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Dust
Leaving home and family is the hardest thing Evelyn Wilson has ever had to do. But after seven years of Dust Bowl starvation, it’s her only chance of survival.
When the kindly Faye offers her room and board on her struggling, but viable farm, it’s just what Eve needs to get by. Except for Faye’s hateful brother, Liron, who threatens to make her life hell. But like a lot of things in Eve’s life, the reason why is always just out of reach. As Eve begins to see things, strange, unbelievable things, she can’t help but suspect her hosts may not be who they say they are. In fact, they might not even be human.
Liron wants nothing more than to be left alone. But when the red-headed girl moves in with Faye’s blessing, it threatens to ruin what little he’s managed to carve out for himself. Exiled from his own home, Liron finds he has more in common with Eve than he’d expected, not that changes things. Hate is one of the few things he has left. He’ll be damned if some girl’s going to take that from him, too. Who’s he kidding? He’s damned no matter what.
As the drought tightens its grip around the little farm, Eve and Liron are forced to make peace. To survive the Dust Bowl, they’ll have to come clean about who---or what---they are. Stoking the flames of a rivalry old as time, what is revealed will make or break the future of Earth, and hurl both into the middle of a supernatural war.
When the kindly Faye offers her room and board on her struggling, but viable farm, it’s just what Eve needs to get by. Except for Faye’s hateful brother, Liron, who threatens to make her life hell. But like a lot of things in Eve’s life, the reason why is always just out of reach. As Eve begins to see things, strange, unbelievable things, she can’t help but suspect her hosts may not be who they say they are. In fact, they might not even be human.
Liron wants nothing more than to be left alone. But when the red-headed girl moves in with Faye’s blessing, it threatens to ruin what little he’s managed to carve out for himself. Exiled from his own home, Liron finds he has more in common with Eve than he’d expected, not that changes things. Hate is one of the few things he has left. He’ll be damned if some girl’s going to take that from him, too. Who’s he kidding? He’s damned no matter what.
As the drought tightens its grip around the little farm, Eve and Liron are forced to make peace. To survive the Dust Bowl, they’ll have to come clean about who---or what---they are. Stoking the flames of a rivalry old as time, what is revealed will make or break the future of Earth, and hurl both into the middle of a supernatural war.
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First published June 30, 2013
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November 1, 2014
Times are harder than they have ever been for the Wilson family. In fact, times hadn't fallen this desolate for the population as a whole in longer than could be remembered. The west was in the throes of a seven year drought, the side effects of which have rapidly begun to escalate from devastating to demolishing. Farms everywhere were going under. There was no way to keep the crops watered and healthy, nor was there a way to sustain the life of the livestock without the proper amount of water. Everything was disintegrating in plain sight, and there was nothing that anyone could do about it, accept move on, which is eventually what the Wilson family had to do.
Eve, the daughter of the Wilson’s was about to start out on her own in order to find farm work somewhere and in doing so, was separating from her parents. Even though parting ways was the last thing that any of the three members of which the family was comprised wanted, they all knew that it was much easier to find a room to rent for two instead of three, and easier to find work in one area for one person that it was two. Since so many farms were going asunder, the best way to ensure that both Eve’s father and she were able to be gainfully employed, they needed to try their lot in different towns so that one would not be competition for the other, and the odds for both of their security doubled. Eve’s mother was so sick from the amount of dust that the dry land had amounted to, that her healthcare and recovery were of the utmost importance to the family, hence why they felt justified in their separation. They were willing to do whatever it took to save each other, and the plan in which they formulated seemed to be the only course of action that would allow the potential of reaching that goal.
So in setting out on her own with no particular destination in mind, Eve takes to the barren roads on her bicycle in search of a new life for herself. The trip was a much more laborious task than she anticipated, and her body began to pay the price for her journey. When she had finally reached what she discovered was her limit, she decided to attempt to seek refuge in the next town she came upon, if only for a night’s rest and a much coveted glass of water. While in the drugstore of the town she had stumbled upon, she realized just how bad the drought had become. Nearly 100 miles away from home and things didn't look any brighter than from where she had begun. Water was still scarce, so much so that she could not even get a small glass for free. But the waitress, who brought her the much needed libation, whispered to her that she may just know where Eve could find work and to pay no mind to the jeering eyes of the jaded customers that so rudely commented on the hopelessness of her finding a job. Feeling overwhelming gratitude towards the waitress, she indeed takes her for her word and follows the directions she was given to a farm just a handful of miles away from the main road. What she found there would not only be the start of her new life, but the unveiling of a life she did not even know existed until she saw it with her own eyes.
