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Thirst
One night in the middle of winter, a massive solar flare reaches Earth and takes down what most of the world relies on: the grid. All at once, phones and cars are useless. Refrigerators click off and grocery store debit machines stop working. Everyone is thrust into the same boat on a sea of confusion. Things have changed forever, but no one seems to know it yet.
Struggling at the edge of society, River can't escape the hardships of life as a runaway homeless teen. But a fluctuation in the sun's surface creates an opportunity for her to find freedom. But is it worth the cost she'll have to pay?
José, a college student, has only one goal: to get to his sister María. How hard could it be to walk across the city during a freak power outage? As it turns out, a lot harder than he thinks because without a functioning grid, things get hectic fast.
The two of them meet at a pivotal moment that starts their journey from one California city all the way to the beaches of the Pacific ocean. Together, with María and her friends, they struggle to fight against the odds in order to become one of the last of the endangered humans.
Struggling at the edge of society, River can't escape the hardships of life as a runaway homeless teen. But a fluctuation in the sun's surface creates an opportunity for her to find freedom. But is it worth the cost she'll have to pay?
José, a college student, has only one goal: to get to his sister María. How hard could it be to walk across the city during a freak power outage? As it turns out, a lot harder than he thinks because without a functioning grid, things get hectic fast.
The two of them meet at a pivotal moment that starts their journey from one California city all the way to the beaches of the Pacific ocean. Together, with María and her friends, they struggle to fight against the odds in order to become one of the last of the endangered humans.
180 pages, Kindle Edition
Published April 6, 2020
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May 24, 2020
didn’t like: super wordy and hard to understand sentence; ProWritingAid would probably classify it as sticky sentences: "She was pointing it at the cop laying on his back on the ground while watching her like he was still seeing the young girl she had been."
say what?
the book needs to be scrubbed again and all the sticky sentences changed to make more sense.
a little light in the depth department for me.
weird jumping around in timeline, even within chapter which makes it weirder. like there’s no consistency with the jumping around (i.e. each chapter is a different perspective).
also the main character is “river” and then they talk about the “river” a lot so that can be distracting.
liked: the idea of it, interesting story, variety of characters, decent pacing.
say what?
the book needs to be scrubbed again and all the sticky sentences changed to make more sense.
a little light in the depth department for me.
weird jumping around in timeline, even within chapter which makes it weirder. like there’s no consistency with the jumping around (i.e. each chapter is a different perspective).
also the main character is “river” and then they talk about the “river” a lot so that can be distracting.
liked: the idea of it, interesting story, variety of characters, decent pacing.
April 27, 2020
This started well. The main character is interesting and her back story is pretty dark.
I felt that the beginning of the book was a bit confusing. Starting with the scene with the protagonist standing over the cop, then jumping to the backstory, which was very extensive, was jarring.
I feel that there was something missing. The first part of the book reads well, but as it continues it feels less like a story and more like snippets of peoples thoughts.
I found the ending quite abrupt. Everything just stopped, but not at a natural ending place.
All in all an ok read.
I felt that the beginning of the book was a bit confusing. Starting with the scene with the protagonist standing over the cop, then jumping to the backstory, which was very extensive, was jarring.
I feel that there was something missing. The first part of the book reads well, but as it continues it feels less like a story and more like snippets of peoples thoughts.
I found the ending quite abrupt. Everything just stopped, but not at a natural ending place.
All in all an ok read.
May 13, 2020
Thirst is the first book in the Endangered Series by Kelsy Kinder and takes place after a massive solar flare changes the secure society into a new world full of struggle and change. It tells the tale of a small group of people trying to survive this disaster. I am looking forward to the next book in this series.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
April 29, 2020
This is the 1st book I've read written by Kelsey Kinder; she has done a great job at writing a good book; I can’t wait to read more of her books.
The story line caught my attention at the very beginning and kept me interested throughout the entire book.
I loved the chemistry between the characters.
I received a free copy of this book via booksprout and I’m voluntarily leaving a review.
The story line caught my attention at the very beginning and kept me interested throughout the entire book.
I loved the chemistry between the characters.
I received a free copy of this book via booksprout and I’m voluntarily leaving a review.
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