Review: Fever

Fever

By: Lauren DeStefano

Release Date: February 21, 2012

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Pages: 368

Source: Received from publisher for review 

Goodreads Synopsis:

Running away brings Rhine and Gabriel right into a trap, in the form of a twisted carnival whose ringmistress keeps watch over a menagerie of girls. Just as Rhine uncovers what plans await her, her fortune turns again. With Gabriel at her side, Rhine travels through an environment as grim as the one she left a year ago - surroundings that mirror her own feelings of fear and hopelessness. 

The two are determined to get to Manhattan, to relative safety with Rhine’s twin brother, Rowan. But the road there is long and perilous - and in a world where young women only live to age twenty and young men die at twenty-five, time is precious. Worse still, they can’t seem to elude Rhine’s father-in-law, Vaughn, who is determined to bring Rhine back to the mansion...by any means necessary. 

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My Thoughts:

Where do I even begin to tell you how much I love The Chemical Garden series.  When I first read Wither, I was in love.  I could not put the book down.  It was defiantly one of the best books I read this past year.  I had to know what happens to Rhine and Gabriel.   I had to know if they made it all right.  So when I saw that the second book Fever was coming out, I knew I had to get my hands on it.  I tried entering contests and giveaways. But I was not winning.  :(  Then in November of 2011 I was able to attend NCTE in Chicago.  There I meant the wonderful people at Simon and Schuster.  I was talking to one of the girls at the booth and I asked her if they had arcs of  Fever there and if they did when are they going to give them out.  And then this wonderful person went under the table and received the one book that I was there to get.  I was on cloud nine.  My life was complete.  You can ask Lynn from Bringing the Epic.....the book did not leave the my side until we left to drive home. Well to make a long story short, I was about to embark on a great journey with Rhine and Gabriel and I could not wait!

This book starts off exactly where the first book ended.  You are with Rhine and Gabriel and they are on the boat sailing up the coast. Rhine and Gabriel are going to Manhattan to find Rhine's brother.  They come across many bumps in their journey and forks in the road.  And each challenge in my eyes makes them stronger.  They are first kidnapped to become part of a show, then they sneak on a truck and take it to West Virginia, then they make it all the way to Manhattan and that is where all the fun begins.  That is where you start to understand the title of the book and where this whole story is going.  

You really feel for Rhine and everything that she is going through.  You want everything to work out.  The whole book is a page turner.  You just can not stop once you begin.  You want to know what happens next and you need to know now.  I personally love books like this so I really enjoyed every minute of the book, and I hope you do too. 

Lauren DeStefano is a genius!  I thought Wither was good then I read Fever.  I am so happy that I was able to read this remarkable book.  Fever is everything that you want it to be.  Fever is amazing, and breathe taking.  It has suspense, sorrow, love, and hate all tied into one.  It is everything that you would want in a story and more.  I would say this might be book of the year for 2012!

My Rating:

I am giving this book 5 out 5 stars! You have to read this book!  It is that good!