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3.94 AVERAGE
3.94 AVERAGE
Great dystopian YA novel that looks at what would happen if we ran out of water. Feels like this could really happen at any time now soooo I was spooked.
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
challenging
dark
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Liked the premise and most of the story, but I didn't care for the characters as much.
Oh, my goodness. In addition to just being a really great survival story (which I’m always down for) I also appreciated the specificity of its Southern California setting. Having lived most of my life there. Listening was a little uncanny. People I grew up with were mentioned by name. Strange . . . And, very well done.
4/5
the perfect book to read when you're under a red flag warning and fire weather watch
the perfect book to read when you're under a red flag warning and fire weather watch
I drank so much water listening to this!
Though they give a hopeful ending, this book feels like a glimpse into a pretty close future that i believe we are as a society are in no way working to avoid. Definitely makes me want to up my own conservation and environmental efforts. Very discussable and would be great paired with lots of nonfiction on the topic. Some hackneyed/out of touch writing (I saw the real him as if he was being unzipped from a zip drive?!?!?!) but the action and pacing made that easier to overlook.
Though they give a hopeful ending, this book feels like a glimpse into a pretty close future that i believe we are as a society are in no way working to avoid. Definitely makes me want to up my own conservation and environmental efforts. Very discussable and would be great paired with lots of nonfiction on the topic. Some hackneyed/out of touch writing (I saw the real him as if he was being unzipped from a zip drive?!?!?!) but the action and pacing made that easier to overlook.
3.5/5
I do think this book displayed the very real consequences of such a disaster, and accurately portrayed how people would act in that situation. But I also think that the whole thing could have been more fleshed out. It was enjoyable and quick to read, and at times made me question myself, but I think that a disaster like this would be better as a series, like GONE, or even just a longer book. Some of the decisions the characters made were questionable, and I found their decisions and path very out-of-the-way or unrealistic. While this book did shed some light on serious issues, it feels like it was written very quickly. Also, I couldn't help but compare the situation in California to Flint, which was without clean water for years.
I do think this book displayed the very real consequences of such a disaster, and accurately portrayed how people would act in that situation. But I also think that the whole thing could have been more fleshed out. It was enjoyable and quick to read, and at times made me question myself, but I think that a disaster like this would be better as a series, like GONE, or even just a longer book. Some of the decisions the characters made were questionable, and I found their decisions and path very out-of-the-way or unrealistic. While this book did shed some light on serious issues, it feels like it was written very quickly. Also, I couldn't help but compare the situation in California to Flint, which was without clean water for years.