I received a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

Good story. Started slower and gained momentum. A bit of lecture on climate change, but a good solid story and strong character development. It did not turn into a dystopian wasteland, as might be expected at various points in the book, but that didn't take away from it. It actually added to it, as it was a view from inside a more gradual and persistent disaster scenario, which was building relentlessly throughout the story. I enjoyed it quite a bit. ( )

Thank you to the author for the opportunity to read this free digital edition for an honest review! Your responses to my emails were encouraging!

Nairne, a fourteen-year-old girl lives with her father and mentally challenged sixteen-year-old brother in an what I would classify a pre-apocalyptic period. She seems like the character that doesn’t trust easily yet she is the one that seems excited at the prospect of bringing strangers into her home and convinces her dad it is the right thing to do. She is displayed as an outcast, but I’m not sure exactly why except because she is poor and her dad is vocal about his ideas of the future disasters to come. She has to deal with life and death issues constantly over the period of a what I presume to be about a year. She learns not to trust anyone. She later realizes there is only herself and one other person she can count on. I really became interested in the story around chapter 25 when the plot began to come together and organize itself. This is when I see Nairne and Paul as true characters. I like how they developed a real backbone and made a plan and followed through. The fact that there was an excerpt of the next book made me feel optimistic about where this series is headed and that it may be in a positive direction. By the last quarter of the book, I saw the author’s writing emerge into something mature and thought provoking.

I originally had a difficult time with this book because it seemed disconnected and I couldn’t quite understand how the back story had much to do with what I later found to be the main idea. Some of this may be the difference in cultures between my way of thinking and that of the UK. There were also several grammatical errors. This again may be an issue in how writing is different between the two populations. I was intrigued by the differences in the spellings and words I was unfamiliar with. I feel that reading a book that was written in the UK and is set in the UK should be written in the native grammar and I began to enjoy the nuances after letting go of the American grammar education I was provided.

I would give this 4 stars based on the last 10 or so chapters and after having read book 2. ( )

*I received a free copy of this in exchange for an honest reveiw*

Title: Water's Edge
Author: Rachel Meehan
Format: pdf file, 198 pages
Time to Read: 7 days

My review: wow, just wow. first i love reading any book placed anywhere over the Pond :] i love who things are spelled the way they would over there. There were some grammar errors thou, not major ones, just some missing punctuations. Overall i loved this book, there was always something happening. Story flowed well and some events i did see coming but the reactions from the characters still made me feel something in the moment, so that's good :]

Recommend it?: yes :] it's a good book to read if you love seeing how others places deal with the end of the world issues. ( )

I want more! Now! Why do I have to wait? I don't like waiting for good things! ( )

Interesting book, not really the kind I normally read, but a good take on global warming and the problems it causes. Not only for the masses, but the people that think they are prepared. I was given this book. ( )