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Jan 30, 2012

Sparrow rated it:

You know, I think after talking to a couple of people about it, reading a couple of reviews, I can see better why someone would like these books. I am not a girl who cares for The Wings of the Dove, so I cannot understand this particular preference, but I can observe that people have it. I guess that there is something about vague wordiness that is attractive to some readers, and, you know, I can see how that is a thing. Maybe it is like black licorice. Like, it is objectively disgusting, bu More...

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Feb 21, 2012

Stephanie rated it:

4.5 stars

This is the first book I've read this year that grabbed me. And I mean it grabbed me. In fact, it's the first book that's going right on my "2012 favs" shelf. You know I'm picky and you know my bar is pretty high, but I LOVED this book. Lauren DeStefano stole my heart with her lyrical prose in Wither, but she took my breath away with Fever.

But before I start gushing uncontrollably about how much I loved this book, I feel I need to talk about this cove More...

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Feb 21, 2012

Mocha ღ Latte rated it:

More of my reviews at A Cupcake and a Latte:YA Reads, Reviews & More!

Review coming soon.

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Jan 27, 2012

Leanne rated it:

2.5 stars, GENEROUSLY rounded to three stars.

This book brings to mind a quote by Stephenie Meyer about her sci-fic novel, The Host:

"This is a science-fiction story for people who don't like science-fiction".

Now, like many fellow readers who mock Stephenie Meyer, my first reaction was WTF are you talking about, Stephenie?. But after completing Fever, I now sort of understand what Meyer was getting at. This book is labeled: "science-fiction", More...

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Feb 16, 2012

Giselle rated it:

An improvement over Wither - Fever starts exactly where we left off in the midst of the excitement from having escaped. The issue I had with Wither lacking energy, where I had a feeling of restlessness being with those girls in their big mansion unmoving, is not the case anymore. In Fever, we're out in the real world. Things are moving fast and the anxiety is heightened. As a lover of fast paced dystopians, I found myself much preferring this second installment.

We're following Rhine More...

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Feb 21, 2012

Kristina is currently reading it

I need it i need it I need it I need it I need it!! I need it now! I can't wait another almost year!

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Jun 27, 2011

Ellie rated it:

2012? Seriously? I can't wait that long! I want to get my hands on that book NOW. This is total agony. *cries*

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Jul 27, 2011

Nhi marked it as to-read

OMG, FEB 2012!!!??? I CAN'T WAIT! :D I just finished Wither like 10 minutes ago. I loved it, and I just can't wait for Fever. <3<3<3

Edit: omg, loving the new cover!!! 2012 NEEDS TO COME SOONER, there're just so many books that I want to read.

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Dec 14, 2011

Arlene rated it:

Things will get worse before they get better. A little more agony before the fever will break.

Fever, the second installment to The Chemical Garden Trilogy, picks up immediately where Wither left off. As Rhine and Gabriel escape Linden’s mansion in search of their freedom and Rhine’s twin brother, they find themselves captured by Madame Soleski and forced to become a perverse display for profit. The story unfolds into a brutal yet subtly romantic dystopic nightmare where no ma More...

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Jan 23, 2012

Hayden added it

Let's play Guess What She's Thinking!

Oh, God, I really have to take a shit."

I probably should've slept on the twelve-hour flight here. I feel like I haven't slept in a millenium.

Shit, my foot iches... I wonder if they'll notice if I scratch it.

What the hell did they do to my hair? It feels like I have straw coming out of my head!

I can't wait until I can take a shower . . . I feel like I just rolled aro More...

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Jan 14, 2012

Jena rated it:

Fever is gruesome. Addictive. Enticing. Dark. And overall, yet another stunner from Lauren DeStefano.

Fever starts off just where Wither left us. Rhine and Gabriel have escaped the mansion and are now on their own. But, not for long. They fall into the unfortunate arms of Madame Soleski and her "carnival". Rhine and Gabriel are quickly introduced the world of "selling" girls, drugs, and danger and are getting dragged down when all they've wanted was freedom. Rhine More...

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Jan 31, 2012

Ellie marked it as to-read

Oh geez. The cover looks like something my parents will take one look at and immediately demand to inspect. Looks like the space between my bed and my wall will be getting dusted out again.

Now, what I don't understand is what Rhine has more to give up than before. The freedom, I suppose, but it says she has to decide if "freedom is worth the price, now that she has more to lose than ever." Or something like that. The only thing I can think of is Gabriel, but for some reason More...

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Nov 19, 2011

Jamie rated it:

OH MY GOODNESS. I cannot even formulate words right now. Devoured. Absolutely devoured.

Fever by Lauren DeStefano

Full review on my book blog

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Dec 24, 2011

Pam rated it:

Fever was even better than Wither. I can't give you a full review right now, but I can say that I think DeStefano has grown tremendously as a writer and all my previous notions of what would happen next have all but flown out the window. It does end on a cliffhanger, a horribly beautiful cliffhanger and I can't wait to read the third to see what happens next.

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Dec 12, 2011

Vannessa rated it:

I was lucky to receive Fever from a Goodreads Giveaway. I found the second book in The Chemical Garden series a far more exciting and engrossing read than Wither.

I am not going to give a full summary but I will say that the author takes you on quite a ride, as depressing as it is at times. She has vividly created a dystopian world that is fully believable and utterly horrifying. DeStefano writes beautifully and captures the readers attention and emotions, I found myself feeling frig More...

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Dec 21, 2011

Sasha rated it:

WOW. LOVED IT. full review to come.

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Feb 11, 2012

Savannah (Books With Bite) rated it:

I have been anticipating this book for a while now. So when I finally got my hands on this book I could do nothing but squeal. *sigh* I wanted to love this book, but I couldn't. For some reason, I could not connect this world as well as I did the first book.

