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This book kept reminding me of H2O. It's the same general idea but instead of a a drought, it's a sci-fi poisonous rain. I'm my opinion, this book did it much better. (Sorry, Virginia Bergin! 😐)

The idea of this book is honestly one of the most terrifying dystopian plots I've ever read. With most dystopias, the book is set far ahead in the future but this book is set in the near future. Possibly even the present *shudders*

Now, I know there are some people that say the book is totally unrealistic. And rightly so but sometimes that's the whole point of a book. This book, in my opinion, serves as a warning. A cautionary tale. YEes, it had a happy ending but still.

I find it funny (and by funny I mean not funny at all) that when all help breaks loose, people's true natures show. Greed, pride, selfishness, kindess, loyalty, bravery. I like to think that I would be good. We all do. But the things is no one is truly kind. Just as no one is truly evil. Everyone is a blend.

As far as the actual story goes: I loved it. It was the perfect pace for me. The plot never petered out. Plus happy ending. Yay! Not something you see much in dystopian books. 😂

Characters
I love a good cast of characters. This book was no exception. There were badass characters. There were comic relief characters. Etc. Every time things were tense a joke was thrown in and made everything better. at the same time, everyone was so smart and clear in their thinking which is not something most people are able to do in a crisis.

Bottom Line:
4 Stars: Totally loved up to the hype. Also, Neal Shusterman is an amazing author.
Age Recommendation: 14+ (super violent and heavy)
Character's: 4/5
Cover: 4/5
Plot: 4/5

P.S. OMG! I was able to write a review. Progress!!!!

lol. i wrote this review in January of 2019 (it's January of 2020) where 1. I wasn't making any progress and 2. the sh*t I was going through was barely the tip of the iceberg

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