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A Flood of Posies
It's 2025.
Sisters, Doris and Thea, exist worlds apart, despite living within a few miles of one another. Doris with her regular home and regular husband and regular job, and Thea slinking along the edges of society, solitary and invisible. When a storm of biblical proportions strikes, the wayward sisters are begrudgingly forced together as the rain waters rise, each attempting to survive both the flood and each other.
One year later, Thea—now calling herself Sestra—floats throughout a ravaged, flood soaked world. Her former life drowned beneath metric tons of water, she and her only companion, Robert, battle starvation, heatstroke, and the monstrous creatures called Posies that appeared alongside the flood. When they run across what they assume to be an abandoned tugboat, their journey takes a new turn, and the truth about the flood and the monsters seems more intricately linked to Thea's past then she may realize.
Sisters, Doris and Thea, exist worlds apart, despite living within a few miles of one another. Doris with her regular home and regular husband and regular job, and Thea slinking along the edges of society, solitary and invisible. When a storm of biblical proportions strikes, the wayward sisters are begrudgingly forced together as the rain waters rise, each attempting to survive both the flood and each other.
One year later, Thea—now calling herself Sestra—floats throughout a ravaged, flood soaked world. Her former life drowned beneath metric tons of water, she and her only companion, Robert, battle starvation, heatstroke, and the monstrous creatures called Posies that appeared alongside the flood. When they run across what they assume to be an abandoned tugboat, their journey takes a new turn, and the truth about the flood and the monsters seems more intricately linked to Thea's past then she may realize.
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First published February 9, 2021
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February 12, 2021
A Flood of Posies is a fantasy novel and something else far different at the same time. The prose is brilliant as is the incredible artwork on the cover. Welcome back to Waterworld, but this time without Kevin Costner. A giant flood has swallowed up the entire world (perhaps) and Sestra and Robert are floating around on what boat wrecks they can find, paddling with makeshift oars, hoping it doesn't come to the awful choice other survivors have made, hoping that a storm will shift everything to the surface because there is little left living in the waters that have covered the world. Little that is except for the Posies, the giant leviathan creatures that have suddenly appeared and taken over the depths of the world. And they often seem to communicate with Sestra- after a fashion.
The survival stories of this watery world are contrasted with the time before the flood when Sestra was someone else, also barely surviving from fix to fix, circling around the sister she grew up to hate and despise. And the story of how the two of them struggled when the flood erupted and washed over everything Katrina-style.
It is a beautifully-told tale, although frankly I expected things to go in a different direction fantasy-wise.
Many thanks to the publisher for providing a copy for review.
The survival stories of this watery world are contrasted with the time before the flood when Sestra was someone else, also barely surviving from fix to fix, circling around the sister she grew up to hate and despise. And the story of how the two of them struggled when the flood erupted and washed over everything Katrina-style.
It is a beautifully-told tale, although frankly I expected things to go in a different direction fantasy-wise.
Many thanks to the publisher for providing a copy for review.
July 23, 2020
I wrote it. I like it! 5/5 lol
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August 29, 2021Unfortunately I have decided to DNF this one at 47%. I received an ARC from Net Galley and after reading the synopsis I was so intrigued and this sounded so unique. However, I felt like this was more a petty drama filled fiction rather than an action packed fantasy/mystery.
The start of this was so promising and I feel like it had such potential but even at 47% in, I felt like I was just watching two sister argue with eachother about petty things that's really shouldn't be relevant when you're in a life threatening position, even when opportunities of action presented themselves, they faded away just as quickly - I just found myself disappointed and regrettably It just wasn't for me and I couldn't continue.
The start of this was so promising and I feel like it had such potential but even at 47% in, I felt like I was just watching two sister argue with eachother about petty things that's really shouldn't be relevant when you're in a life threatening position, even when opportunities of action presented themselves, they faded away just as quickly - I just found myself disappointed and regrettably It just wasn't for me and I couldn't continue.
August 14, 2020
I received an ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
DNF'd @ 25%
A Flood of Posies by Tiffany Meuret sounded like it would be an intriguing and unique fantasy, sci-fi, horror novel based on the summary, but unfortunately it didn't work for me. I think I was expecting something else from it and what I read didn't have much in terms of what I was hoping for based on the synopsis. It just wasn't for me.
DNF'd @ 25%
A Flood of Posies by Tiffany Meuret sounded like it would be an intriguing and unique fantasy, sci-fi, horror novel based on the summary, but unfortunately it didn't work for me. I think I was expecting something else from it and what I read didn't have much in terms of what I was hoping for based on the synopsis. It just wasn't for me.
May 18, 2020
A Flood of Posies was a strange mishmash of dysfunctional family relationships, a flooded world, and sea monsters. Told through a variety of flashbacks and intertwining timelines, Meuret tells us of Doris and Thea, sisters with a pernicious relationship. Thea is an addict, constantly seeking for her next hit. She doesn't care about anything else really than where her next fix will come from. She's on her way to Doris' house to ask her for money when the world changes. A flood suddenly rises out of nowhere and drowns the world. Those who survive are left clinging to anything that floats, hoping to find a way in this watery new world.
Doris is cast as the proper sister, doing what is anticipated of her, marrying well, and creating the life that her mother thinks a respectable woman should have. All because "it made sense". Of course, this is a huge bone of contention between the two. So much that they each struggle to overcome their pasts, even as the world overflows. The characters are remarkably one-sided. I wanted them to be more than they were. Doris remained the stodgy, disapproving sister and Thea was, even after a year in this new water world, focused on the heroin she couldn't have.
One answer that I'm not fully convinced of the answer is this: Is the flood real? Either the world is fully engulfed and there truly are Leviathan-like creatures (or Posies, short for Poseidons) luring those left above into the watery depths OR it's all a heroin-induced nightmare contained in Thea's drug-addled brain. Even the ending, while borderline sappy, didn't help me decide.
A Flood of Posies, besides that hauntingly beautiful cover, was mesmerizing in the cadence of the writing. There were some beautifully written descriptions and passages that spoke to me. Her prose is absolutely lovely and was a joy to experience. Tiffany Mueret completely drew me in with this story of sisterly adversary, affection, and the illusions of addiction.
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Doris is cast as the proper sister, doing what is anticipated of her, marrying well, and creating the life that her mother thinks a respectable woman should have. All because "it made sense". Of course, this is a huge bone of contention between the two. So much that they each struggle to overcome their pasts, even as the world overflows. The characters are remarkably one-sided. I wanted them to be more than they were. Doris remained the stodgy, disapproving sister and Thea was, even after a year in this new water world, focused on the heroin she couldn't have.
