Wither ( The Chemical Garden Trilogy #1)by Lauren Destefano
release date: March 22, 2011
description from goodreads:
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 she trusts, Rhine attempts to break free, in the limited time she has left.
My thoughts: Not much to explain here; the cover is AWESOME, the story sounds AWESOME. I want it, I need it, I can't wait to read it!!! What more can I say? :)
I have een anciously awaiting this one every since I first laid eyes on the cover. 2011 looks like a fantastic YA year.
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Hmm, well, the cover is definitely beautiful! The story sounds unique. Hope you enjoy it.
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VERY cool cover...nice pick. Thanks for participating in WoW!!
ReplyDeleteI can't wait for this to come out. I fall more in love with the cover everytime I see it. Hope you enjoy your day :)
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I'm super excited for this book! The cover is amazing and it just looks like a really great book. I don't recall if it's a debut author or not, but either way, looks like it's going to be fantastic :) Or at least great to look at, haha. I'm a new follower :)
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I can't wait to get a hold of this one! I just love that cover too. It's amazingly lovely and devastating all at once.
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I haven't heard of this book, but it sounds very interesting!! Beautiful cover!
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The cover is really amazing and I've heard good things about the story too!
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The cover is so pretty and the story sounds so intriguing! I love dystopian/speculative literature Looks like another one that I will have to add to my TBR list. Great post!
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ReplyDeleteI've heard about this book I want to read it too. I like the cover :).