As fate would have it, while Eve was attempting to navigate to bumpy and pot holed road to the farm she was referred to, she had quite an accident. She injured herself masterfully, and knew that if she didn't find shelter for even just that night; things were going to become even bleaker than they already were. But just as she was about to give way to hopelessness, Faye, one of the inhabitants of the farm she was on her way to inquire from, saw Eve and came to her rescue. She promptly brought her to the house, bandaged her up and set her up to stay for at least the night. Upon awaking the next day, Faye decided to offer a position as a farm aid to Eve, which left Eve aghast and beyond thrilled of the luck which she seemed to have stumbled. But her joy was short lived, because Faye’s brother, the other inhabitant and caretaker of the farm, did not take very kindly to her. However Faye fought for Eve to stay, and although Liron was none too pleased, Eve was able to stay on at the farm and was able to start making that new start for herself that she and her family were so hoping that she would.
As time goes on however, the dynamics of the relationships between all three of these major characters waxes and wanes in the most peculiar of ways. It doesn't take very long to discover that there is something slightly off kilter about this farm, not to mention its caretakers. This was not just some simple and regular farm like its facade would like the world to believe it to be. There was something else much more mysterious lurking behind the doors that never opened in the house and the mysterious caverns in the forest where water would just happen to show up. It is in these relationships and the paradoxes of the setting in which they reside that the stories plot really comes alive, and once the secrets begin to unveil themselves, you begin to wonder exactly how far these anomalies really go, and are always shocked with their continuous results.
While I did very much enjoy reading this book and the story it told, I feel like it is rather disjointed. For more than two thirds of the story, everything is normal, and any kind of foreshadowing to other worldly and paranormal content is very sparse. So sparse that it feels like it simply did not belong. Had there been a stronger suggestion or thread in the plot to suggest that such paranormal changes were in fact going to be taking place later on in the story, I would not have felt like I was reading two separate stories within the binding of the same book. I also think that the relationship arcs that were created were rather abrupt. There really was no adjustment period or development between the characters. You did not get to watch them grow from one point to the next, which is the most beautiful part of the development of a story. The relationships instead hop from one extreme to the very polar opposite with no real warning or reasoning behind it, and your head is left spinning trying to understand the motive for not only the new and current feelings, but why they were so drastically different in the beginning. There was no great cause that induced the shift in both plot and character development, which is a shame.
I did very much appreciate and pick up on the symbolism that derives from the biblical sort throughout the story. I loved that Eve being tempted by the salesman very much imitated the biblical story of Eve being tempted by the serpent in the Garden of Eden. And this is only one such example of the biblical undertones that the story plays on. All allusions were very smartly placed and executed perfectly. There weren't so blatantly obvious that you felt you were hearing the same story again, but delightful enough that if you knew where to look, this undercurrent of a theme added a really lovely layer to what could have easily been a very one dimensional story.
Even with the disjointed nature of the book, I still enjoyed the concept. I think that maybe if some of the smaller nuisances were explored and played upon, the book would be even that much better, but as it stands it was a nice read. I give this book 3 out of 5 stars. It was very easy to keep up with and was a nice, light read in which could be completed on a lazy afternoon. I hope the best for both the author and her work’s success and am thankful for the opportunity to have been able to review this work. This review was written in exchange for the book and is written honestly and without biased. I was not paid to write this review.
Eve, the daughter of the Wilson’s was about to start out on her own in order to find farm work somewhere and in doing so, was separating from her parents. Even though parting ways was the last thing that any of the three members of which the family was comprised wanted, they all knew that it was much easier to find a room to rent for two instead of three, and easier to find work in one area for one person that it was two. Since so many farms were going asunder, the best way to ensure that both Eve’s father and she were able to be gainfully employed, they needed to try their lot in different towns so that one would not be competition for the other, and the odds for both of their security doubled. Eve’s mother was so sick from the amount of dust that the dry land had amounted to, that her healthcare and recovery were of the utmost importance to the family, hence why they felt justified in their separation. They were willing to do whatever it took to save each other, and the plan in which they formulated seemed to be the only course of action that would allow the potential of reaching that goal.
