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Dry
Dry | Jarrod Shusterman
Korean edition of [Dry] by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman. When the California drought escalates to catastrophic proportions, one teen is forced to make life and death decisions for her family in this harrowing story of survival from New York Times bestselling author Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman. Korean edition translated by Lee Min Hee.
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OutsmartYourShelf
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MatchlessMarie
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I will shamelessly admit this book landed on my TBR for the sole reason that Noah Galvin is one of the narrators. This actually ended up being a pick for me though. This story chronicles a water shortage called the Tap-Out in California and its impact— terrible consequences in some cases. For a book published in 2018 there were some eerie similarities to Covid hoarding. Fits #TBRTarot April prompt for a book with a one word title.

CBee Awesome! 🙌🏻 12mo
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Bookish_Gal
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This felt like a worst case scenario that may be in Southern Californias future. The Tap Out, when the Colorado river is damned by other states and they get no water at all. This feels surreal now with parallels to COVID, in how nena people became to each other. Water Zombies. Killing over water bottles. These kids have ptsd after what they fought to survive. The multiple perspectives, these kids and not, help bring in the devastating reality.

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CindyMyLifeIsLit
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This is an engaging story that tackles a situation that is shaping up to be a serious problem in our world—water shortage. I‘ve been following the story of how Lake Mead is drying up and how the western states are suffering through this prolonged drought, and this fictional tale really hits close to home. This story shows how quickly the situation can spiral out of control. I just couldn‘t shake that parched sensation while I read . . . 🥵

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EliReadBooksSometimes
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Dry Is an amazing book full of realism and action. We follow the journey of several different characters such as Alyssa, Kelton, Jackie, and Henry, trying to survive once there is no more water. They will need to band together to survive this drought apocalypse and find some way to not die of thirst. Its a thrilling book which constantly throws twists at you and pulls you in. I would definitely recommend it.

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bookishbitch
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I thought this was really well done. I loved the use of multiple narrators too. It legit made me want to store water in my house. I think it was a realistic look at humanity in crisis mode. It was also surreal to read this during a pandemic considering some of those human behaviors are being seen now. (Excuse my kitty sticker over the library address.)

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SilverShanica
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I am posting one book per day from my to-be-read collection. No description and providing no reason for wanting to read it, I just do. Some will be old, some will be new - don‘t judge me I have a lot of books.
Join the fun if you want. This is day 158.
#bookstoread
#tbrpile
#bookstagram

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Dry | Jarrod Shusterman
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Picked up this book because it's almost Earth Day! And this book is amazing in explaining how people can really be like in desperation. Very well done and also scary too. #ya #earthday

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Naz786
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⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐/5. This book made my throat feel dry.

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Madelpadel
Dry | Neal Shusterman
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Residents of Southern California suddenly find themselves without any water and without any assistance. I love a dystopian book like this that tweaks one seemingly small, taken-for-granted aspect of society, and shows you how quickly and immensely the world can change without it.

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Madelpadel
Dry | Neal Shusterman

“Things pass. Even big things. And when they‘re far behind us, they don‘t look big anymore.”

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bethanyjb
Dry | Neal Shusterman
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Another good one!

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BookMaven9
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Mehso-so

This had so much potential! The societal aspects were spot on and the breakdowns felt accurate but the characters and their development didn‘t work for me. As a YA however, I think it‘s a good one for teens. Having no romance is also refreshing.

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BookMaven9
Dry | Neal Shusterman
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A day of reading with my buddy

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Rachel.Rencher
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Another great book by Shusterman (and son!) 👏👏👏

He is one of the best dystopic writers in my opinion. Unfortunately this one felt a little more timely. Rather than a pandemic, what if there was an intense drought that led Southern CA to completely run out of water? Not-so-spoiler: shit hits the fan.

AlaMich At least he‘s not staring at you! 😂 3y
Rachel.Rencher @AlaMich Hahaha he was chill for once! 🤣 3y
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jaida.sander
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Mehso-so

This story takes place in California as the state runs dry of water. The main focus is Alyssa and her little brother who rummage through to find water wherever possible. The book transitions to different points of views of characters going through their own struggle with the situation. I haven‘t finished it yet, but this book is actually decent. I never read so it is hard for me to like books.

Mariposa_Bookworm The sweet puppy!!!😍 3y
MissYaremcio Jaida! Thank you for the review! I love the puppy! If you struggle with actually reading it, have you tried listening to it via audiobook? That‘s a great option! I was just missing the motif and explanation! 4/6 3y
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Rachel.Rencher
Dry | Neal Shusterman
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I can't roll my eyes hard enough at the way "The Guest List" ended. Like, come on. ?

