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A review by susanneverreads
H2O by Virginia Bergin
4.0
*MINOR SPOILERS...I don't think there is enough to mark this a spoiler review but giving warnings anyway*
A lot of reviews for this book rate it low (1-2 stars). I can see why. As an adult, I was iffy about this book at first. But once I got into the mindset that this book was written for teenagers (main character is 16 so I would say this book is for the ages of 14 to 18), I did enjoy this book.
Ruby doesn't act like a usual main character thrown in a world-ending situation. She acts like a teenager. She picks up things she likes over practical items simply because she couldn't before. To her, she is able to do what she was never allowed.
She learns as she goes through. In the beginning, she didn't look at the clouds when she started going out. Ruby didn't even think twice about it because why would she? The rain was normal before. She is selfish at times, but what teen isn't. All she wanted to do is find her dad, even if it meant being selfish.
Ruby is a teenager, and this book is written like it is her journal. This book shows realistically how a teenager may act in this situation. Not every teenager is going to go into survival mode, they will take time to process what is happening and this book shows that.
A lot of reviews for this book rate it low (1-2 stars). I can see why. As an adult, I was iffy about this book at first. But once I got into the mindset that this book was written for teenagers (main character is 16 so I would say this book is for the ages of 14 to 18), I did enjoy this book.
Ruby doesn't act like a usual main character thrown in a world-ending situation. She acts like a teenager. She picks up things she likes over practical items simply because she couldn't before. To her, she is able to do what she was never allowed.
She learns as she goes through. In the beginning, she didn't look at the clouds when she started going out. Ruby didn't even think twice about it because why would she? The rain was normal before. She is selfish at times, but what teen isn't. All she wanted to do is find her dad, even if it meant being selfish.
Ruby is a teenager, and this book is written like it is her journal. This book shows realistically how a teenager may act in this situation. Not every teenager is going to go into survival mode, they will take time to process what is happening and this book shows that.