A review by breakaway71
Dry by Jarrod Shusterman, Neal Shusterman

5.0

I hadn't even heard of this book until I found out Neal and Jarrod Shusterman were doing a talk and signing for it two blocks from my apartment. While I love the Arc of a Scythe books, I've never read any of Neal's other work. But this sounded fascinating, and I picked it up. Which was a fantastic idea, because it's a REALLY GOOD (and also deeply uncomfortable) read. Sort of a combination disaster/apocalypse novel, it follows four characters through the days after Southern California has it's water shut off entirely. How far will they go for themselves, their loved ones, and each other to survive? I enjoyed it immensely, couldn't put it down once I started. The writing flowed together so well I found it extremely difficult to pinpoint where one writer ended and the other began. Bonus points for extremely good characters!! Even the not-so-good ones were extremely well drawn and engaging. I never started one section wishing it would end so I could get back to a different character's POV, and that's rare.