4.5 stars 
 Initial Impressions: I'm almost in shock that this is over....... And wow. So many great moments and incredible surprises in this book. Can't quite give it 5 stars, but this is exactly how it should have ended and I really love how it wrapped up. Still beautiful writing. 
 Review originally posted on The Book Addict's Guide: I admit it. I was nervous to start reading SEVER. I absolutely fell in love with the beautiful writing and the insane story line of WITHER when I first picked it up in June of last year and then quickly followed it up with FEVER.... and felt disappointed. FEVER just didn't do it for me. Where I loved the first book, I felt removed from the whole original plot in the second and I just felt lost and isolated (which I guess is what Rhine was feeling too, but even still... I don't think the readers should feel so lost). 
 In SEVER, I found comfort of being back in Florida and - however creepy it may be - back in Vaughn's territory. What I loved about this book was that it ends exactly like it should. The readers get answers that have been questions from book one, and some are answers to issues we didn't even know existed. One of the best parts was having something shocking revealed that was hidden ever since book one, and then I thought back on it and it totally made sense - I just never knew that idea even existed! There are some amazing twists in this book that had me shouting, gasping, and crying. It was a pretty emotional journey... 
 I loved that we got to spend more time with some of the original characters that we were missing in book two like Cecily and Linden, and their stories are woven back in with Rhine's. There are also some great new characters, especially Reed (Linden's uncle - don't worry, no spoilers!) and we finally get to learn more about Rowan, who I've been curious about the entire book! 
 The biggest question for me whenever I finish a series is 'How did it wrap up?' and I think Lauren DeStefano did a great job of tying up loose ends and giving us a clear picture about what lies ahead for the characters we've all grown to love. The only thing I was still left wanting was just a bit more information about The Chemical Gardens. I feel like we were given an explanation, but I was hoping for a little more depth and origin of the name, especially since it's the name of the whole series. Also, Gabriel is pretty absent the whole book (for a reason, but still). I just really wanted more Rhine-Gabriel interaction to kind of solidify their relationship to make that a little more concrete. Other than that, I was very satisfied with the ending. It kind of fit perfectly and I don't see any other way it could have wrapped up.