julia :) says

        November 23, 2010 at 4:01 am

        Wow this sounds really good! I’ve only seen the cover and hadn’t been able to find out much else about it until now. Definitely look forward to it! 🙂

      3. Chrizette @ All the days of says

        November 23, 2010 at 11:25 am

        I am looking forward to reading this one.

      4. Kelly aka yllektra(force-oblique) says

        November 23, 2010 at 6:22 pm

        This does sound quite original and it is a new twist in the dystopian-ish genre!

        Thanks so much for the review!
        I totally want to read this!

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