Despite the fact that Linden is able to go beyond the walls of the mansion, his freedom is severely limited by his overcontrolling father. It’s very easy to sympathize with Linden as a reader because he is treated as a naive little kid who just lost the love of his life. On the other hand, I don’t know if there’s anything particularly striking about her personality that makes her stand out against other protagonists. I like how she did not just accept her fate and that she had to play her cards just right to have any chance of escaping. However, written in the first-person narrative, I found it quite easy to put myself in Rhine’s shoes. She cannot find a cure for the disease, nor can she somehow stop the Gatherers from selling girls into prostitution. The only thing that she can really change is her fate. She represents only a tiny fraction of the big problem. The most frustrating part of the novel is that the main character, Rhine, is unfortunately incapable of changing society. I found it despicable that girls as young as thirteen were being carted off the streets and basically sold into prostitution.

While I love a book that makes me think, WITHER by Lauren DeStefano was also a book that made me frustrated. It will make you question your morals it will make you question medicine and ethics. WITHER by Lauren DeStefano is the kind of book that will make you think hard. The world is at a chaos trying to make as many babies as possible before the human race dies off. Though the first generation lives full and healthy lives, their children and their children’s children are not so lucky. In Rhine’s world, humans thought they had perfected medicine.

I found myself having such a hard time picking up this book not because I didn’t enjoy it, but because I did not agree entirely with this dystopian society. I’m surprised that WITHER by Lauren DeStefano has not stirred up more controversy. But the novel still manages to entertain and the world-building is quite fantastic.The romance felt forced and unnecessary.The concept is intriguing but it just went against my morals/ethics.A dystopian fantasy series starter with wings. Sixteen-year-old Rhine Ellery, a recent victim of this breeding farm mentality, has vowed to break loose from its fetters but finding allies and a safe way out is a challenge she can only hope she will survive. To prevent extinction, young girls are kidnapped, mated in polygamous marriages with men eager to procreate. Genetic mutations have festered, reducing human longevity to twenty-five, even less for most women.

Book Summary: Obviously, something went terribly wrong.

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