Anyway, Neal Shusterman is one of my favorite authors & I know I'll make quick work of this one.

WJCintron I LOVE him too! Did you read “Unwind”? That‘s my favorite!!! I have a copy of Dry! Reading it soon. He wrote it with his son. 😃👍 3y
Rachel.Rencher @WJCintron I did read Unwind! I liked it a lot. I haven't picked up the rest of the series, though. It was Arc of a Scythe that got me hooked on him! 3y
WJCintron @Rachel.Rencher My son read that one! He‘s reading The Toll as we speak! I have it at home. I need to get started on that one too! He‘s my favorite dystopian author. ❤️ 3y
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Rachel.Rencher
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Did anyone else go to Costco when the pandemic hit? Lucas and I did because we knew that we were going to be shut in for God knows how long. We didn't hoard anything, we just saw what was happening and did about a month worth of shopping rather than two weeks.

But, this book was written in 2018. It's like Shusterman predicted how people would act in a crisis...except this is about a drought, not a never ending pandemic.

sgoffe My dad went - I don't know if he was stocking up or just doing a “normal“ shopping trip, but he texted me a photo from the back of the cashier line to show me how insanely long it was. I swear, Costco I one of my personal hells even on a non-pandemic day. 3y
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Dcueto
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Hoping this one pulls me out of my funk a little

Jgotham Love the bookmark 3y
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Caffeinated_Reader
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1) we do not carve pumpkins. None of us like touching the pulp and seeds lol we do paint our pumpkins tho!
2)yes. Doesn‘t matter what color the pumpkin starts out, once we paint it it‘ll be spooktacular!
3. I don‘t know about spookiest but Dry by Neil Shusterman was a total mind fuck. Reading this during a pandemic was not the best idea I‘ve ever had lol but it was a crazy scary read for sure. Will you play @CaffeineAndCandy

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Julsmarshall Oof, this really hits home right now, doesn‘t it? 4y
Kathrin @Julsmarshall Indeed. The book is good, but it makes me anxious with everything going on. 4y
Julsmarshall @Kathrin I can see how that would be the case, this is such a challenging time. Hugs! 4y
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Becca.in.a.book
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The overall plot was really interesting and examined all the behaviors of humans in a crisis. Each character was extremely important to the plot to show how a crisis affects people differently. I liked this book and found it eerily relatable to the crisis of what is going on currently and found some very sad similarities.

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Bookzombie
Dry | Neal Shusterman
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Thank you for tagging me @eanderson 🙂

1. No, I grew up in a small town 75 miles southeast of San Antonio.
2. There are many things, but contact-free pick up at the library was nice this week.

I tag anyone who missed this yeasterday and would like to share.

#ThankfulThursday

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MissyB.blio
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This book is taking me a bit out of my comfort zone genre wise. It is a true dystopian, and not so far fetched at that. About a catastrophic drought brought about by climate change. It feels all the more real and not-dystopian-like by the fact that the challenges they face (riots, police violence, hoarding of supplies, and the general public turning against each other) feel eerily familiar to the real world. I'm enjoying this one so far.

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Moony
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I finally finished another book. Even now with home office, reading couldn't really get a grip on me. But hey, maybe it'll get better this weekend. The #24B4Monday Challenge is at the start again. I only liked Dry moderately. It is often long and some turns are a bit too sudden and fell from the sky. Just like the end.

Moony The #24B4Monday Challenge is organized by @Andrew65 @jb72 and @SumisBooks 4y
Andrew65 Thanks fir the tag @Moony 4y
Andrew65 We‘ve all been affected reading wise by the current pandemic we are involved in. Good luck this weekend😊👍 4y
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saheffernan
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Reading this during the CoVid-19 Pandemic gave me a different crisis to think about. The characters are teenagers they made some dumb choices but it stuck to that theme. Were they changed in the end yes, but only in the ways you'd expect teenagers to be they didn't suddenly become wise. The story kept me engaged and the suspense hit at the right points. The ending did seem to come a little fast but it doesn't take away from the story

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Moony
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Next #librarybook

Reading at the train to work.

