By age sixteen, Rhine Ellery has four years left to live. A botched effort to create a perfect race has left all males born with a lifespan of 25 years, and females a lifespan of 20 years--leaving the world in a state of panic. Geneticists seek a miracle antidote to restore the human race, desperate orphans crowd the population, crime and poverty have sky-rocketed, and young girls are being kidnapped and sold as polygamous brides to bear more children. When Rhine is sold as a bride, she vows to do all she can to escape.
My Thoughts: I was actually pretty surprised by this book. Admittedly, it's a very fluffy teen read for adolescent girls - but underneath all the tragedy was a bit of charm. The characters were pretty well rounded in the sense that they were all very different to one another, and although it had quite a predictable ending, it was all vaguely charming. Beautiful girls, pretty dresses and fantasy mansions... Everything a 14 year old young lady will find captivating!
Having said that, I found the POV quite distracting sometimes, and a little awkward. The book itself was not challenging to read in the slightest, and lacked a bit of depth that I think it really needed to make it great.
A shallow, easy read that's pretty and fluffy and tragic and charming...
I RATED IT 6/10
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