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A review by tien
Waterproof by Amber Garr
4.0
The concept of Waterproof really piqued my interest. What would we do without water? Living in Australia with water restrictions and especially now that we are coming up to the hot summer months, we really do have to be strict with our water usages: limit our shower time, only water the garden at certain appointed times during the week (limitation guided by councils), etc. Hence, this is an issue that is always on the forefront of Australian concerns.
The opening of the book was explosive and I immediately found the 2 MC, Zach & Viviene, to be endearing. Viviene is magnificently bad-ass –a sword wielding one, and is absolutely protective of Zach. (can’t get any hotter than that!) Zach isn’t completely helpless but the way he admired Viviene’s ‘bad-ness’ and the way he interacted with her warms my heart. The relationship between them was like a beacon of light, pure & innocent, in a darkly sinister world and it was a great foil / contrast in such a hopeless situation.
The science part of the book, I thought, could be a bit over the top (and at times, it just went over my head) that I was really sceptical about it. Although, Amber is the scientist here whilst if I see / hear science, I’d run the opposite direction, so I suppose, it’s got its potential for possibility.
I find that things are never what it seems when it comes to Amber Garr’s books. With Waterproof, every time I thought we’re heading in the right direction, we were off track and again and again until it ended with a cliffhanger! I can’t wait for the next instalment for this dark tale.
The opening of the book was explosive and I immediately found the 2 MC, Zach & Viviene, to be endearing. Viviene is magnificently bad-ass –a sword wielding one, and is absolutely protective of Zach. (can’t get any hotter than that!) Zach isn’t completely helpless but the way he admired Viviene’s ‘bad-ness’ and the way he interacted with her warms my heart. The relationship between them was like a beacon of light, pure & innocent, in a darkly sinister world and it was a great foil / contrast in such a hopeless situation.
The science part of the book, I thought, could be a bit over the top (and at times, it just went over my head) that I was really sceptical about it. Although, Amber is the scientist here whilst if I see / hear science, I’d run the opposite direction, so I suppose, it’s got its potential for possibility.
I find that things are never what it seems when it comes to Amber Garr’s books. With Waterproof, every time I thought we’re heading in the right direction, we were off track and again and again until it ended with a cliffhanger! I can’t wait for the next instalment for this dark tale.