Wither by Lauren DeStefano

Science, once the human race's greatest ally, has betrayed them all. Experimental genetic research has led to a doomed generation. Males die at the age of 25, and females even younger, at the hands of an incurable virus. To keep the human race alive, young women are kidnapped and either killed or forced into polygamous marriages. Rhine is one such young woman. She is only 16, but knows she won't live much longer. She is forced into wedding Lindon along with two other brides. In this dark lifestyle, lines between friend and foe are blurred, and Rhine is determined to find a way to spend whatever time she has left as a free woman.

My review:
I LOVED IT. Rhine is believable, bright, and a perfect main character. Her experience so far has been truly horrific, but she is not dark or broody. She plots. I love it! Rhine is my favorite type of heroine.

The other characters are terrific too! Cecily is one of the blurred-line characters. I love to hate her at first, but then just love her. Jenna is cool and aloof, but I ended up loving her in the end. Gabriel is believable and nice, and I enjoyed any part of the book that had him in it! Linden was also a blurry character. Rhine is supposed to hate him, but it gets complicated. Then you have the housemaster, who is creeperiffic. The perfect villain. *shiver*

There was no part of the book during which I found myself bored, disappointed, or disinterested. I always wanted to read it! It took me two days straight to read it, and I never wanted to put it down!

What was happening in the world was sad, gloomy, and horrible to think about. It was really awesome to read though, because while what happened to Rhine is tragic, I was sucked in. I HAD to know what was going to happen!

Sure, some of it (like how only America exists anymore?) made me raise my eyebrows, it's fiction, so sure. Let's go with that. The characters are really what the book is about.

I adored this book and everything about it! I can't wait for the next one!

As close to 5 as you can get without actually being 5/5
Shay-la