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3.59 AVERAGE
3.59 AVERAGE
I felt it dragged on for the first 3/4 of the book. I really enjoyed when it started to pick up closer to the ending chapters. It at least makes me really want to read the next book within the series. I would still suggest it. It's an interesting read for a YA.
It just had to end up as soooo interesting :c Review to come...
Originally posted at Hooked on Books
The Chemical Garden trilogy continues and without a doubt it is better than ever!
Now if you remember my review of Wither, I wasn't overly sold on this trilogy. Primarily because the hype monster built this book up to such outlandish proportions there was almost no way it could live up to its reputation. Because of this I went into Fever with my expectations lowered. I was happy to find that I enjoyed the story of Fever significantly more than that of Wither and noticed a significant improvement in the quality of the narrative and characters.
For starters, I loved the conflict and imagery in this story significantly more than the last. Wither was limited to the world of Linden's mansion and while it was an interesting setting there was only so much it could do. Fever opens up a whole new world for the reader - exposing the reader to the dysoptian setting Rhine grew up and helping us learn more about what the world has become. This did more than just create a more dazzling world to read about, it also helped explain many of the motivations of the characters, which is something I'm always obsessed with.
I also felt like Rhine has significantly grown as a character. In Wither I found her kind of flaky and always in need of saving. In Fever she was stronger. She took action for herself. She become a force to reckoned with and I finally felt myself bonding with her. Unfortunately, however, my feelings towards Gabriel remain the same. I find him a complete blank slate and he spends much of Fever out of the way. Further proving to me that he really doesn't need to be there.
I still gave so many questions - particualrly about this virus. How does a virus target by age/gender? Is it really a virus in the traditional sense? etc etc. But I'm hoping questions like that are addressed in book three (which I am now eagerly awaiting). Just like Rhine, Lauren DeStefano has really grown with this book. She's had a chance to stretch her creative muscle and the results are something to be admired.
The Chemical Garden trilogy continues and without a doubt it is better than ever!
Now if you remember my review of Wither, I wasn't overly sold on this trilogy. Primarily because the hype monster built this book up to such outlandish proportions there was almost no way it could live up to its reputation. Because of this I went into Fever with my expectations lowered. I was happy to find that I enjoyed the story of Fever significantly more than that of Wither and noticed a significant improvement in the quality of the narrative and characters.
For starters, I loved the conflict and imagery in this story significantly more than the last. Wither was limited to the world of Linden's mansion and while it was an interesting setting there was only so much it could do. Fever opens up a whole new world for the reader - exposing the reader to the dysoptian setting Rhine grew up and helping us learn more about what the world has become. This did more than just create a more dazzling world to read about, it also helped explain many of the motivations of the characters, which is something I'm always obsessed with.
I also felt like Rhine has significantly grown as a character. In Wither I found her kind of flaky and always in need of saving. In Fever she was stronger. She took action for herself. She become a force to reckoned with and I finally felt myself bonding with her. Unfortunately, however, my feelings towards Gabriel remain the same. I find him a complete blank slate and he spends much of Fever out of the way. Further proving to me that he really doesn't need to be there.
I still gave so many questions - particualrly about this virus. How does a virus target by age/gender? Is it really a virus in the traditional sense? etc etc. But I'm hoping questions like that are addressed in book three (which I am now eagerly awaiting). Just like Rhine, Lauren DeStefano has really grown with this book. She's had a chance to stretch her creative muscle and the results are something to be admired.
This second book is even more breathtaking than the first. I was drawn into a roller coaster of emotions and just couldn't stop reading till the end. This imagined dystopia is more bleak than any other I have read recently and it stays in your imagination for a long time to come. Can't wait to read the next one!
When I first started reading the second book to this series "Fever" I didn't think I would like it as much as the first book "Wither" but I was so wrong. This book is amazing. And it ends with a big bang that leaves you craving for the third book in the trilogy. So much happens in this book. We end up learning so much, and we become more attached to the characters and the amazing plot twists and unexpected characters popping up. It's amazing. I honestly can't wait for the third book.
This was so sad :(
For all of Wither, all you want Rhine to do is run away with Gabriel, then she finally does and you think everything might be okay. Vaughn is so evil and this book left so many things unsaid and unfinished, I can't wait to read Sever!
For all of Wither, all you want Rhine to do is run away with Gabriel, then she finally does and you think everything might be okay. Vaughn is so evil and this book left so many things unsaid and unfinished, I can't wait to read Sever!
after reading the first book i was very excited to read this book! though i was unbelievably bored. it had such great potential, no matter how good the plot was it wasn’t portrayed in an intriguing way.
it took double the time than reading the first book because i just couldn’t flip more pages. i recommend reading the first book only.
it took double the time than reading the first book because i just couldn’t flip more pages. i recommend reading the first book only.