One answer that I'm not fully convinced of the answer is this: Is the flood real? Either the world is fully engulfed and there truly are Leviathan-like creatures (or Posies, short for Poseidons) luring those left above into the watery depths OR it's all a heroin-induced nightmare contained in Thea's drug-addled brain. Even the ending, while borderline sappy, didn't help me decide.
A Flood of Posies, besides that hauntingly beautiful cover, was mesmerizing in the cadence of the writing. There were some beautifully written descriptions and passages that spoke to me. Her prose is absolutely lovely and was a joy to experience. Tiffany Mueret completely drew me in with this story of sisterly adversary, affection, and the illusions of addiction.
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May 28, 2021
I got this eARC from Netgalley in exhange for a honest review
Gorgeous cover but it was mostly that. The story and the characters weren`t interesting to me. I just felt like i didn`t get to connect to the characters.
Gorgeous cover but it was mostly that. The story and the characters weren`t interesting to me. I just felt like i didn`t get to connect to the characters.
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January 19, 2021I am sad to say I DNF'ed this book. Although the writing itself was Very good, this one wasn't for me. I think it's main downfall is a somewhat misleading blurb. I wanted a unique scifi horror, but what I got was two sisters arguing about petty things at the most inappropriate moments. Maybe I didn't get far enough into it. But I can't make myself care for a book that seems to center around drugs. I am sure there are plenty of people who would love this book, I'm just not one of them.
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August 25, 2021*ARC provided by Netgalley and Black Spot Books in exchange for an honest review.*
DNF at 50%
I had a very hard time trying to read this book. I just didn't like it.
I really liked the plot premise. The two sisters living in a post-apocalyptic, flooded world with tentacled monsters lurking in the deep. But it just didn't really develop. The story felt aimless as if it wasn't building up to anything, and the alternating narrative between the past and the present made it very confusing as well.
The sisters, Doris and Thea (or Sestra), aren't even remotely likable as main characters. I didn't care for them and I wasn't rooting for them at all.
One aspect I did liked was the writing style; it's simple but also rich with details, making it so easy to picture all of this happening.
All in all, as I said before I didn't like this book, but I thought it had the potential to be really good. It's disappointing.
February 19, 2021
This book is a Gothic Horror where the old haunted house is the relationship between the sisters, Thea and Doris. The prose is beautiful and the way Tiffany spins the story, deftly manipulates the readers perceptions of the characters and their relationships. It’s not an easy story for sure, but it’s not meant to be. The characters are messy; their relationship are messy. There’s a lot of layers to this story and it will resonate with anyone who has had a fraught relationship either with a sibling or addiction.
May 6, 2020
Author: Tiffany Meuret
Publisher: Black Spot Books
Published: September 8th 2020
Rating: 2 stars
Synopsis: The monsters of your past are coming…and they've brought the deep with them.
IN A FLOODED WORLD, TWO SISTERS FIGHT TO SURIVE THEMSELVES, EACH OTHER, AND THAT WHICH LURKS BENEATH THE WATER
In debut-author Tiffany Meuret's, A FLOOD OF POSIES [Black Spot Books, September 8, 2020], estranged sisters find themselves thrust together as they battle both a world-ending flood and the monsters of their pasts.
It's 2025. Sisters Doris and Thea are ten years, and seemingly worlds, apart. Doris is trying to cope with her recent physical impairment from a car accident, while Thea roams the streets in search of more heroin. When a storm of biblical proportions strikes, the wayward sisters are begrudgingly forced together. As the rain continues and the waters rise, each attempt to survive both the flood and each other while also resisting the strange pull of the monstrous, Leviathan-like creatures that have appeared to haunt the depths of the water beneath them.
One year later, Thea floats throughout a ravaged, flood-soaked world. Her former life drowned beneath metric tons of water, she and her only companion, a sour man called Robert, battle starvation, heat stroke, and the monstrous, Leviathan-like creatures that appeared beneath the water alongside the flood. When they come across what they assume to be an abandoned tugboat, Thea's journey takes a new turn, and the truth about the flood and the monsters seems more intricately linked to her past then she may realize.
Thoughts: hmm. Where to begin with this one? Firstly, what the glooming heck?! And secondly, WHAT the glooming heck?! This book was a severe disappointment. This book has literally left me speechless and not in a good way. “Leviathan like creatures”, sisterly disfunction, odd storytelling and so many themes all jumbled together to make what is possibly the most WTF tales I’ve ever read. It’s different, I’ll give it that. The idea behind it is a good one and it could have been a great story perhaps, had it been told differently. As it is, I found myself drifting in and out of concentration and repetitively thinking “what the heck?!”
Publisher: Black Spot Books
Published: September 8th 2020
Rating: 2 stars
Synopsis: The monsters of your past are coming…and they've brought the deep with them.
IN A FLOODED WORLD, TWO SISTERS FIGHT TO SURIVE THEMSELVES, EACH OTHER, AND THAT WHICH LURKS BENEATH THE WATER
In debut-author Tiffany Meuret's, A FLOOD OF POSIES [Black Spot Books, September 8, 2020], estranged sisters find themselves thrust together as they battle both a world-ending flood and the monsters of their pasts.
It's 2025. Sisters Doris and Thea are ten years, and seemingly worlds, apart. Doris is trying to cope with her recent physical impairment from a car accident, while Thea roams the streets in search of more heroin. When a storm of biblical proportions strikes, the wayward sisters are begrudgingly forced together. As the rain continues and the waters rise, each attempt to survive both the flood and each other while also resisting the strange pull of the monstrous, Leviathan-like creatures that have appeared to haunt the depths of the water beneath them.
One year later, Thea floats throughout a ravaged, flood-soaked world. Her former life drowned beneath metric tons of water, she and her only companion, a sour man called Robert, battle starvation, heat stroke, and the monstrous, Leviathan-like creatures that appeared beneath the water alongside the flood. When they come across what they assume to be an abandoned tugboat, Thea's journey takes a new turn, and the truth about the flood and the monsters seems more intricately linked to her past then she may realize.
Thoughts: hmm. Where to begin with this one? Firstly, what the glooming heck?! And secondly, WHAT the glooming heck?! This book was a severe disappointment. This book has literally left me speechless and not in a good way. “Leviathan like creatures”, sisterly disfunction, odd storytelling and so many themes all jumbled together to make what is possibly the most WTF tales I’ve ever read. It’s different, I’ll give it that. The idea behind it is a good one and it could have been a great story perhaps, had it been told differently. As it is, I found myself drifting in and out of concentration and repetitively thinking “what the heck?!”
