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 Rating: 4.5 
 I was sucked in right away with this book. The whole concept of men and woman dying at a certain age because of the "virus". I wonder if we find out more about it in the other two books. I like how the title went with the "virus" too. 
 This book reminded me of the show Sister Wives but the only thing was that the woman didn't know or love him. 
 I liked all of the characters except Cecily. What an annoying character, couldn't stand her. I almost wanted to tune her out when I was listening to the story because she was so just whinny. Rhine is a really good character, not only is she smart but she is strong even though she went through she lost her brother and was put in this horrible situation. I wish we got to know more about her brother and where he was or was he trying to find her. I liked the relationship that Rhine and Jenna ended up having. It was sad when she passed away earlier and I knew something was up with her and Vaughan having to do something about it. 
 The plot towards the end of the story was predictable although I didn't predict that Rhine and Gabriel would get away without anything coming after them. I figured Cecily would complain to Vaughan and then he would hurt the wives that he didn't approve of. I thought for sure when they were walking through the city, they would have turned a corner and Linden or Vaughan would be there or something like that. Personally I was kind of disappointed with something not happening to them. The ending was left were you know the next book is going to be about Rhine and Gabriel but I wanted more of a cliffhanger because it didn't really leave me wanting more. Probably will read the rest of the series but not sure. 
 On a side note: I saw an ad in my Entertainment Weekly and it said to purchase Wither for those that liked the Hunger Games series and I really don't see how this would interested in this honestly.