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strangertrails's review against another edition
2.0
I can't believe I just read 419 pages for that. The only thing I liked about this book was Levi. Everything else was pretty, uh... disappointing.
shelbyday's review against another edition
3.0
This book was okay. It was interesting to see a real-world-type political power struggle from a teen's perspective. I felt that some of the supporting characters could have been better developed, especially Jesse and Levi. Levi, especially, didn't get the back story he deserved. Vivian never explained some of his choices and behaviors. It was a bit disappointing considering the key role he plays in the end. There was a great cast of characters and the situations Keeley found herself in tied my stomach in knots. It was a great depiction of the emotional rollercoaster of teen lives and portrayed how they see things in black and white instead of the shades of gray that often color the world.
natidelgadov's review against another edition
2.0
Hace mucho tiempo que un personaje me gustaba tan poco, a pesar de que la historia es muy interesante no podÃa disfrutar el libro por culpa de las actitudes del personaje principal
allthebrightpages's review against another edition
2.0
What drew me to this book in the first place was the cover because of its simplistic yet beautiful design. However, the title, cover, and prologue were all incredibly misleading. You expect it to be a survival story in a sense- a girl and boy left after a catastrophe, perhaps- but instead it's a story about a girl, who seems to have no filter for the words that come out of her mouth, trying to figure out who she is. It's a story about loss and puppy love, but it doesn't really have any climatic moments. I kept expecting more and more as I read, but in the end all I could say was "That's it??" It's not a bad idea for a book, but I have to say I was extremely let down by the ending.
castro_i27's review against another edition
2.0
I found it too boring, from the beginning I liked the whole idea on the world ending and what not. As I was reading it, it didn't find my attention to keep reading it as with that I could not finish it.
electrikreads's review against another edition
4.0
4.5
This book gave me a lot of feelings. Siobhan Vivian has crafted an excellent book that I understand isn't for everyone if for no other reason than the fact that the main character, Keeley, and a lot of the other characters are totally unlikable. But I thought this book's depiction of how teenagers behave was completely authentic. This was a great story that I think you should give a chance, regardless of the negative reviews.
This book gave me a lot of feelings. Siobhan Vivian has crafted an excellent book that I understand isn't for everyone if for no other reason than the fact that the main character, Keeley, and a lot of the other characters are totally unlikable. But I thought this book's depiction of how teenagers behave was completely authentic. This was a great story that I think you should give a chance, regardless of the negative reviews.
lilbirdh's review against another edition
5.0
Wow!
I loved this book a LOT more than I expected to. It's a very slow book but for me, it really made me think twice about my life. Who TRULY matters and when do we let people go? I've always had issues with letting go of unnecessary people (and finding the right ones) so I completely understood the main character's struggles. Granted, I couldn't stand her as my teenage girl personality despises personalities like the main character. Her growth though is what drew me in and proved that people can change. Really happy I picked this book up from a book sale!
I loved this book a LOT more than I expected to. It's a very slow book but for me, it really made me think twice about my life. Who TRULY matters and when do we let people go? I've always had issues with letting go of unnecessary people (and finding the right ones) so I completely understood the main character's struggles. Granted, I couldn't stand her as my teenage girl personality despises personalities like the main character. Her growth though is what drew me in and proved that people can change. Really happy I picked this book up from a book sale!
sheilsyy's review against another edition
2.0
I don't really know what to feel about this, because while I thought the plot was promising, the main character was just a real pain in the neck.
Aberdeen is bound to become a drowned town, and so residents are forced to pack up and relocate somewhere else using the generous amount provided by the government. Of course this doesn't go way too easily, especially for some residents who refuse to leave the home their familes have known for more than a hundred years. While the adults worry about putting up a fight to save their hometown, Keeley Hewitt and her friends decide to throw some more adventures and enjoy their most likely last few moments together. This also means Keeley has to take one last shot for the boy she's always had affections for, before everything gets underwater.
