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448 pages, Paperback
First published October 2, 2018
Only now do I see how dry his lips are. Not just dry but parched and chapped to the point of bleeding. None of these kids look right. Their skin is thin and almost leprous gray. The corners of their mouths are white with dried spit. And the look in their eyes is almost rabid.
Could we be so desperate for drinkable water that we're willing to destroy the very machines that could create it, just to get that first sip?
Then he meets my gaze, but rather than his typical bone-chilling glare, his eyes are different. Shimmering and glassy. Vulnerable. An honest display of emotion that I鈥檝e never seen before. And in this single look I feel as if I鈥檝e opened his personal .zip file; suddenly years of compressed emotional information comes bursting out, and I鈥檓 hit with an overwhelming truth.OH MY GOD PERSONAL ZIP FILE!!!!!!!!!! REALLY?!
鈥漌hen we've lost the strength to save ourselves, we somehow find the strength to save each other.鈥�
This book is for you if鈥� you enjoy realistic scenarios that are distinctly dystopian. Do you long to physically feel the plot? I am glad to report your search is over. Your bodily functions will not be the same while reading this.
鈥�...and I realize that this is the true core of human nature: When we've lost the strength to save ourselves, we somehow find the strength to save each other.鈥�
Con:
鈬� the thirst
鈬� the thirst
鈬� the thirst
Pro:
鈬� survival specialists for neighbours
鈬� tough cookie to the core
鈬� not all humans let you down