So in setting out on her own with no particular destination in mind, Eve takes to the barren roads on her bicycle in search of a new life for herself. The trip was a much more laborious task than she anticipated, and her body began to pay the price for her journey. When she had finally reached what she discovered was her limit, she decided to attempt to seek refuge in the next town she came upon, if only for a night’s rest and a much coveted glass of water. While in the drugstore of the town she had stumbled upon, she realized just how bad the drought had become. Nearly 100 miles away from home and things didn't look any brighter than from where she had begun. Water was still scarce, so much so that she could not even get a small glass for free. But the waitress, who brought her the much needed libation, whispered to her that she may just know where Eve could find work and to pay no mind to the jeering eyes of the jaded customers that so rudely commented on the hopelessness of her finding a job. Feeling overwhelming gratitude towards the waitress, she indeed takes her for her word and follows the directions she was given to a farm just a handful of miles away from the main road. What she found there would not only be the start of her new life, but the unveiling of a life she did not even know existed until she saw it with her own eyes.
As fate would have it, while Eve was attempting to navigate to bumpy and pot holed road to the farm she was referred to, she had quite an accident. She injured herself masterfully, and knew that if she didn't find shelter for even just that night; things were going to become even bleaker than they already were. But just as she was about to give way to hopelessness, Faye, one of the inhabitants of the farm she was on her way to inquire from, saw Eve and came to her rescue. She promptly brought her to the house, bandaged her up and set her up to stay for at least the night. Upon awaking the next day, Faye decided to offer a position as a farm aid to Eve, which left Eve aghast and beyond thrilled of the luck which she seemed to have stumbled. But her joy was short lived, because Faye’s brother, the other inhabitant and caretaker of the farm, did not take very kindly to her. However Faye fought for Eve to stay, and although Liron was none too pleased, Eve was able to stay on at the farm and was able to start making that new start for herself that she and her family were so hoping that she would.
As time goes on however, the dynamics of the relationships between all three of these major characters waxes and wanes in the most peculiar of ways. It doesn't take very long to discover that there is something slightly off kilter about this farm, not to mention its caretakers. This was not just some simple and regular farm like its facade would like the world to believe it to be. There was something else much more mysterious lurking behind the doors that never opened in the house and the mysterious caverns in the forest where water would just happen to show up. It is in these relationships and the paradoxes of the setting in which they reside that the stories plot really comes alive, and once the secrets begin to unveil themselves, you begin to wonder exactly how far these anomalies really go, and are always shocked with their continuous results.
While I did very much enjoy reading this book and the story it told, I feel like it is rather disjointed. For more than two thirds of the story, everything is normal, and any kind of foreshadowing to other worldly and paranormal content is very sparse. So sparse that it feels like it simply did not belong. Had there been a stronger suggestion or thread in the plot to suggest that such paranormal changes were in fact going to be taking place later on in the story, I would not have felt like I was reading two separate stories within the binding of the same book. I also think that the relationship arcs that were created were rather abrupt. There really was no adjustment period or development between the characters. You did not get to watch them grow from one point to the next, which is the most beautiful part of the development of a story. The relationships instead hop from one extreme to the very polar opposite with no real warning or reasoning behind it, and your head is left spinning trying to understand the motive for not only the new and current feelings, but why they were so drastically different in the beginning. There was no great cause that induced the shift in both plot and character development, which is a shame.
I did very much appreciate and pick up on the symbolism that derives from the biblical sort throughout the story. I loved that Eve being tempted by the salesman very much imitated the biblical story of Eve being tempted by the serpent in the Garden of Eden. And this is only one such example of the biblical undertones that the story plays on. All allusions were very smartly placed and executed perfectly. There weren't so blatantly obvious that you felt you were hearing the same story again, but delightful enough that if you knew where to look, this undercurrent of a theme added a really lovely layer to what could have easily been a very one dimensional story.
Even with the disjointed nature of the book, I still enjoyed the concept. I think that maybe if some of the smaller nuisances were explored and played upon, the book would be even that much better, but as it stands it was a nice read. I give this book 3 out of 5 stars. It was very easy to keep up with and was a nice, light read in which could be completed on a lazy afternoon. I hope the best for both the author and her work’s success and am thankful for the opportunity to have been able to review this work. This review was written in exchange for the book and is written honestly and without biased. I was not paid to write this review.
December 5, 2013
Reading the description of the book after having read the book, I still came away deceived by the way the book began and how it eventually ended. The Dust Bowl images were very real, the poverty palpably described, and the struggle of young Evelyn and her family quite relatable. All these were very strong points and endeared me as a reader.
