Wither by Lauren DeStefanoPublished: March 22nd 2011 (Simon & Schuster)
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 limted time she has left.
Summary from Goodreads
Wow. This book looks incredible! The cover looks like it belongs in an issue of Vogue magazine. Yes, maybe the model is unnaturally pretty but that dress is just SO gorgeous and the added decoration of the birds in the cages is beautiful. Even though the summary is quite long, I want to know more! It sounds really different and I just can't wait to read it.
7 comments:
That is a great cover!
This one sounds really good. I'll definitely check it out!
I came across this one yesterday and I love the sound of it. :)
What a summary! That's a really cool idea for a book. I'm going to keep my eye out for this one without a doubt!
The cover alone would make me buy it!
The blurb has me intrigued and the cover is gorgeous!
This is absolutely my kind of book - thanks so much for featuring it. You always have the most amazing WoW picks!
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