The CHEMICAL GARDEN is a great,
imaginative YA series from Lauren DeStefano. Recommend this one to
people who like dystopias. (And yeah, there's a romance.)
Wither is a strong, engaging book, but guys should know that it leans a bit towards chicklit. Fever
does not advance the storyline much, but expands upon the
disaster that is Rhine's world. Romance dominated. Adult
situations, but nothing graphic. Creepy.
WITHER**Starred Review** PublishersWeekly
3.88 STARS -- 35,838 GoodReads reviewers
At age sixteen, Rhine Ellery has four years left to live. She can thank modern science for this genetic time bomb. A botched effort to create a perfect race has left all males with a lifespan of 25 years, and females with a lifespan of 20 years. Geneticists are seeking a miracle antidote to restore the human race, but in the meantime children are orphaned, the population is skewed towards the extremely old and the very young, and crime and poverty are rampant.
Amongst the crimes, young girls are being kidnapped and sold as polygamous brides to bear more children.
Reading Information:
Word Count: 87,411
Page Count: 384
Accelerated Reading level: 5.2 / points: 13.0
AR quiz: 143644
--sample pages available
SEEDS OF WITHER (The Chemical Garden #1.5)
This eBook sampler
includes an EXCLUSIVE, never-before-published short story by Lauren
DeStefano! “The First Bride” reveals the events leading up to Wither,
from the point of view of the bride that came before Rhine.
Delve even deeper into Wither with a map of the wives’ floor, the Wither book trailer, and a video that takes you behind the scenes of the Fever cover shoot.
Delve even deeper into Wither with a map of the wives’ floor, the Wither book trailer, and a video that takes you behind the scenes of the Fever cover shoot.
FEVER(The Chemical Garden #2)
3.83 STARS -- 12,244 GoodReads reviewers
Book #2 is interesting and expands upon Rhine's world, but doesn't really move the plot ahead.
Word Count: 81,066
Page Count: 352
Accelerated Reading level: 5.1 / points: 12.0
AR quiz: 150965
SEVER(The Chemical Garden #3)
4.06 STARS -- 1,108 GoodReads reviewers
With the clock ticking until the virus takes its toll, Rhine is
desperate for answers. After enduring Vaughn’s worst, Rhine finds an
unlikely ally in his brother, an eccentric inventor named Reed.
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