Leslie Conzatti www.upstreamwriter.blogspot.com
Not 100% sure, but I get the impression that the Untamed series, by Madeline Dyer is set in a hot country, like post-apocalyptic Australia or something. Everything is arid and rocky and characters wear shorts and tee shirts and stuff. It’s a great series, full of impactful characters–almost like “Uglies”, but with characters who are more mature about their choices, and on the whole a much better story arc, a kickass heroine I can really get behind, as opposed to Scott Westerfield’s whiny, shallow toddler-of-a-teen. I’m reading and I can feel the heat seeping into my bones–that’s how good it is!