Vivian created a protagonist that, for me, was realistic as she struggled to deal with loss, grief, friendship, and young love. I was immensely drawn by the way she describes the turnout of events, to the point that it feels eerie. To think that the place where you've lived for the rest of your life could simply be washed away, and the people you've made relations with would eventually forget and lose you, sits heavy on me. After all, nobody wants to lose best friends, and most especially a home, right? By the way, Vivian says this novel was inspired by true events. The town of Aberdeen somehow reminds of Potosi, Venezuela (even though I've seen this only on pictures) and it's perturbing to know that this was once a town which inhabited a number of citizens, only to be submerged in water because of environmental factors.
The protagonist in this story, Keeley, is flawed, in ways that I even found myself relating to her. She's the friend who always tries to make everyone laugh but can sometimes get really frustrating especially when she cracks jokes at the worst times. Perhaps, it's part of her happy-go-lucky personality, and initially it was still tolerable for me, until it got exasperating. I felt like her character didn't mature convincingly enough and I didn't like how she treated Levi, the guy who she and others all think they can't vibe with the most, when for me, he was the most likeable and normal one.
Go ahead and read this book when you're in the mood for some dystopian-like stories. Keeley was a little bit complicated to deal with, but maybe you can endure her better than I did. Let's just say Vivian's writing style was the saving grace of this novel.
This review can also be found on my blog
Aberdeen is bound to become a drowned town, and so residents are forced to pack up and relocate somewhere else using the generous amount provided by the government. Of course this doesn't go way too easily, especially for some residents who refuse to leave the home their familes have known for more than a hundred years. While the adults worry about putting up a fight to save their hometown, Keeley Hewitt and her friends decide to throw some more adventures and enjoy their most likely last few moments together. This also means Keeley has to take one last shot for the boy she's always had affections for, before everything gets underwater.
Vivian created a protagonist that, for me, was realistic as she struggled to deal with loss, grief, friendship, and young love. I was immensely drawn by the way she describes the turnout of events, to the point that it feels eerie. To think that the place where you've lived for the rest of your life could simply be washed away, and the people you've made relations with would eventually forget and lose you, sits heavy on me. After all, nobody wants to lose best friends, and most especially a home, right? By the way, Vivian says this novel was inspired by true events. The town of Aberdeen somehow reminds of Potosi, Venezuela (even though I've seen this only on pictures) and it's perturbing to know that this was once a town which inhabited a number of citizens, only to be submerged in water because of environmental factors.
The protagonist in this story, Keeley, is flawed, in ways that I even found myself relating to her. She's the friend who always tries to make everyone laugh but can sometimes get really frustrating especially when she cracks jokes at the worst times. Perhaps, it's part of her happy-go-lucky personality, and initially it was still tolerable for me, until it got exasperating. I felt like her character didn't mature convincingly enough and I didn't like how she treated Levi, the guy who she and others all think they can't vibe with the most, when for me, he was the most likeable and normal one.
Go ahead and read this book when you're in the mood for some dystopian-like stories. Keeley was a little bit complicated to deal with, but maybe you can endure her better than I did. Let's just say Vivian's writing style was the saving grace of this novel.
This review can also be found on my blog
romanticalrj's review against another edition
5.0
Honestly, when I first started reading this book, or rather before I had started it, I wasn't super crazy about it. I thought it would be a superficial chic flick rather than a meaningful book. I must say, as I started to read more and more of it, I was shocked. By the end, I was crying, and I absolutely loved it. This book was so good, and I loved it because it had real themes, and real people, and I was pretty heart to heart with everything that was going on in it. A lot of books don't have that. All I can say is that I definitely recommend this, especially to people who are looking for a bit of closure in their life. Sure, this story wasn't about me, but it sure felt like it, and I'm so glad I didn't just return it to the library like I originally wanted to.
lindsey_kerrigan's review against another edition
3.0
I went into this book with zero expectations. Just from the blurb it didn't seem like much. Sometimes when I go into a book with zero expectations it surprises me but that is not the case with this one, it was very bland, I wasn't at all invested in the story. I wasn't remotely attached to the main character, or even Morgan who seemed like a good person, I guess I liked Levi but I don't like how he ended up with Keeley in the end. Not much else to say, I wouldn't call it a struggle to get through there just wasn't much there.