So when things started changing, the only thing that forecasted the change of pace for the story was the quote at the very beginning before Chapter One. In a way, I guess I was forewarned that the tone or the theme of the book would change.
After rating 1-5 based on a 10-point criteria, I came out to a 3.4 and rounded down to a 3-star rating. That being said, I really wanted to like this book, meaning I would have wanted to have been able to rate it higher.
The novel opened with a strong start, detailing the day-to-day realities of living in the Dust Bowl age and how much suffering was occurring for the characters. Reading this book reminded me of Grapes of Wrath.
The took a detour for me about halfway through the novel. Although the pacing and structure was consistently mellow, what came across unbelievable to me was the way the protagonist and her love interest came together. I must have missed something, because their union was totally unexpected and then it seemed as if the book needed them to fall in love so that the novel could wrap up quickly.
I think the credibility of the eventual union and the characters' actions could have improved with either more points of view from the love interest or if somehow it was completely just one point of view. The late inclusion or switch to another point of view (over halfway through the book) threw me off and confirmed once again that the book needed to wrap up quickly somehow and the point-of-view shift was necessary to do so.
Besides those major disappointments, what I really enjoyed about the book was the local vernacular and the graphic landscape descriptions and how the themes of the book were carried through. I'm not even quite sure what genre this book falls under. I just know that this is an unusual genre for me--my first to review. Perhaps if one has more background in Christianity, this book would have way more depth and meaning and the way this book wrapped up could have been more predictable? Well, you be the judge. :-)
So when things started changing, the only thing that forecasted the change of pace for the story was the quote at the very beginning before Chapter One. In a way, I guess I was forewarned that the tone or the theme of the book would change.
After rating 1-5 based on a 10-point criteria, I came out to a 3.4 and rounded down to a 3-star rating. That being said, I really wanted to like this book, meaning I would have wanted to have been able to rate it higher.
The novel opened with a strong start, detailing the day-to-day realities of living in the Dust Bowl age and how much suffering was occurring for the characters. Reading this book reminded me of Grapes of Wrath.
The took a detour for me about halfway through the novel. Although the pacing and structure was consistently mellow, what came across unbelievable to me was the way the protagonist and her love interest came together. I must have missed something, because their union was totally unexpected and then it seemed as if the book needed them to fall in love so that the novel could wrap up quickly.
I think the credibility of the eventual union and the characters' actions could have improved with either more points of view from the love interest or if somehow it was completely just one point of view. The late inclusion or switch to another point of view (over halfway through the book) threw me off and confirmed once again that the book needed to wrap up quickly somehow and the point-of-view shift was necessary to do so.
Besides those major disappointments, what I really enjoyed about the book was the local vernacular and the graphic landscape descriptions and how the themes of the book were carried through. I'm not even quite sure what genre this book falls under. I just know that this is an unusual genre for me--my first to review. Perhaps if one has more background in Christianity, this book would have way more depth and meaning and the way this book wrapped up could have been more predictable? Well, you be the judge. :-)
November 21, 2014
This is a novel based on a daring premise; alas, this reviewer can think of nothing more to say about it that would not be a spoiler. Suffice it to say that the novel is not, as it appears to be, about the Dust Bowl; it is not about Okies in Missouri or wherever it is that they roamed.
The tale is told in a fashion, however, that should be more careful. Distractions abound, transitions barely exist. Word choices are sometimes awkward, sometimes spot on. "Aging curls" of hair seems too coy or arch, but "dear [cherished] as Christmas morning" is clear and evocative. That children should "perceivably abandon their aged parents" makes no sense; perhaps the author meant "precipitately" or "patently" or "blatantly" or ... That a short note of six lines should result in a "bulging envelope" suggests a mental lapse. By a horse's "spry gate" the author must mean "spry gait," something for which spell-check is useless.
On the other hand, one can smile at the author's brisk dismissal of much romance fiction as "that drivel" and the names of the animals are inspired--Aristide the horse (he is noble), Animus the dog and Ernestine the cow.
Fortunately, the failings of this work can be overcome with "elbow grease" and thorough copy-editing/proofreading while its bold and vivid imagination is native.
The tale is told in a fashion, however, that should be more careful. Distractions abound, transitions barely exist. Word choices are sometimes awkward, sometimes spot on. "Aging curls" of hair seems too coy or arch, but "dear [cherished] as Christmas morning" is clear and evocative. That children should "perceivably abandon their aged parents" makes no sense; perhaps the author meant "precipitately" or "patently" or "blatantly" or ... That a short note of six lines should result in a "bulging envelope" suggests a mental lapse. By a horse's "spry gate" the author must mean "spry gait," something for which spell-check is useless.
