Very long-winded

Very long-winded

Wither (The Chemical Garden Trilogy, Volume 1) (Hardcover)

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First sentence: I wait.

After the last World War, the world is no longer as it used to be. All except North America has disappeared under water masses. Only here and there you will find small pieces of land uninhabitable. But not only the geography has changed, and humanity. A virus of the people is stronger, healthier and prolong their lifespan, in subsequent generations has catastrophic consequences. Rhine is the third generation to the virus and is 15 years old. So you stay for 5 years until the virus will eventually kill, because women are only 20 years old, men 25 The world is for young girls no longer safe. They are kidnapped. From the street, and even from their homes and the only to serve someone other than the bride and get their children before they even eventually die. Those who are not so lucky have to be chosen, to be shot or forced into prostitution.

After the death of her parents, who belonged to the first generation, Rhine and her brother Rowan are left on their own. For some time, it goes well, but finally happened what both secretly fear: Rhine is kidnapped and dragged into a gray van. Finally, she finds herself in a luxurious villa and on the same day they must be the man who has chosen to marry her. In addition to her three other girls have been selected. One older as that other disciple, and after Rose, Linden's first wife and children love, passed away on virus, it is not long before he turns his attention to his new women.

Cicely, the youngest, seems to can not believe their luck. You want this life that is practically forced on her and it takes only a few months until they finally Linden is pregnant. But Rhine has no intention to submit to this life. She wants to run away, back to her brother, no matter what the cost. The only one who prepares it in the first time in their new home joy, Gabriel, one of the staff who always brings the food in the hallway of the wives is.

The two talk to each other, become friends and slowly develops between them a tender love. Also Linden can Rhine not hate, because he is a really nice person who is caught seemingly just like themselves. Linden is completely unaware regards to the fate of his wives and he knows even less what his father keeps secret all before him.

Yes, Rhine lives in a fairly gloomy world. She was kidnapped, forced to marry someone, and when it comes to Vaughn, she will spend the rest of their lives in the villa, separated from everything else. Although it often seems as if Rhine comes to terms with her new life, she forgets but never the outside also is there a real world. A world of freedom and, above all, a world in which her brother is looking for you.

The love story between Rhine and Gabriel is very thin-skinned. Toward the end, she barely and otherwise has not really touched me what between them is impressive. It was always so distant and different things were really important. Rhine is doing everything possible to Lindens to be first woman since the first woman, the others do not have freedom. Nevertheless, she manages not to sleep with him and I found it very unrealistic. She has always rejected him and in which they have kissed the moments I can count on one hand.
Voltage one seeks in vain Wither. They do not exist simply. It's all about the daily life, her relationship with Gabriel, to her sisters (the other wives), the. Back and forth with Linden and of course their fear Lindens Father Vaughn and its dark secrets I wonder if the latter are ever eventually resolved times. After the end of the book seems to me very unlikely.

Thanks to the simple writing style, the book is read quickly. Nevertheless, carried away could not really me. Somehow, the characters were myself towards the end still very remote. I could not really sympathize with them or felt close to them. Initially, the plot was interesting, but at some point you have the sides only read cross as permanently the same everyday scenes came. A little more action would have been nice.

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Conclusion
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Wither a very cozy book with a terrible world in which young girls are kidnapped and is pregnant. A book where a girl is fighting for their freedom and in love for the first time here. But it is also a book that mostly consists only of everyday scenes and in which one seeks in vain voltage. Also feel strongly about not come over and even the love story seemed to me aloof. Who knows, after this end are determined run differently in the second volume some things .. I'm hoping for a little more excitement, but now I'm going to buy me the second volume Fever therefore still not yet.

Wither is not a book that you must read necessarily.

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