April 7, 2020
ARC provided by Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
A Flood of Posies is a apocalyptic sci-fi about two estranged sisters, Dorris and Thea (Sestra), trying to survive an Earth-devastating flood, as well as the creatures lurking in the waters depths.
The first chapter showed a lot of promise. Aside from a few areas of redundancy and the overuse of cursing, the prose is actually quite good! However, from the second chapter and the introduction of active characters and plot, things crumbled fast.
While reading this book, I couldn’t help but be reminded of those cheesy B-list movies one would find on Netflix–the ones that seemed to take themselves really seriously despite the ridiculous plot. And I think that’s the main problem here. There’s just no way I can think of to write a story like this with a novel’s length that wouldn’t come across incredibly cheesy. A ten-to-twenty page short story probably would have worked a lot better.
Another issue I had were the characters, which were probably the least likable people I have ever read about in my life. I understand what Meuret was going for with Dorris and Thea–I really do–but they were just not fleshed out enough for me to care about their estrangement or even them as individuals. Thea was nothing more than a drug-addict that cursed way too much and Dorris just came across as an idiotic snob that decided to pick petty arguments at horrible times.
The other characters were fairly unimportant and aside from Dorris and Thea’s mother (and possibly Dorris’ husband) could have easily been written out without changing a thing about the story.
In short: I think Meuret has really good potential as a writer, but this novel was not it. If it weren’t for its rather small page count, I surly would have DNFed it.
A Flood of Posies is a apocalyptic sci-fi about two estranged sisters, Dorris and Thea (Sestra), trying to survive an Earth-devastating flood, as well as the creatures lurking in the waters depths.
The first chapter showed a lot of promise. Aside from a few areas of redundancy and the overuse of cursing, the prose is actually quite good! However, from the second chapter and the introduction of active characters and plot, things crumbled fast.
While reading this book, I couldn’t help but be reminded of those cheesy B-list movies one would find on Netflix–the ones that seemed to take themselves really seriously despite the ridiculous plot. And I think that’s the main problem here. There’s just no way I can think of to write a story like this with a novel’s length that wouldn’t come across incredibly cheesy. A ten-to-twenty page short story probably would have worked a lot better.
Another issue I had were the characters, which were probably the least likable people I have ever read about in my life. I understand what Meuret was going for with Dorris and Thea–I really do–but they were just not fleshed out enough for me to care about their estrangement or even them as individuals. Thea was nothing more than a drug-addict that cursed way too much and Dorris just came across as an idiotic snob that decided to pick petty arguments at horrible times.
The other characters were fairly unimportant and aside from Dorris and Thea’s mother (and possibly Dorris’ husband) could have easily been written out without changing a thing about the story.
In short: I think Meuret has really good potential as a writer, but this novel was not it. If it weren’t for its rather small page count, I surly would have DNFed it.
April 20, 2021
Sisters Doris and Thea, once close, now couldn't be more different. Doris lives what appears to be the perfect life while Thea struggles with drug addiction. Then the flood comes and with unimaginable beasts that lurk beneath the oceans. Twenty-five years after the flood, Thea, now calling herself Sestra, barely survives with her companion Rob and the siren call of the posies is becoming too difficult to resist.
I picked up this book because I thought it was going to be more of a Lovecraftian-style apocalyptic story. Instead, much of the story is dedicated to Doris and Thea's childhood and their relationship as adults. There is a connection - or the possibility of a connection - between incidents in Doris' life and the posies which are quite intriguing. But I didn't expect to spend so much time in the past. It kept my attention because much of Doris and Thea's early lives sounded familiar to me.
All in all, I would have liked more horror and less family drama, but it was still a good read.
This book can be found at Main and Fairmount in Horror under H MEURE TIF
- Allison, Community Outreach
I picked up this book because I thought it was going to be more of a Lovecraftian-style apocalyptic story. Instead, much of the story is dedicated to Doris and Thea's childhood and their relationship as adults. There is a connection - or the possibility of a connection - between incidents in Doris' life and the posies which are quite intriguing. But I didn't expect to spend so much time in the past. It kept my attention because much of Doris and Thea's early lives sounded familiar to me.
All in all, I would have liked more horror and less family drama, but it was still a good read.
This book can be found at Main and Fairmount in Horror under H MEURE TIF
- Allison, Community Outreach
April 14, 2020
I was attracted to A Flood of Posies by the awesome cover art and intriguing blurb. It sounded like an exciting and different read. Unfortunately, the book didn't quite live up to my expectations. I couldn't find it in me to care about any of the characters, and the action taking place failed to grip me. I felt no anxiety over the posies or the fate of anyone who'd survived the flood. There was nothing wrong with Meuret's writing as far as the prose (in and of itself) was concerned; it's simply that the story didn't work for me. Perhaps because it couldn't quite decide whether it was a fantasy-based family drama or a horror story. As such, I am giving this 2.5 stars.
I received this book as a free eBook ARC via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
I received this book as a free eBook ARC via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
October 12, 2020
Thank you to the publisher and Netgalley for providing me with an ARC of this title in exchange for an honest review.
Here are the things I absolutely loved about this book:
1. The enthralling, captivating, atmospheric prise.
2. The successful depiction of familial dysfunction and crippling sibling rivalry.
Here are the things I was not completely sold on:
1. The world-building. I am still stumped as to whether the apocalyptic events actually happened or were a drug induced hallucination.
2. I wasn't able to connect with the main characters.
I recommend this one because it is definitely genre-defying, doesn't follow over-utilized, saturated tropes, and is beautifully written. It us a read for a rainy weekend suited to hot tea, rumination and philosophy.
Here are the things I absolutely loved about this book:
1. The enthralling, captivating, atmospheric prise.
2. The successful depiction of familial dysfunction and crippling sibling rivalry.
Here are the things I was not completely sold on:
1. The world-building. I am still stumped as to whether the apocalyptic events actually happened or were a drug induced hallucination.
2. I wasn't able to connect with the main characters.
I recommend this one because it is definitely genre-defying, doesn't follow over-utilized, saturated tropes, and is beautifully written. It us a read for a rainy weekend suited to hot tea, rumination and philosophy.
September 10, 2020
I thought this was about a future apocalypse but it is really about an extremely dysfunctional family that warps the world around them. This is way more horror than science fiction, though not because of any monsters who may be in the water below. This is a sad, sad story of real monsters living inside a home. It's well-written, but it is not an easy read.
