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Wednesday, August 1, 2012

Waiting on Wednesday, #5

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly meme that is hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine and spotlights upcoming releases that we can't wait to get our hands on.

This week, we are featuring Sever by Lauren DeStefano. This is the third and final installment in The Chemical Garden Trilogy. Being a huge fan of YA Dystopic novels, this series has everything I look for in fictional entertainment... intricate world-building, constant conflict, intriguing characters and beautiful art cover. Yes, you heard my shameless confession. LOL I'm a sucker for gorgeous art covers and all three of these books have them.  What I love most about these covers is that as you read the books, every single trinket on the cover ties into the story.  I can't wait to get my hands on Sever, the third and final book of The Chemical Garden Trilogy!






Sever (The Chemical Garden #3) by Lauren DeStefano
Publication Date: February 12th 2013
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers
PreOrder: Amazon  /  Barnes & Noble

What if you knew exactly when you would die? In the not-too-distant future, genetic engineering has turned every newborn into a ticking time bomb—males only live to age 25 and females only live to age 20.

In this bleak landscape, young girls are kidnapped and forced into polygamous marriages to keep the population from dying out. When 16-year-old Rhine Ellery is taken by "the Gatherers" to become a bride, she enters a world of wealth and privilege. Rhine has only one purpose after she has been married to her new husband, Linden: to escape and find her twin brother.

But Rhine has more to contend with than losing her freedom. Linden’s eccentric father is bent on finding an antidote to the genetic virus that is getting closer to taking his son, even if it means collecting corpses in order to test his experiments. With the help of Gabriel, a servant to whom she is dangerously attracted, Rhine is desperate to learn the truth and protect those closest to her. But, as her sister wife Cecily keeps insisting, her role may be much bigger than that.

In the first two books of the Chemical Garden trilogy, Wither and Fever, Rhine struggles to escape the mansion and then to navigate the brutal world outside. Now in Sever, the third and final book, Rhine uncovers some shattering truths about the past that her parents never had the chance to tell her and the alarming implications regarding her own genes. She may be the one who can save the human race.

If you haven't read any of The Chemical Garden books, check out this YouTube Book Trailer to see what they're about!







So... what books are you waiting on?


37 comments:

  1. LOVE this series.
    Hope you get a chance to read it soon,
    Brandi from Blkosiner’s Book Blog

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  2. I've seen quite a few people waiting for this one :)
    RB

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  3. I LOVE this series so I can't wait for Sever. February is just too far away :(

    Thanks for stopping by!

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    1. You're welcome! Yes, it does seem far away. :(

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  4. I love the cover of this one. I can't wait to see how everything works out in this. Great pick..

    Thank you for stopping by my WoW
    Jenea @ Books Live Forever

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  5. I can't wait for Sever either! And I'm a sucker for gorgeous cover art too and this series definitley has it. :)
    Thanks for stopping by!

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  6. Great choice! I loved the first two books and I am excited to see how this one will end.

    You can win this book in my Blogoversary Giveaway: Here

    Shortskie's WoW

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    1. Thanks Courtney Ann. Just stopped by our WOW. Great pick. I hadn't heard of that one yet.

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  7. I love all the covers in this series. Gorgeous!

    - Jessica @ Book Sake

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    1. Yes, very gorgeous. Thanks for posting Book Sake. :)

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  8. Seriously dying to read this conclusion to the series! Great pick! :)
    My W.O.W.

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  9. Still need to read Wither, though it's sitting on my bookshelf! I really should start it. :P Great choice!

    Thanks for stopping by! New follower :)

    Alyssa
    The Reader's Refuge

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    1. Thank you! Loved your pick too. New follower for your blog as well. Thank you for posting! :)

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  10. Great pick! I loved Wither & read half of Fever. I still have yet to finish it!

    I'm excited to find out how it all ends though. :)

    Thanks for sharing!

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    1. Oh I'm curious how this ends too! Thank you! XD

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  11. I still need to read Fever! Nice pick :). Here’s my WoW post! ~ Jen @ A Book and a Latte

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  12. I'm really excited for this one although the description doesn't give up anything new. It's mostly about the whole series. Dying to know if they find a cure! I want Rhine to find her brother and have a nice HEA with Gabriel.
    Thanks for stopping by My WOW!

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    1. I'm dying to know too!I hope she finds him and yes, a HEA would be nice. Agree 100%! :) You're welcome! Thanks for posting. :)

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  13. Thanks for stopping by! I'm really excited for Sever as well! Great pick!

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  14. You're welcome! I hope you get a chance to read them soon. :) Thanks for posting! XD

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  15. I saw this somewhere else yesterday too :) I haven't started this series yet, but I might just do that soon ;)

    Thanks for stopping by YA Story Teller .

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    1. You're welcome! Thanks for posting. :) It's a really good series. I'm definitely enjoying it. XD

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  16. Oh yes, Sever is one I am eagerly awaiting too. Though the green cover gives me a headache.

    Thanks for stopping by.

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  17. Great choice, I have the first two books but I haven't read them yet! Thanks for stopping by my blog!

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    1. You're welcome! :) I hope you enjoy this series when you get a chance to read it. XD

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  18. I haven't read the previous books in the series but I really want to and if I get a chance I definitely would! Great pick!
    My WOW

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    1. Thank you! It's a really good series. I like it. On my way to your WOW. thanks for posting. XD

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  19. A great pick for sure! I've read Whither, but I need to read Fever (and soon I guess :)

    Thanks for stopping by!

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    1. Thanks! Fever was really good. I hope you like it too. :)

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