This is a really cool sci-fi dystopian. I love the world that Trisha Leigh created. And by love I mean that I am totally terrified of it but the academic in me is totally fascinated by the idea. I think that anyone that likes science fiction, fantasy, or dystopian needs to get their hands on this series, asap. 
 Althea is the main character here and she is just the perfect mix, of spunky, smart, and relatable. I fell in love with her. She is someone that I would always want on my side. She is a real fighter, and so very loyal. I can't even imagine the kind of life she has to live. It must be so hard knowing you are different and never really being able to have true friends or to put down real roots anywhere. I loved how the idea of seasons was interwoven throughout the book. It is such a cool plot idea, and it worked perfectly for the story, I thought. 
 I liked Lucas pretty much right away. I remember thinking a bunch of times throughout the book, "Lucas, I like you so much I really hope you don't disappoint me." Because such a huge theme of the book was the paranoid atmosphere and the trust no one motto for Althea. But Lucas didn't disappoint, he really seems like a great guy. 
 Whispers in Autumn is the start to an awesome series! I can just tell. I know I have heard of a few other YA books out last year and this one that surrounded around some form of control over the people so they are fake happy/complacent. But I Whispers in Autumn is really well done, and I didn't feel like the plot was overdone. It was done in a very new way. The writing is excellent, and the story just draws you in until you can't stop reading. I can't wait for the second book!