I received an eARC through NetGalley.
I received an eARC through NetGalley.
January 30, 2022
Thank you Netgalley for this eARC in exchange for my honest review.
I really wanted to love this book but it just didn’t work at all. I was hoping for something very dark and creepy but the book focused on these 2 sisters who would argue over the most random things. I didn’t like either sister and struggled to connect with the story. The plot wasn’t developed and I was confused for most of this short book. All in all, a pretty big disappointment for me so I’m giving it 1/5 stars.
I really wanted to love this book but it just didn’t work at all. I was hoping for something very dark and creepy but the book focused on these 2 sisters who would argue over the most random things. I didn’t like either sister and struggled to connect with the story. The plot wasn’t developed and I was confused for most of this short book. All in all, a pretty big disappointment for me so I’m giving it 1/5 stars.
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June 17, 2023A delicate plot, hauntingly written.
February 9, 2021
In 2025, sisters Doris and Thea have very different lives despite living near each other. Doris had the ordinary life while Thea skulked about the edges of society as the world slowly flooded. Along with the water came Leviathans that swam through the depths, as well as Posies, dangerous creatures that are just one of the many dangers facing the survivors of the floods. Thea now calls herself Sestra, and maneuvers through this world with Robert. When they discover a tugboat that they thought was abandoned, it calls into question what they know about the floods.
The story moves between that of the flooded world and what had happened before the immense rains began. Thea's drug use and behavior is discussed and described, giving a good picture of the strain between them. We also get flashes of Doris as a child, then as a teenager with Thea as a toddler; their mother is a piece of work from the beginning, and I feel sorry for the both of them escaping her as best as they could. I thought Doris' anger toward her husband and the car accident she had been in prior to the flooding was because he had cheated, or worse yet, cheated with Thea. I really don't like infidelity in stories, and that would've turned me off of from this book completely. Spoiler, it's not infidelity. But the distance means that the two of them are emotionally distant when the book opens, and her husband isn't there when the flooding begins. Instead, it's Thea that helps her.
While this novel depicts a watery end of the world, it's as much about the ties of family and sisterhood, and the drama that comes when people can't connect. Pain comes in many ways, and the hurt that lay unspoken between the sisters was still present, even at the end of the world. They don't magically reconcile, and Thea's struggle to survive when half starved and angry takes up a good part of the present day thread of the novel. Nightmares and dreams can blend into the waking world, and there aren't easy solutions for their survival.
The title comes from Rob's name for the tentacled monstrosities beneath the water. He calls them poseidons, and Sestra shortened it to posy. Whatever they are, and their existence is never really explained, they remained in the watery depths just out of sight. It adds to the dread and the terror of the unknown in this situation, and we're sucked into the emotions that Rob and Sestra have to deal with. They're uncomfortable, and neither really talk about truly bothers them, or what they grieve. In the end, memories of loved ones prove to be just as strong and important as present day alliances.
The story moves between that of the flooded world and what had happened before the immense rains began. Thea's drug use and behavior is discussed and described, giving a good picture of the strain between them. We also get flashes of Doris as a child, then as a teenager with Thea as a toddler; their mother is a piece of work from the beginning, and I feel sorry for the both of them escaping her as best as they could. I thought Doris' anger toward her husband and the car accident she had been in prior to the flooding was because he had cheated, or worse yet, cheated with Thea. I really don't like infidelity in stories, and that would've turned me off of from this book completely. Spoiler, it's not infidelity. But the distance means that the two of them are emotionally distant when the book opens, and her husband isn't there when the flooding begins. Instead, it's Thea that helps her.
While this novel depicts a watery end of the world, it's as much about the ties of family and sisterhood, and the drama that comes when people can't connect. Pain comes in many ways, and the hurt that lay unspoken between the sisters was still present, even at the end of the world. They don't magically reconcile, and Thea's struggle to survive when half starved and angry takes up a good part of the present day thread of the novel. Nightmares and dreams can blend into the waking world, and there aren't easy solutions for their survival.
The title comes from Rob's name for the tentacled monstrosities beneath the water. He calls them poseidons, and Sestra shortened it to posy. Whatever they are, and their existence is never really explained, they remained in the watery depths just out of sight. It adds to the dread and the terror of the unknown in this situation, and we're sucked into the emotions that Rob and Sestra have to deal with. They're uncomfortable, and neither really talk about truly bothers them, or what they grieve. In the end, memories of loved ones prove to be just as strong and important as present day alliances.
June 16, 2020
The world is flooded and monsters called posies lurk in the watery depths, waiting to kill. Meanwhile, two sisters, who can barely stand each other and have their own, terrible difficulties with life, are shoved together again. They not only fight the waters, always fearing the danger below, but also realize the key might lay in their own past.
Or something like that.
The blurb and the cover grabbed me on this one, and I was excited for what appeared to be a different and exciting read. The writing is very lyrical, and the author definitely has a talent for words and bringing scenes to life. The characters have their own, very raw problems. Both are broken in their own way. But this book has little to do with the blurb describing it and the horrible, undersea monsters never come to the surface...if they are truly there to begin with.
Anyone who is looking for a fantasy read will be disappointed. This isn't a book about two sisters fighting underwater monsters, but rather, a book about how their lives ran off course. I'm still not sure the monsters or flood were thought to really exist or belong in a drug-induced world that Thea's drowning in.
Thea is a junkie, thief and heroine addict. Doris is bitter to a fault, in a marriage she seems to hate, and physically incapable of living a normal life. Neither seems to have any redeeming qualities, both are extremely selfish, and neither is likable in any way. The first chapters has them fighting an oncoming flood (where does this flood come from? And why did it suddenly grow so fast, while people ignore it and go to work?), and then, it flips to a flash-back of their difficult childhood. With a jerk, it then swings all the way to a future time, where Thea renames herself and floats around with a man. But then, it swings back to the sisters and the flood before jumping forward again. This made the tale confusing, but also didn't allow the characters to gain any depth that the reader could remotely hold on to.
I assume this is one of those reads, which is suppose to pull the reader into a character's messed up mind and allow the reader to view the world through their eyes. But the deep thought isn't there, although the style and beauty of the writing could have pulled it off. In other words, this one is definitely not for me.
I received a complimentary copy through Netgalley.
Or something like that.
