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Rising Tide
Zale is a cry baby. He can't help it. He just gets so mad that the tears start flowing, which makes him even madder. It also doesn't help that the world is sinking.
Unpredictably, the land shifts and entire cities can disappear under the water. Zale and his family thought they were safe, until the water started to rise. They raced to higher ground and lost everything in the process. With no money, they find themselves in a world congested with flood survivors. They can't find work or even an apartment.
Steel, the local underground boss, has an offer for them that will end with Zale's mother and sister in a brothel. It'll mean money and housing, but Zale won't let it happen. He offers himself instead if the group takes care of his family. Steel agrees.
Besides, he wanted Zale to begin with.
Unpredictably, the land shifts and entire cities can disappear under the water. Zale and his family thought they were safe, until the water started to rise. They raced to higher ground and lost everything in the process. With no money, they find themselves in a world congested with flood survivors. They can't find work or even an apartment.
Steel, the local underground boss, has an offer for them that will end with Zale's mother and sister in a brothel. It'll mean money and housing, but Zale won't let it happen. He offers himself instead if the group takes care of his family. Steel agrees.
Besides, he wanted Zale to begin with.
340 pages, ebook
Published August 22, 2020
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March 18, 2024
DNF @ 11%.
The book starts with Zale a few weeks shy of 16 years of age. So I thought, surely we will have a time jump soon? Nope.
By Chapter 7, where I stopped reading, Zale is still almost 16, and he just escaped the flood with his mother and sister. So, at this point, I wondering when we get a time skip.
A search of “years” shows Chapter 27 as “5 years later”… but a search of “sex” shows Zale getting “educated” by Steel in Chapter 17. It also mentions Steel sells kids but doesn’t make them have sex until 16.
I’m sorry… is Zale going to be 16 while having on page sex with an adult in this book? Hopefully not, but I’m not sticking around to find out.
The book starts with Zale a few weeks shy of 16 years of age. So I thought, surely we will have a time jump soon? Nope.
By Chapter 7, where I stopped reading, Zale is still almost 16, and he just escaped the flood with his mother and sister. So, at this point, I wondering when we get a time skip.
A search of “years” shows Chapter 27 as “5 years later”… but a search of “sex” shows Zale getting “educated” by Steel in Chapter 17. It also mentions Steel sells kids but doesn’t make them have sex until 16.
I’m sorry… is Zale going to be 16 while having on page sex with an adult in this book? Hopefully not, but I’m not sticking around to find out.
September 18, 2023
Wow
So, I love the way the author used our current climate crisis to create the world within the story. The detailed anxiety and trauma the protagonist goes through is palpable. One scene in particular hits hard and makes things extremely real. Again, the only complaint is that the book needs a good edit for spelling/grammar mistakes. Otherwise, it's a compelling story I enjoyed thoroughly.
So, I love the way the author used our current climate crisis to create the world within the story. The detailed anxiety and trauma the protagonist goes through is palpable. One scene in particular hits hard and makes things extremely real. Again, the only complaint is that the book needs a good edit for spelling/grammar mistakes. Otherwise, it's a compelling story I enjoyed thoroughly.
May 6, 2024
I paid like 8 bucks for this to book and the amount of grammatical errors is shocking. It really seems like no one even cared to revise the book.
The story is entertaining, but not what I’m looking for.
The story is entertaining, but not what I’m looking for.
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