Fever

Lauren DeStefano

Feb 2012 · The Chemical Garden Trilogy Book 2 · Sold by Simon and Schuster

About this ebook

The New York Times bestselling sequel to Wither reveals a world as captivating—and as treacherous—as the one Rhine left behind.

Rhine and Gabriel have escaped the mansion, but they’re still in danger. Outside, they find a world even more disquieting than the one they ran away from. Determined to get to Manhattan and find Rhine’s twin brother, Rowan, the two press forward, amid threats of being captured again…or worse.

The road they are on is long and perilous—and in a world where young women only live to age twenty and men die at age twenty-five, time is precious. In this sequel to Lauren DeStefano’s harrowing Wither, Rhine must decide if freedom is worth the price—now that she has more to lose than ever.

Ratings and reviews

I wondered if I would like this book as much as the first. It did not disappoint. It continues Rhine and Gabriel’s story where the first book left off. Rhine is on her way to New York City to try to find her brother Rowan. Along the way we meet many new and interesting characters and it seems as if Rhine’s problems increase. Lauren DeStefano has created a dystopian world in which she brings up topics many authors are afraid to touch. We get a look at human trafficking and prostitution. We see Rhine doubt her decision to flee. Back with Linden she had everything she could have wanted from him, except freedom. Out in the world she must once again face the real world full of evil people who helped imprison her in the first place. Just because she escaped Linden doesn’t mean she can or will escape his father Vaughn. Vaughn is another one who is after her. One thing I was disappointed in was Gabriel. In Wither I felt he took very limited risks. Between the two of them he came across as the weak one. I personally didn’t see a lot of growth in him throughout this second book. Maybe with the introduction of some of the other characters like Silas, there was a reason for this. I can’ wait to see what the third and final book will hold for us. I will definitely recommend this book to everyone who really loves dystopian fiction, as well as those who read Wither. This is a must read book. The twists and turns are awesome. You think you’ve figured something out and suddenly you turn around and it wasn’t at all the way you thought it should have been. The wait for the third book in this series is going to seem to be a long one. It is one for which I will try to be patient.

DeStefano is brilliant.. New twists, new characters, and new emotions collide with old hatreds, old memories, and old truths. Never be too sure you know what's going to happen next, because you're probably wrong. Beautifully and exquisitely written.

I absolutely have fallin deeply inlove with this book I am so sad that it ended I cried no book will ever amount to this sequel your to talented thank you for writing thiss book I love it so much I will read it a thousand times

About the author

Lauren DeStefano is the author of The Internment Chronicles and the New York Times bestselling Chemical Garden trilogy, which includes Wither, Fever, and Sever. She earned her BA in English with a concentration in creative writing from Albertus Magnus College in Connecticut. Visit her at LaurenDeStefano.com.