The blurb and the cover grabbed me on this one, and I was excited for what appeared to be a different and exciting read. The writing is very lyrical, and the author definitely has a talent for words and bringing scenes to life. The characters have their own, very raw problems. Both are broken in their own way. But this book has little to do with the blurb describing it and the horrible, undersea monsters never come to the surface...if they are truly there to begin with.
Anyone who is looking for a fantasy read will be disappointed. This isn't a book about two sisters fighting underwater monsters, but rather, a book about how their lives ran off course. I'm still not sure the monsters or flood were thought to really exist or belong in a drug-induced world that Thea's drowning in.
Thea is a junkie, thief and heroine addict. Doris is bitter to a fault, in a marriage she seems to hate, and physically incapable of living a normal life. Neither seems to have any redeeming qualities, both are extremely selfish, and neither is likable in any way. The first chapters has them fighting an oncoming flood (where does this flood come from? And why did it suddenly grow so fast, while people ignore it and go to work?), and then, it flips to a flash-back of their difficult childhood. With a jerk, it then swings all the way to a future time, where Thea renames herself and floats around with a man. But then, it swings back to the sisters and the flood before jumping forward again. This made the tale confusing, but also didn't allow the characters to gain any depth that the reader could remotely hold on to.
I assume this is one of those reads, which is suppose to pull the reader into a character's messed up mind and allow the reader to view the world through their eyes. But the deep thought isn't there, although the style and beauty of the writing could have pulled it off. In other words, this one is definitely not for me.
I received a complimentary copy through Netgalley.
September 14, 2020
I received a copy of A Flood of Posies in exchange for a fair and honest review.
A Flood of Posies is the latest novel by Tiffany Meuret, though I'll confess that it's actually my first time reading anything by her. It's the story of two sisters, and how their worlds are so vastly different from one another.
Doris and Thea couldn't be more different if they tried. They may live close, but their minds and personalities showcase a vast chasm between the two. Yet both are going to be forced to struggle to survive against all of the odds, as the rain refuses to stop.
Warnings: A Flood of Posies showcases a significant amount of drug abuse and dependency, as one of the two leading characters is an addict.
A Flood of Posies is a strange tale of a dysfunctional family and the world falling apart. It's a story about survival, and the differences between us all. There are many profound lessons to be learned from this novel, to say the least.
Honestly, I'm struggling to write this review. Much as I struggled to finish the book. This was a tough one for me. I had trouble finding a connection between either sister, and thus the events in their lives had a diminishing impact for me.
So it's really no surprise that I almost put this book down. It was a fight, and so very tempting. I did finish it, and I'm happy to have done so. Though I'm not going to pretend that it was my favorite read of the year.
It had it's strong points. The dystopian survival elements were a huge plus in my book, as were some of the elements coming from the dysfunctional family/sister side of things. I also like how this novel made me think, and doubt everything.
Having finished the book, I still can't honestly tell you what happened. Was the flood real? Was it metaphorical? Either would be totally reasonable, and feel perfectly at home in this story. I just can't tell you which one is correct. I actually kind of like that detail, but maybe I'm being weird.
Regardless, I think that A Flood of Posies is going to be one of those novels that people either love or hate. I noticed that a lot of people DNF'd it, while others loved it. So that seems like a pretty reasonable assumption. What does everyone else think?
Check out more reviews over at Quirky Cat's Fat Stacks
A Flood of Posies is the latest novel by Tiffany Meuret, though I'll confess that it's actually my first time reading anything by her. It's the story of two sisters, and how their worlds are so vastly different from one another.
Doris and Thea couldn't be more different if they tried. They may live close, but their minds and personalities showcase a vast chasm between the two. Yet both are going to be forced to struggle to survive against all of the odds, as the rain refuses to stop.
Warnings: A Flood of Posies showcases a significant amount of drug abuse and dependency, as one of the two leading characters is an addict.
A Flood of Posies is a strange tale of a dysfunctional family and the world falling apart. It's a story about survival, and the differences between us all. There are many profound lessons to be learned from this novel, to say the least.
Honestly, I'm struggling to write this review. Much as I struggled to finish the book. This was a tough one for me. I had trouble finding a connection between either sister, and thus the events in their lives had a diminishing impact for me.
So it's really no surprise that I almost put this book down. It was a fight, and so very tempting. I did finish it, and I'm happy to have done so. Though I'm not going to pretend that it was my favorite read of the year.
It had it's strong points. The dystopian survival elements were a huge plus in my book, as were some of the elements coming from the dysfunctional family/sister side of things. I also like how this novel made me think, and doubt everything.
Having finished the book, I still can't honestly tell you what happened. Was the flood real? Was it metaphorical? Either would be totally reasonable, and feel perfectly at home in this story. I just can't tell you which one is correct. I actually kind of like that detail, but maybe I'm being weird.
Regardless, I think that A Flood of Posies is going to be one of those novels that people either love or hate. I noticed that a lot of people DNF'd it, while others loved it. So that seems like a pretty reasonable assumption. What does everyone else think?
Check out more reviews over at Quirky Cat's Fat Stacks
April 21, 2020
A Flood of Posies follows a pair of sisters – Dorris and Thea (post-apocalyptically known as Sestra) – as a flood swallows the earth and the two must fight for survival. The story jumps from Before the Flood, The Flood and The After covering the sister’s tumultuous relationship and their unending love and hatred for one another.
Thea, a severe addict, and Dorris, the responsible, beautiful sister have ever been at odds. 10 years apart their mother put a stop to any relationship that might have blossomed, frowning upon Dorris’s passion for “monsters” she could visibly see and was ever warning her sister about. Through the years Thea wasted her potential and her life chasing fixes and stealing money from anyone and everyone while Dorris played it safe and married a “good man”. The Flood hits as Thea arrives at her sister’s home, prepared to beg and steal what she needs to get high. The two manage to survive, but barely, and begin the new way of live on an unending sea voyage.
With the Flood brings the Posies – Poseidon’s of the sea – and their ragtag group of lost souls scavenge the sea very aware of their presence. The Posies seem to call to people, and they go willingly to the depths, their bodies never recovered. With Dorris’s passing Thea longs to learn their secrets but she cannot catch more than a glimpse of a tentacle. As the wary group drops to two, Thea wonders how long she can resist the call to join the lost.
The writing is very well done, I was pulled into the sister’s drama, so much love and hate compiled with a shared childhood with a deranged mother. I have to say that I wish the “fantasy” aspect of this novel was left out – the Monsters and the “communications” with the Posies. I felt it unneeded and unnecessary and in fact it took away from the novel’s beauty for me.