My issues with this book is the fast changes that emerges in it. I had some trouble gathering my feelings about this book. As I first started it, I was confused. There we so many changes happening so fast that I could not grasp it. More...

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Aug 05, 2011

Kimberly marked it as to-read

2012!? :( Oh well, at least we know she's taking the time to really write a good novel. Rather than... some authors who spout off books every few months without any thought put into them.

Gosh I'd love to get my hands on an ARC for this and do a review for the book blog!

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Feb 22, 2012

Sandra rated it:

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 More...

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Feb 20, 2012

Hylary rated it:

Originally posted on my blog: http://libraryladyhylary.blogspot.com ! Check it out for more reviews!

On the run after escaping the clutches of Housemaster Vaughan, Rhine and Gabriel soon discover that the outside world is far more dangerous than they ever could have imagined. Determined to return to Manhattan and reunite with her brother, Rhine and Gabriel are desperately seeking a way to travel from the Ashby mansion, and out of Housemaster Vaughan’s area of influence, in Florida, al More...

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Feb 19, 2012

Shortlatte rated it:

At the end of the first book in Lauren DeStefano’s Chemical Garden series, I was rather undecided yet hopeful that the second book would elucidate some of the plot holes and inconsistencies left unresolved. Unfortunately, I don’t feel that Fever did much to further the worldbuilding of the series, and even less to endear me to any of the characters involved.

My main problem with this series is that, whereas I believe DeStefano thinks that she has created a haunting landscape, it is real More...

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Feb 12, 2012

Sherry rated it:

Rhine and Gabriel have escaped from the Housemaster Vaughn’s mansion, hoping for a life together, and Rhine is determined to go home to her twin brother, Rowan. However, horrors they could never imagine await them in the outside world. First, they fall into the hands of Madame Soleski, a crazed woman who runs a brothel inside the remains of a carnival. They get out of that situation with an added burden—Maddie, an intelligent, but mute, malformed child, only to have one roadblock after anothe More...

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Feb 11, 2012

Allison rated it:

Let me preface this by saying that I think DeStefano is a good writer... I think she has the potential to really go places and this book, like it's predecessor WITHER is beautifully atmospheric. But what *is* it about books where <spoiler>the main character is unconscious/sick/hallucinatory for half the book without that somehow adding to the progression of plot? (that was one of my issues with MOCKINGJAY as well, though Collins makes up for it with action and psychological impact in a way More...

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Feb 03, 2012

Tynga rated it:

Escaping Vaughn and his crazy experiment and finding her twin brother has been Rhine’s goal for months and now that she succeeded with the first phase, it’s time for part two! Thankfully, Rhine isn’t alone. Gabriel, her faithful friend, is with her on this insane journey and his help will be more than needed to face all the challenges awaiting them along the road. They are out of the mansion, but they’re not safe yet, and are they really out of Vaughn’s reach?

Let me start by saying th More...

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Feb 07, 2012

Christina (A Reader of Fictions) rated it:

This book is pretty fantastic, and by fantastic I mean utterly terrifying and depressing. It's a good follow up to Wither. Even in the portions that are slower plot-wise, which, come to think of it, is really most of the book, the story moves along speedily. There may not be too much actually happening, but the pace remains fast.

Rhine remains a strong character, but she spends most of this book unable, for legitimate reasons, to show too much of that strength. The first portion, she More...

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Jan 21, 2012

Cat rated it:

This book was a non-stop anxiety attack for me. The entire story had my heart racing and breath catching. I think I must have burned 2000 calories just reading it. Cannot wait for the next one!

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Total surprise when I opened the poofy envelope from S&S Canada! It made me exclaim out loud, which excited both my dogs, resulting in me having to give them a treat (since they didn't think the book was all that exciting, which made me a silly human).

True story.

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Jan 27, 2012

Jackie rated it:

After reading Wither I was dying to see, 'What happens next??!!" So here we go! Fever didn't let me down :) I have to say that it did take me awhile to adjust to the fact that it wasn't taking place in the mansion (obviously, duh. I know.) But there was something so gripping about the juxtaposition of that beautiful, comfortable place riddled with death, corruption and lies.

BUT, truth be told, when Rhine and Gabriel find themselves out in the real world once again, that sour-n More...

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Jan 17, 2012

Chelsea rated it:

Wow. Talk about a novel that has me in it's grips! I think I barely came up for air while reading this book, staying up late into the night the finish it. Not that I was surprised, since I loved Wither so much.

First of all, this book picked up right where the last one left off, and it took me no time at all to catch up. This is what a good series should feel like. That even though it has been roughly a year since I read the first book, I can jump right back into the story again without More...

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Feb 05, 2012

Aylee rated it:

In short: Though Fever by Lauren DeStefano lacks a lot of the intrigue that carried Wither, DeStefano's gorgeous writing is still a treat to read.

Fever picks up right where Wither left off - with Rhine and Gabriel fleeing from the mansion, away from Rhine's husband, Linden, her sister-wife, Cecily, and her disturbingly creepy father-in-law, Vaughn, who likes to perform experiments on bodies (living and cadavers alike). The thrill of freedom only lasts so long though, as Rhine real More...

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Feb 10, 2012

Alex rated it:

When I read Wither, I fell in love with the plot, the world, and the characters. I wanted so much more, I couldn’t wait to get my hands on the second book. But now that I’ve actually read Fever, I’m a bit disappointed.

It felt like Lauren DeStefano was just throwing a whole new cast of characters at the reader without really bothering to give us enough time or information to truly care about them. It was hard to feel any emotion for a character that still feels like a stranger to me.

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