The details on this book are spectacular. Seriously, even if you have zero interest in reading this book, go to the book store and check it out. Open it up, look at the cover page and even the copyright page! 
 I know that people have had issue with the polygamy aspect, and I was a little worried that I wouldn't like Wither because of it, but there were so many other, more sinister, things going on that I really didn't pay any attention to it. 
 Wither is very... different. But that's a good thing! It held my attention throughout the whole book. DeStefano created a world that is truly different, and creepy. You have to be open-minded about it though because even for a dystopian it's pretty far fetched. 
 Nothing is as it seems. Nothing! 
 I enjoyed Rhine, I thought she was a pretty strong character, but definitely up in the air about how she feels about stuff. 
 I really liked Jenna (her sister wife). I'm not really sure why, but I know I would have liked to have been in Jenna's head more than Rhine's. 
 I did not like Cecily (her other sister wife). Cecily annoyed me to no end. I don't know if DeStefano intended for her to be that way, but quite often I wanted to smack her upside the head. (Note: I was more bothered by Cecily being 13 than by the polygamy.) 
 Housemaster Vaughn creeped me out from the beginning. (Note to Webster's Dictionary - creeped is a word, everyone says so.) He has become one of my favorite villains. You don't really learn too much about him but he is one creepy, scary, I-don't-want-to-be-alone-with-him kind of guy. 
 I liked Linden more than I liked Gabriel, but I think both of them are naive. Gabriel just didn't do it for me, but since I'm not reading the book for the romance I'm wasn't that bothered by it. Linden seemed a lot more interesting, albeit clueless.