On the other hand, one can smile at the author's brisk dismissal of much romance fiction as "that drivel" and the names of the animals are inspired--Aristide the horse (he is noble), Animus the dog and Ernestine the cow.
Fortunately, the failings of this work can be overcome with "elbow grease" and thorough copy-editing/proofreading while its bold and vivid imagination is native.
November 10, 2014
WTF??!!! That's really my best reaction to this book.
First, the business: I received a free copy of this book as a part of the Shut Up and Read! Book Club here on Goodreads in exchange for an honest review. Dust was a fast read, and definitely something I doubt I would have picked up without the book club, so I'm grateful to both the author and the club for the chance to expand my usual reading list.
So... back to the review. Two thirds of this book I actually quite liked. It was tad slow-moving, and I found the hero and heroines immediate dislike of each other a bit formulaic, since it was pretty obvious they were going to end up together. But in spite of that utter lack of suspense in the relationship between Evelyn and Liron, Dust was interesting. For 75% of the book, Dust is a "Dust Bowl romance" and the author did such a credible job of evoking this era that I was willing to forgive the clunky use of the standard romance conventions.
AND THEN...
In the last quarter of the book, the plot line takes a hard turn toward paranormal Christian fiction that had very little to do with anything I'd read up until then. And, in the last 25% of the book, Dust completely lost anything I'd liked it about it. It felt almost like a "bait and switch": that I'd been lured into reading one kind of story and then had been tricked into something else altogether. Or like the author just decided "I don't know how to end this so...hmm.. how about angels!"
UGH.
I absolutely hated the end of this book. It took a good simple story of two people finding each other whilte enduring hardship and turned it into something completely silly. I was angry at the author for undoing all the careful work she'd done for most of the novel. This book gets a rating of 2.0 because the ending effectively erased all the positive feelings I'd had about the earlier chapters. I can't understand why someone would take the time to write a story that so completely evokes the 1930s... and then spoil it so willfully.
Please, please Ms. Baker. Rewrite this book. Drop the supernatural and finish the story you started: about two people who find love in struggle. That was the story that was real, pure, and that kept me turning pages. Spare me the mess about fairies and Eloyim. You didn't need it.
First, the business: I received a free copy of this book as a part of the Shut Up and Read! Book Club here on Goodreads in exchange for an honest review. Dust was a fast read, and definitely something I doubt I would have picked up without the book club, so I'm grateful to both the author and the club for the chance to expand my usual reading list.
So... back to the review. Two thirds of this book I actually quite liked. It was tad slow-moving, and I found the hero and heroines immediate dislike of each other a bit formulaic, since it was pretty obvious they were going to end up together. But in spite of that utter lack of suspense in the relationship between Evelyn and Liron, Dust was interesting. For 75% of the book, Dust is a "Dust Bowl romance" and the author did such a credible job of evoking this era that I was willing to forgive the clunky use of the standard romance conventions.
AND THEN...
In the last quarter of the book, the plot line takes a hard turn toward paranormal Christian fiction that had very little to do with anything I'd read up until then. And, in the last 25% of the book, Dust completely lost anything I'd liked it about it. It felt almost like a "bait and switch": that I'd been lured into reading one kind of story and then had been tricked into something else altogether. Or like the author just decided "I don't know how to end this so...hmm.. how about angels!"
UGH.
I absolutely hated the end of this book. It took a good simple story of two people finding each other whilte enduring hardship and turned it into something completely silly. I was angry at the author for undoing all the careful work she'd done for most of the novel. This book gets a rating of 2.0 because the ending effectively erased all the positive feelings I'd had about the earlier chapters. I can't understand why someone would take the time to write a story that so completely evokes the 1930s... and then spoil it so willfully.
Please, please Ms. Baker. Rewrite this book. Drop the supernatural and finish the story you started: about two people who find love in struggle. That was the story that was real, pure, and that kept me turning pages. Spare me the mess about fairies and Eloyim. You didn't need it.
April 14, 2015
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This book was giving to me for free from the Read It & Reap Program for my honest review
)
Well this was a little different then I first thought.
For me it did start a little slow, and as I read on wards I got pulled more and more into the story and more and more into this world that Sarah Baker created.
