Dry by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman - Restarting November 2nd 2019

[Jora Jordan]

I'm looking forward to this book just as soon as it comes in at the library.

[Jora Jordan]

So, the night I started this book. It started raining right after I started reading and continued raining most of the night. There's a funny short of irony in this.

[Maddie]

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Date changed. Restarting November 2nd 2019. Happy Reading ☺

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[❀ Crystal ✿ -]

Chapters 1-18 (view spoiler)[It’s funny cause a few years ago I read the Ashfall series and for some reason became almost obsessed about prepping and the apocalypse. Reading this book brings it all back and reminds us that while the thought of something horrible or apocalyptic happening is always a far away imagining, most people brush it aside and go about their daily life not thinking about the what if. That is until the what if happens and you find yourself unprepared and helpless to the situation. It’s horrifying especially when people have children with no way to care for them, in this case no way to provide water.
I almost worry more for Kelton and his family because while they may have been seen as the crazies, the whacks and the people living in a fantasy world, suddenly they have what everyone wants. Went people get desperate things go bad and it’s already begun to happen to their town. It’s a hard line to cross even just mentally because I get Keltons dads POV. If he helps someone by just giving them something, others will expect the same treatment and you can’t share with everyone. Not to mention should they be punished for having the foresight to prepare? It’s a really hard thing to contemplate especially while we have running water and easy access to it.
As someone who doesn’t live somewhere like Southern California the thought of water shortages has never affected my life. That doesn’t make the threat any less scary. It’s hard putting yourself in any of the characters shoes and not being on their side, thinking they all deserve things but once again, there isn’t enough. Things are already getting bad and scary, I’m almost hoping keltons parents take her and her brother in but that would make the story to easy and we still don’t know the status of her and Garret’s parents.
Dang did not mean to vent so much lol (hide spoiler)]

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Chapters 19 - 36
(view spoiler)[ So they are finally on their way to the bug out shelter. I wonder how Kelton's parents are. I can't believe the dad shot his brother that's insane. I can't wait to see everyone's reaction when they realize that box of Aqua Viva is only brochures and not water. (hide spoiler)]

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Chapters 37 - 58
(view spoiler)[ OMG how horrible to have those water bottles just burn away. I really hope Garret is ok and I'm sorry but Henry is a horrible human being smh, first lying about the water in the box then manipulating them against one another and finally he leaves them to be raped/slaughtered who knows what for a sip of water and a chance of escape. I do worry though when this is over, Kelton is going to have to deal with having killed two men. This is just so much worse because their young kids left to make all these decisions, decisions they would I'm sure gladly prefer their parents to decide upon. And OMG I cannot believe the bugout was a bust and his brother never even replenished anything smh. (hide spoiler)]