This book started off similar to the great writing style of Neal Shusterman’s Scythe series because it grabbed my attention just like those books and kept my eyes glued through the immersive set-up and harrowing idea. Suddenly the small amount of water in people’s homes is all they have left and the stores are clearly quick to run out of water and even worse, the prices of the remaining supply rise and violence ensues. With the drought becoming dire more restrictions are put in place until one day the taps are turned off in an effort to preserve the supply. And when her parents don’t return and her life-and the life of her brother-is threatened, Alyssa has to make impossible choices if she’s going to survive.ĭry is the latest novel from Neal Shusterman, author of one of my favourite young adult series Scythe, and his son Jarrod Shusterman! If that isn’t enough to make you want to read it right away this book is all about a very possible and terrifying situation, the expiration of our supply of drinkable water and the decline of society in the time after drinking water becomes a precious resource only few can afford or obtain. Suddenly, Alyssa’s quiet suburban street spirals into a warzone of desperation neighbours and families turned against each other on the hunt for water. Everyone’s lives have become an endless list of don’ts: don’t water the lawn, don’t fill up your pool, don’t take long showers. The drought has been going on for a while now. Rating: ★★★★ Published by Walker Books Australia

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