At times I found it a little confusing, but it wasn't a bad thing. I believe that books should have some confusion in them from time to time, makes it all the more fun and real.
I kept thinking how hard it must be to live in that world where water is scarce when right now, we live in a world where we don't even give water a second thought. It reminded me of when I was in Kenya. (I'm in the Navy) The ship didn't take on water from that port, it wasn't a option. We were on water restrictions, shower time was one hour, if you didn't get one, too bad. We were told only to drink bottle water from the ship, if we were out, make sure we knew the manufacture who bottle the water, and check the seal because sometimes the locals would refill water bottles and resell it. It was hard and it made me realize how lucky I am to have been born in Canada where fresh clean water is everywhere.
I like the flow of this story, and the little twists throughout. I very much enjoyed Eve's and Liron development, though I did want to smack Liron sometimes. And one the odd lingering occasions, Eve as well.
Please take the time to read this book, it will make you learn a few things about the natural things we take for granted and how it can all be taken away before we even know it ourselves.
Happy Days
Emily
Well this was a little different then I first thought.
For me it did start a little slow, and as I read on wards I got pulled more and more into the story and more and more into this world that Sarah Baker created.
At times I found it a little confusing, but it wasn't a bad thing. I believe that books should have some confusion in them from time to time, makes it all the more fun and real.
I kept thinking how hard it must be to live in that world where water is scarce when right now, we live in a world where we don't even give water a second thought. It reminded me of when I was in Kenya. (I'm in the Navy) The ship didn't take on water from that port, it wasn't a option. We were on water restrictions, shower time was one hour, if you didn't get one, too bad. We were told only to drink bottle water from the ship, if we were out, make sure we knew the manufacture who bottle the water, and check the seal because sometimes the locals would refill water bottles and resell it. It was hard and it made me realize how lucky I am to have been born in Canada where fresh clean water is everywhere.
I like the flow of this story, and the little twists throughout. I very much enjoyed Eve's and Liron development, though I did want to smack Liron sometimes. And one the odd lingering occasions, Eve as well.
Please take the time to read this book, it will make you learn a few things about the natural things we take for granted and how it can all be taken away before we even know it ourselves.
Happy Days
Emily
October 30, 2014
I received this book from the author for an honest review.
The book Dust was a story about Evelyn or Eve and her struggle when the world turned into the giant dust bowl. When Eve had to leave everything behind Her parents, house, her personal effect everything just to survive. The beginning to the middle of the story just drew me in. It was amazing how well that everything was portrayed. Eve's feelings and actions were very believable.
I loved meeting Faye and getting to know her and the time they spent together was very well written (Going water hunting and finding some or very little). Liron's interaction with Eve in the beginning was interesting to watch with how much he hated her. The struggle that everyone had to go through in order survive really played with my emotions for sorrow sadness to amazement that that could still keep going on.
The thing that really didn't go well or play well together was the 180 that Eve and Liron did in the story the switch from hate to love that quickly really wasn't believable but what really got me was I really thought we were going with the supernatural. Instead near the end I almost felt like I was somehow being preached to. Other then that it was a really good story that many people could like or appreciate.
I'd have to give it about 3.5 to 3.7
The book Dust was a story about Evelyn or Eve and her struggle when the world turned into the giant dust bowl. When Eve had to leave everything behind Her parents, house, her personal effect everything just to survive. The beginning to the middle of the story just drew me in. It was amazing how well that everything was portrayed. Eve's feelings and actions were very believable.
I loved meeting Faye and getting to know her and the time they spent together was very well written (Going water hunting and finding some or very little). Liron's interaction with Eve in the beginning was interesting to watch with how much he hated her. The struggle that everyone had to go through in order survive really played with my emotions for sorrow sadness to amazement that that could still keep going on.
The thing that really didn't go well or play well together was the 180 that Eve and Liron did in the story the switch from hate to love that quickly really wasn't believable but what really got me was I really thought we were going with the supernatural. Instead near the end I almost felt like I was somehow being preached to. Other then that it was a really good story that many people could like or appreciate.
I'd have to give it about 3.5 to 3.7
November 20, 2013
Sarah Baker gets everything right in this suspenseful story that takes place during the Oklahoma dust storms. When Eve, the daughter of the family, strikes out on her own, she is forced to take up residence with two mysterious people, a brother and sister. The suspense increases when she tries to understand what is going on between them and deal with the hardships of an impoverished countryside. This is a thoroughly engrossing story, with a surprise ending, that will keep you turning pages until the end.
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