cencula 's review for:

The Drowned Cities by Paolo Bacigalupi
3.0

The Drowned Cities is an interesting look at how three people try to make their way out of a situation that seems increasingly hopeless. The writing is action packed and keeps the reader turning pages. Bacigalupi also doesn't shy away from the gorey details and the war is all the more realistic because of it. Mouse and Mahlia are both complex and flawed which only makes you root for them even more.