Review originally posted on Rather Be Reading:
When I read Wither last year, these were some of the reactions I had to the book:
“I really enjoy books that take me to a place that I’ve never considered, and certainly never read about before. For those reasons, I applaud the author. There were situations that DeStefano wrote brilliantly that could not have been written any other way.”
“The writing was beautiful. Incredibly well done. I felt the emotions, pain, struggle, suffocation, conflict, and confusion that Rhine, the main character, went through.”
When I look back at my review of Wither, I realize how many questions I had pertaining to the world and the setting, how uncomfortable the story made me, but also how much it intrigued me. There was a lot of description so the reader would have a sense for how Rhine felt being forced into a polygamous marriage with Linden. I felt the anxiety and freedom when she was finally able to escape the mansion with Gabriel.
Book two, Fever, picks up immediately where book one ended. We see Rhine and Gabriel on the run where they are soon captured and taken to an old, broken down carnival. That same sickening sense of something is wrong here washed over me. Many girls who were rejected as wives had found a home at the carnival and were being pimped out to nasty men. It seemed as though the girls had lost hope and were biding their time; after all, they were going to die when they hit 20 anyway.
I’m not going to go into much more detail about what happens at the carnival; it’s definitely something the reader should experience on their own. I felt the pacing was a lot slower in Fever (but I wouldn’t say this is a bad thing). DeStefano definitely took her time building the story and making me anxious for something to happen. The timing allowed the characters to devise plans and it made the details of the setting sink in. I am a very impatient person, so I did want fast answers and more information because I feared there were things that would happen – would Vaughn (Rhine’s father-in-law) catch up to them?
The story felt a lot like this to me:
learn. learn. learn. learn. BAM! ACTION. learn. learn…
With the slower pacing, DeStefano surprised me a lot. Because there was so much build up, many moments or twists made me feel unprepared. They took me by surprise, in the best of ways, and I loved not knowing when to expect the next big turn. I found the story to be unpredictable and I felt extremely engaged.
Overall, I feel like I enjoyed Fever more than Wither. It’s rare to feel that way about a sequel, but I knew to expect uncomfortable situations in DeStefano’s writing. I accepted the world a bit more, and really enjoyed the grittiness of seeing the life outside of the mansion. The events felt more believable and DeStefano has me aching to find out what happens next.
If you read Wither last year, you definitely need to pick up Fever!
When I read Wither last year, these were some of the reactions I had to the book:
“I really enjoy books that take me to a place that I’ve never considered, and certainly never read about before. For those reasons, I applaud the author. There were situations that DeStefano wrote brilliantly that could not have been written any other way.”
“The writing was beautiful. Incredibly well done. I felt the emotions, pain, struggle, suffocation, conflict, and confusion that Rhine, the main character, went through.”
When I look back at my review of Wither, I realize how many questions I had pertaining to the world and the setting, how uncomfortable the story made me, but also how much it intrigued me. There was a lot of description so the reader would have a sense for how Rhine felt being forced into a polygamous marriage with Linden. I felt the anxiety and freedom when she was finally able to escape the mansion with Gabriel.
Book two, Fever, picks up immediately where book one ended. We see Rhine and Gabriel on the run where they are soon captured and taken to an old, broken down carnival. That same sickening sense of something is wrong here washed over me. Many girls who were rejected as wives had found a home at the carnival and were being pimped out to nasty men. It seemed as though the girls had lost hope and were biding their time; after all, they were going to die when they hit 20 anyway.
I’m not going to go into much more detail about what happens at the carnival; it’s definitely something the reader should experience on their own. I felt the pacing was a lot slower in Fever (but I wouldn’t say this is a bad thing). DeStefano definitely took her time building the story and making me anxious for something to happen. The timing allowed the characters to devise plans and it made the details of the setting sink in. I am a very impatient person, so I did want fast answers and more information because I feared there were things that would happen – would Vaughn (Rhine’s father-in-law) catch up to them?
The story felt a lot like this to me:
learn. learn. learn. learn. BAM! ACTION. learn. learn…
With the slower pacing, DeStefano surprised me a lot. Because there was so much build up, many moments or twists made me feel unprepared. They took me by surprise, in the best of ways, and I loved not knowing when to expect the next big turn. I found the story to be unpredictable and I felt extremely engaged.
Overall, I feel like I enjoyed Fever more than Wither. It’s rare to feel that way about a sequel, but I knew to expect uncomfortable situations in DeStefano’s writing. I accepted the world a bit more, and really enjoyed the grittiness of seeing the life outside of the mansion. The events felt more believable and DeStefano has me aching to find out what happens next.
If you read Wither last year, you definitely need to pick up Fever!