Book Bite: "Wither" by Lauren DeStefano

“Fall has always been my favorite season. The time when everything bursts with its last beauty, as if nature had been saving up all year for the grand finale.” 

- Wither by Lauren DeStefano (2011)

New releases today

Sever by Lauren DeStefano

Third book in the Chemical Garden trilogy.

The Indigo Spell by Richelle Mead

Third book in the Bloodlines series.

Out of the Easy by Ruta Sepetys

Historical fiction and mystery set in 1950s New Orleans.

New release Tuesday: Fever

Fever, the sequel to Wither (2011) by Lauren DeStefano, finally hits bookshelves today.

This series is set in a future where all diseases have been eliminated in the pursuit to create flawless human beings. As a result of this manipulation, women have a lifespan of only 20 years while men die at 25. Consequently girls are kidnapped into marriage, with young men taking several wives at a time in the hopes of continuing the population and providing test subjects to experiement on to find a cure. The main character, sixteen-year-old Rhine, was kidnapped and taken away from her twin brother in Wither. She then found herself in a marriage to the rich, clueless Linden, along with sister wives Cecily and Jenna. Rhine finds a friend (and maybe more) in Gabriel, who works in Linden's mansion. That's all I'll say if you haven't read Wither yet!