I received a free copy of this novel from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
Thea, a severe addict, and Dorris, the responsible, beautiful sister have ever been at odds. 10 years apart their mother put a stop to any relationship that might have blossomed, frowning upon Dorris’s passion for “monsters” she could visibly see and was ever warning her sister about. Through the years Thea wasted her potential and her life chasing fixes and stealing money from anyone and everyone while Dorris played it safe and married a “good man”. The Flood hits as Thea arrives at her sister’s home, prepared to beg and steal what she needs to get high. The two manage to survive, but barely, and begin the new way of live on an unending sea voyage.
With the Flood brings the Posies – Poseidon’s of the sea – and their ragtag group of lost souls scavenge the sea very aware of their presence. The Posies seem to call to people, and they go willingly to the depths, their bodies never recovered. With Dorris’s passing Thea longs to learn their secrets but she cannot catch more than a glimpse of a tentacle. As the wary group drops to two, Thea wonders how long she can resist the call to join the lost.
The writing is very well done, I was pulled into the sister’s drama, so much love and hate compiled with a shared childhood with a deranged mother. I have to say that I wish the “fantasy” aspect of this novel was left out – the Monsters and the “communications” with the Posies. I felt it unneeded and unnecessary and in fact it took away from the novel’s beauty for me.
I received a free copy of this novel from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
June 13, 2020
Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for an eARC in exchange for an honest review.
A Flood of Posies follow two sister, Thea and Doris both before and after a flood of biblical proportions covers the world and brings monsters into reality. Poseidons or Posies as they are called for short have been devouring what is left of humanity and are creatures of unsurpassed stealth moving through the waters. Does Thea and Doris have what it takes to survive, and what revelations about their pasts come to light as they try to survive?
This is my first one star read of the year. It had alot of promise and enough to draw me in with the summary given, but alot of the elements fell flat. There were so many elements to the story and so much time jumping that it was almost impossible to know where you were and if heat you were reading was part of reality or a piece of Thea's heroin addiction, or some sort of vision brought on by the Posies. Thea and Doris weren't likable as characters and with how choppy the timelines are it's hard to build any kind of relationship with them or even care to find out why they are the way they are.
The monsters, Posies, were almost non-existent in this book, the most powerful presence they make is on the cover. So much could have been developed about these creatures and questions that should have been answered but we are left unsatisfied. When they did make an appearance, I was too busy reading about the characters running away from them to actually get to experience them.
The flood. Where did it come from? Why did it happen? How did it flood the earth so freaking fast? What happened to all the billions of bodies that drowned? So much of this book is undiscussed and it does a disservice to the reader.
I would not recommend this book, but I know that there is something for everyone. Maybe I'm just not the right audience for this story, but I'd wager that many readers will feel as underwhelmed as I was.
A Flood of Posies follow two sister, Thea and Doris both before and after a flood of biblical proportions covers the world and brings monsters into reality. Poseidons or Posies as they are called for short have been devouring what is left of humanity and are creatures of unsurpassed stealth moving through the waters. Does Thea and Doris have what it takes to survive, and what revelations about their pasts come to light as they try to survive?
This is my first one star read of the year. It had alot of promise and enough to draw me in with the summary given, but alot of the elements fell flat. There were so many elements to the story and so much time jumping that it was almost impossible to know where you were and if heat you were reading was part of reality or a piece of Thea's heroin addiction, or some sort of vision brought on by the Posies. Thea and Doris weren't likable as characters and with how choppy the timelines are it's hard to build any kind of relationship with them or even care to find out why they are the way they are.
The monsters, Posies, were almost non-existent in this book, the most powerful presence they make is on the cover. So much could have been developed about these creatures and questions that should have been answered but we are left unsatisfied. When they did make an appearance, I was too busy reading about the characters running away from them to actually get to experience them.
The flood. Where did it come from? Why did it happen? How did it flood the earth so freaking fast? What happened to all the billions of bodies that drowned? So much of this book is undiscussed and it does a disservice to the reader.
I would not recommend this book, but I know that there is something for everyone. Maybe I'm just not the right audience for this story, but I'd wager that many readers will feel as underwhelmed as I was.
March 30, 2021
I am voluntarily reviewing this novel after receiving a free copy.
Hmmm. This is a hard one to put a rating to. I sort of enjoyed this, I think - but I really didn't /get/ it. I have no idea what this book was going for or what it was all supposed to mean. I'm sure it's a metaphor for...something. Drug use? Her last moments of dying after an overdose? Something like that. But, to be honest, I just don't think I "got" whatever this book was attempting to do.
The experience was still enjoyable, but I think a lot of that was the anticipation of figuring out what all this was about. How did the flood happen, what are the posies, why are they so attracted to our main characters, that kinda stuff...and none of that is actually answered. Really, this is a story being told for its own sake, not the readers, if that makes any sense.
I enjoyed the prose. I really liked the differing POVs of our two sisters, and how they could make us hate/like (not quite love, haha) each sister depending on whose POV we were in at that moment. There were a few flashbacks to their childhood that were really heartbreaking, and overall I just adored their dynamic. I think if this were a contemporary novel - potentially with the same plot of them surviving a disaster, even - it would have been a winner. There's just so much to their relationship and characters we could have explored. Instead, it takes this weird, fantasy-ish metaphorical route that ends up feeling unresolved, which just wasn't satisfying. But it was a fun run until I realized I wasn't going to get anything I wanted out of the experience.
If you just want a slowburn character analysis, you might be interested in this, but if you're looking for an actual narrative with any sort of payoff, give this one a pass. I would keep an eye on this author, though, I think she has a lot of potential when it comes to character development and hooking the reader - just not so much the resolution.
Hmmm. This is a hard one to put a rating to. I sort of enjoyed this, I think - but I really didn't /get/ it. I have no idea what this book was going for or what it was all supposed to mean. I'm sure it's a metaphor for...something. Drug use? Her last moments of dying after an overdose? Something like that. But, to be honest, I just don't think I "got" whatever this book was attempting to do.
The experience was still enjoyable, but I think a lot of that was the anticipation of figuring out what all this was about. How did the flood happen, what are the posies, why are they so attracted to our main characters, that kinda stuff...and none of that is actually answered. Really, this is a story being told for its own sake, not the readers, if that makes any sense.
