For my first review, I'm going to do Wither by Lauren DeStefano, the first book in the Chemical Garden Trilogy. As is the recent trend in YA fiction, this is a dystopian read. The story is written in first person from a girl named Rhine, living in NYC somewhere in the not-so-far future. In her world, girls only live to age 20, and boys to age 25, thanks to a genetic mutation. Therefore girls are often kidnapped and forced into polygamous, and often active, marriages in order to keep the human population from dying out.
That being said, I think this is an amazing novel. I love how DeStefano builds the story. She writes it with the perfect timing for just the right mix of suspense, wonder, and thrill in the book. Rhine is a really well-developed character, with motives that some of us might question, but which we can all relate to. Part of her story's intrigue comes from the introspect involved in it. As I read this book, I wondered just what I would do in her situation, and the answer to that question leads me to appreciate Rhine more than I already have, for I can truly tell how hard this situation must be for her. All in all, Wither is a compelling read that is really worth your while.

I recently read a book by: Kim Harrington called Clarity. This debut novel is about a girl with super natural powers or as Clare calls it freakdom in Eastport, Cape Cod. There are many out there but the main ones in the story are Clare the retro psychic, her brother Perry the meduim, their mother Starla the telepath, and Madame Maslov a person that might be able to tell the future. Their father ran away when Clare was little. A murder has happened and the mayor's son has asked Clare to help. People start to think that some of their friends did it. This makes relationships hard and family matters harder. If I tell you more it will ruin the book so read the next paragraph to find out about why I liked it and who I recommend this book to.
I liked this book because I love mysterious mystery books. I like the way Kim set the book out and is like how many teens lives. As you can probably tell I would recommend this book to teen girls. If you like romance and mysteries you would like this book. I liked this book and I hope you do too.

Hey, readers! Welcome to When the Sisters Read, a sisterly blog. My younger sister and I created this blog because we both love reading. We have always devoured books, so when the idea of blogging our opinions on our books was presented, thanks to a friend who works in a publishing company, of course we couldn't resist! We are both currently reading amazing books that are to be reviewed, so stay tuned for ideas of good reads in the future!