Wither
Lauren DeStefano
Book One in the Chemical Garden Trilogy
Young Adult, Science Fiction, Dystopia
Hardcover, 358 Pages
Publisher:
Simon & Schuster
Release
Date: March 22, 2011
Overall
Rating: 4/5
Sixteen-year-old Rhine
Ellery was kidnapped by a group who calls themselves the Gathers; she is forced
to be a bride. Rhine lives in a world where there is only North America and
life is short, really short girls only live to be twenty while boys live to be
twenty-five. Rhine is thrown into a life that she’s never known, a life of privilege
and wealth. And even through Rhine has the love and trust of her sister wives
Jenna and Cecily; and of her sweet hearted, kind and caring husband Linden, the
only thing she truly wants is it to return home to her twin brother Rowan.
Rhine learns the terrifying truths her father-in-law, Housemaster
Vaughn and the basement of the house, holds. Now Rhine along with the help a
few trusted friends will stop at nothing to leave and return to the world which
she belonged.
Wither was a good book. It was full of heartbreak,
suspense, romance, courage, mystery and shocking truths. Though I was hoping
there would be some kind of fist-fights and terrifying action, it was a good
read. The book ended with just the right amount of hint of the unknown to come.
I’ll be back looking for the next installment in the page turning trilogy.