I enjoyed the prose. I really liked the differing POVs of our two sisters, and how they could make us hate/like (not quite love, haha) each sister depending on whose POV we were in at that moment. There were a few flashbacks to their childhood that were really heartbreaking, and overall I just adored their dynamic. I think if this were a contemporary novel - potentially with the same plot of them surviving a disaster, even - it would have been a winner. There's just so much to their relationship and characters we could have explored. Instead, it takes this weird, fantasy-ish metaphorical route that ends up feeling unresolved, which just wasn't satisfying. But it was a fun run until I realized I wasn't going to get anything I wanted out of the experience.
If you just want a slowburn character analysis, you might be interested in this, but if you're looking for an actual narrative with any sort of payoff, give this one a pass. I would keep an eye on this author, though, I think she has a lot of potential when it comes to character development and hooking the reader - just not so much the resolution.
January 24, 2021
*2.75 rating rounded to 3*
First of all, the cover of this book is STUNNING and what originally drew me to the book. In the time between reading about this book on NetGalley and actually picking up the book to read it, I had forgotten much of the synopsis. About halfway through the book I was really confused that I decided to read the synopsis again to make sure I was reading the same book.
There are two storylines; sisters Thea and Doris surviving a flood, and Sestra and Rob surviving the water. It wasn't quite as obvious to me that one was the past and one was the future. Maybe I missed it .... I read the first chapter and was hooked and love the sort of whimsical atmospheric storytelling. But then the second chapter came and it was so different from the first chapter that I felt like I had skipped over a part of the book. Everything happened so fast that I was left with so many questions that it was difficult to connect to anything happening in the story. The relationship between sisters Thea and Doris was difficult to read; Doris was annoyingly stubborn and their arguments felt off for what was happening at the time. Trying to survive this weird flood but instead all you care about is what happened to the wallet, really?! I did enjoy the background of what a posie is and how it comes to be, made me appreciate the cover and title for the book more. The "monster" part of this book needed to be amped up. I read about the characters fear of the monsters but I never got to experience that myself.
Thank you to NetGally and the publisher for a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
First of all, the cover of this book is STUNNING and what originally drew me to the book. In the time between reading about this book on NetGalley and actually picking up the book to read it, I had forgotten much of the synopsis. About halfway through the book I was really confused that I decided to read the synopsis again to make sure I was reading the same book.
There are two storylines; sisters Thea and Doris surviving a flood, and Sestra and Rob surviving the water. It wasn't quite as obvious to me that one was the past and one was the future. Maybe I missed it .... I read the first chapter and was hooked and love the sort of whimsical atmospheric storytelling. But then the second chapter came and it was so different from the first chapter that I felt like I had skipped over a part of the book. Everything happened so fast that I was left with so many questions that it was difficult to connect to anything happening in the story. The relationship between sisters Thea and Doris was difficult to read; Doris was annoyingly stubborn and their arguments felt off for what was happening at the time. Trying to survive this weird flood but instead all you care about is what happened to the wallet, really?! I did enjoy the background of what a posie is and how it comes to be, made me appreciate the cover and title for the book more. The "monster" part of this book needed to be amped up. I read about the characters fear of the monsters but I never got to experience that myself.
Thank you to NetGally and the publisher for a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
July 29, 2020
Doris and Thea are sisters. Now that they are grown up, they don’t get along too well. Doris is married. Thea is homeless except when she stays with Doris and her husband. Thea is a drug addict.
Thea got thrown out the last time at Doris’ home and told not to come back. Thea goes back to ask for money. Does Doris give her money? It starts raining and starts flooding the street, then the house with Thea and Doris climbing on to the roof. As the rain continues to pour Thea convinces a reluctant Doris to get on a floating piece so they don’t drown. As time goes by with the water not going down, Doris ends up slipping off and drowning. Thea tries to save her but can’t. Thea ends up on a defunct tugboat with Rob. There is little drinkable water left when a little boy is discovered by Thea. Thea gets him to talk but discovers it is only in Spanish not English. Thea remembers a little Spanish from her high school days. As time moves on Thea is desperate. Can Rob help her or the little boy? Will they ever run into other people?
In this novel, there is dysfunctional family relationships, drug addiction, and survival guilt. I don’t know if I can say this is a fantasy or science fiction or apocalyptic story. It’s a slow moving read but intense book as I never knew what to expect.
Disclaimer: I received an arc of this book from the author/publisher from Netgalley. I wasn’t obligated to write a favorable review or any review at all.
Thea got thrown out the last time at Doris’ home and told not to come back. Thea goes back to ask for money. Does Doris give her money? It starts raining and starts flooding the street, then the house with Thea and Doris climbing on to the roof. As the rain continues to pour Thea convinces a reluctant Doris to get on a floating piece so they don’t drown. As time goes by with the water not going down, Doris ends up slipping off and drowning. Thea tries to save her but can’t. Thea ends up on a defunct tugboat with Rob. There is little drinkable water left when a little boy is discovered by Thea. Thea gets him to talk but discovers it is only in Spanish not English. Thea remembers a little Spanish from her high school days. As time moves on Thea is desperate. Can Rob help her or the little boy? Will they ever run into other people?
In this novel, there is dysfunctional family relationships, drug addiction, and survival guilt. I don’t know if I can say this is a fantasy or science fiction or apocalyptic story. It’s a slow moving read but intense book as I never knew what to expect.
Disclaimer: I received an arc of this book from the author/publisher from Netgalley. I wasn’t obligated to write a favorable review or any review at all.
July 23, 2021
Thea is an addict and on her way to her sister's house for help when it starts raining. Reunited with her estranged sister Doris, Thea realizes the rain isn't stopping, that fantastical flooding is underway, and there are creatures in the water.
This story has an interesting premise - flooding, monsters, and sisters in it together. The beginning of the flooding is terrifying as the rain keeps falling and the waters keep rising. It's oddly quiet and empty though, hardly anyone around Thea and Doris. A majority of the book takes place in open water, people stuck floating and arguing, trying to stay alive, sensing the monsters below. The monsters are intriguing but I wish they had more of a presence. Instead there is lots of back and forth with who is dead or not dead, in the water, not in the water, plus lot of dream sequences.
The book is more about Doris and Thea, but I struggled with the sister relationship, the believability of their dynamic, and how James fit into anything. The flashbacks to Doris and Thea's childhood tie together with some of the events of the present but loosely, not enough to bring about any real emotion or connection to the characters or what was happening. I like the ending given the prevalence of the monster but overall think this story didn't live up to its potential.
This story has an interesting premise - flooding, monsters, and sisters in it together. The beginning of the flooding is terrifying as the rain keeps falling and the waters keep rising. It's oddly quiet and empty though, hardly anyone around Thea and Doris. A majority of the book takes place in open water, people stuck floating and arguing, trying to stay alive, sensing the monsters below. The monsters are intriguing but I wish they had more of a presence. Instead there is lots of back and forth with who is dead or not dead, in the water, not in the water, plus lot of dream sequences.
The book is more about Doris and Thea, but I struggled with the sister relationship, the believability of their dynamic, and how James fit into anything. The flashbacks to Doris and Thea's childhood tie together with some of the events of the present but loosely, not enough to bring about any real emotion or connection to the characters or what was happening. I like the ending given the prevalence of the monster but overall think this story didn't live up to its potential.
August 12, 2020
Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for an eARC in exchange for an honest review.
A Flood of Posies follows two sisters, Doris and Thea, who are fighting for survival: a mysterious flood has come over the earth and with it, sea monsters called posies are now lurking in the water depths. The book alternates between The Before, The Flood and The After, which adds an interesting touch the story.
I liked the atmosphere Meuret created, it was dark and intriguing. Both Doris and Thea aren’t very likable characters, however I did enjoy reading about their complicated love-hate relationship. Another thing I liked is the beautiful and enjoyable writing, it pulled me into the story and always kept me on edge, although there were some parts where the story dragged a little and I found myself getting bored. Unfortunately, the posies were almost non-existent, I would’ve loved to explore more of these intriguing sea creatures. The ending left me rather unsatisfied since a lot of questions I had were left unanswered.
All in all, it was an enjoyable read, but nothing too special and rather forgettable.
A Flood of Posies follows two sisters, Doris and Thea, who are fighting for survival: a mysterious flood has come over the earth and with it, sea monsters called posies are now lurking in the water depths. The book alternates between The Before, The Flood and The After, which adds an interesting touch the story.
I liked the atmosphere Meuret created, it was dark and intriguing. Both Doris and Thea aren’t very likable characters, however I did enjoy reading about their complicated love-hate relationship. Another thing I liked is the beautiful and enjoyable writing, it pulled me into the story and always kept me on edge, although there were some parts where the story dragged a little and I found myself getting bored. Unfortunately, the posies were almost non-existent, I would’ve loved to explore more of these intriguing sea creatures. The ending left me rather unsatisfied since a lot of questions I had were left unanswered.
All in all, it was an enjoyable read, but nothing too special and rather forgettable.
September 1, 2021
*I received a free ARC of this book, with thanks to the author, publisher and NetGalley. The decision to review and my opinions are my own.*
I thought this book was going to be a post-apocalyptic fantasy story, but it is really either a post-apocalyptic survival story or a post-drug hallucination, or somewhere between the two.
In addition to substance abuse and addiction, the story covers potential triggers areas such as child abuse, emotional damage, estrangement and repression. Throughout, the question hovers: is Thea dealing with horror-style monsters, human monsters or the monsters in her own mind.
The main focus of the story is exploring the complex, damaged and damaging relationship between the two sisters, Thea and Doris, as they perpetually resent and misunderstand each other’s struggles.
The book is unrelentingly dark and hopeless in tone and is very well-written, in its nightmarish bleakness. However, I did feel that the blurb and cover were misleading, as they lead readers to believe they are getting a horror-fantasy story, when it is really a dark family drama.
Review by Steph Warren of Bookshine and Readbows blog
I thought this book was going to be a post-apocalyptic fantasy story, but it is really either a post-apocalyptic survival story or a post-drug hallucination, or somewhere between the two.
In addition to substance abuse and addiction, the story covers potential triggers areas such as child abuse, emotional damage, estrangement and repression. Throughout, the question hovers: is Thea dealing with horror-style monsters, human monsters or the monsters in her own mind.
The main focus of the story is exploring the complex, damaged and damaging relationship between the two sisters, Thea and Doris, as they perpetually resent and misunderstand each other’s struggles.
The book is unrelentingly dark and hopeless in tone and is very well-written, in its nightmarish bleakness. However, I did feel that the blurb and cover were misleading, as they lead readers to believe they are getting a horror-fantasy story, when it is really a dark family drama.
Review by Steph Warren of Bookshine and Readbows blog
July 4, 2020
I received a complimentary copy of this ebook from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
The little blurb of this book sounded cool and the cover is pretty awesome but this book felt sharp and rubbed me the wrong way. The way the sisters, Thea and Doris acted, always at odds at fighting, even while their world is ending with the flood was not enjoyable. I only kept reading because I wanted to know what the Posies were and why they came. (Which was never answered)
It ranges from before the flood, during the flood and after the flood, with bits of past from the points of view of Doris and Thea. I did not enjoy it because the whole family relationship was toxic. And I am not sure how it related to the current flood and Sestra and the finding of the boy while trying to stay alive withe the posies following.
It was a confusing book and I did not like the feeling it left me with from all that hate. It was depressing.
The little blurb of this book sounded cool and the cover is pretty awesome but this book felt sharp and rubbed me the wrong way. The way the sisters, Thea and Doris acted, always at odds at fighting, even while their world is ending with the flood was not enjoyable. I only kept reading because I wanted to know what the Posies were and why they came. (Which was never answered)
It ranges from before the flood, during the flood and after the flood, with bits of past from the points of view of Doris and Thea. I did not enjoy it because the whole family relationship was toxic. And I am not sure how it related to the current flood and Sestra and the finding of the boy while trying to stay alive withe the posies following.
It was a confusing book and I did not like the feeling it left me with from all that hate. It was depressing.
December 15, 2020
This book was received as an ARC from Black Spot Books in exchange for an honest review. Opinions and thoughts expressed in this review are completely my own.
I absolutely loved this book and how every page there was something new and exciting. If I had to describe this book in four words I would say exciting, dramatic, survival, glorious. These are exactly what makes up a fantastic YA novel and I know it will have a cult following. I am always in the search of a new and exciting YA novel to share with our YA community and our teen book club will have some enticing conversations. It's so important to put family first and there is no YA Fantasy book that conveys that message better than a flood of posies.
We will consider adding this title to our YA collection at our library. That is why we give this book 5 stars.
I absolutely loved this book and how every page there was something new and exciting. If I had to describe this book in four words I would say exciting, dramatic, survival, glorious. These are exactly what makes up a fantastic YA novel and I know it will have a cult following. I am always in the search of a new and exciting YA novel to share with our YA community and our teen book club will have some enticing conversations. It's so important to put family first and there is no YA Fantasy book that conveys that message better than a flood of posies.
We will consider adding this title to our YA collection at our library. That is why we give this book 5 stars.
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