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UnabridgedPod
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Unabridged Podcast Buddy Reads have become, after only two months, one of my favorite things. Re-reading Neal and Jarrod Shusterman's Dry with such a fabulous group of bookstagrammers made me consider the events and message of this amazing and important YA novel in a new way.⠀

Dry begins on June 4 of an undesignated year that can't be too far into the future. That's the day that the Tap-Out begins. ⬇️

UnabridgedPod The drought in California is so bad that people have no access to water, forced to rely on their own preparation or--if that preparation is nonexistent--on their survival skills.⠀


We experience the Tap-Out in the alternating perspectives of teenage neighbors Alyssa and Kelton. At first, their story seems all too typical. Alyssa is pretty and popular, an athlete who does well at school, ⬇️
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UnabridgedPod Kelton, the children of survivalist parents, has a long-standing crush on her.

When Alyssa and her little brother Garrett become separated from their parents, they join with Kelton to try to survive the post-apocalyptic terror that slowly rises up in their neighborhood, with formerly polite and friendly neighbors easing in to take advantage of whatever they can get. ⬇️
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UnabridgedPod The cast of characters grows as Alyssa and Kelton try to make use of their families' resources. The Shustermans juggle several more points of view, along with stand-alone "snapshots" that weave new characters and situations into the story.⠀

What makes this book so powerful and so frightening is just how close it seems. ⬇️
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UnabridgedPod In our buddy read, we were fortunate to have several readers from California participate, and the insights they offer into water shortages were illuminating. I also appreciated even more the strong--but not distracting--writing the Shustermans use to tell their story. This is a book that is perfect for teenagers and adults alike: it's packed with action, has a great sense of character, and brings attention to an important issue. ⬇️ 4y
UnabridgedPod Who else has read Dry? What did you think? What are some books that you think effectively highlight an issue to which we need to pay more attention? 4y
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Aswenson
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Excellent dystopian (or not too far of a stretch from realistic fiction) YA novel. Follows some teens who are left to fend for themselves when all of southern CA water taps run dry.

cleoh Ooh I started this as an audiobook a while ago and had to put it down because it freaked me out too much 😅 I was really enjoying it and would like to try it again, I think 4y
Aswenson @cleoh I totally hear you. My high schoolers picked it for book club so I was forced into it. 😬 A couple times I had to put it down, but overall it was well done. Made me want to start You-tubing outdoor survival tips! 4y
Reggie @Aswenson Lololol, the last dystopian novel I read had me watching a couple of videos on how to grow potatoes. Something about those books. 4y
Aswenson @Reggie Which one was that? Not The Martian? 🙃 4y
Reggie My bad it is actually post apocalyptic. It‘s the tagged book but they are all relying on canned food that will eventually run out and it made me want to watch videos about growing vegetables. 4y
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Caffeinated_Reader
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#4 of my year. This one is going to scare me silly I just know it lol because I can see this happening for reals 😅I didn‘t realize he wrote so many books, I‘ve read the Scythe series so now I have to check out his other books!

Caffeinated_Reader 😭😭😭😭😭
I cried for like 3 minutes after finishing this. After processing this story I just can‘t imagine being in that type of situation. I know that especially the way things are now it could get like that. Maybe not for the same reasons but a shortage just the same. Time to stock up and get wise to surviving off the grid. This story gave me anxiety man.
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Caryl
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Suggestions, please! I‘m a school librarian, and I‘m working with our 7th grade ELA teacher to select some dystopian cli-fi (climate fiction) for her students to read in literature circles—like a mini-book club. Any ideas? We would love to throw a graphic novel and/or a novel in verse into the mix, but haven‘t found any (yet). Also, if you‘ve read any of the books pictured, what did you think?

jessinikkip I havent read it yet, but I hear good things about Dry 4y
Tamra Wow, that is way out of my wheelhouse, but I‘m curious! 4y
Bookzombie I really enjoyed Dry. I can‘t think if I‘ve read any other YA cli-fi dystopian books. I read Bacigalupi‘s non-ya book, The Water Knife, and really liked it. Ship Breaker is on my TBR. 4y
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LibrarianRyan Ship breaker gets lots of positives. You can not go wrong with Shusterman, and my kids book club didn‘t like dark life. I just finished Breath by Grossman. I liked it but I didn‘t love it. It‘s about a world without trees. There is also Blood Red Road, Life as we knew it, the Carbon Diaries, ash fall, Not a Drop to Drink, H2O, and Water Wars. If I think of more later I‘ll let you know. 4y
LibrarianRyan @Bookzombie you know I got this covered 😜. And I‘ve still yet to read dry. I‘m so behind. 4y
Bookzombie @LibrarianRyan lol. I took a screenshot of your list so I can increase my TBR. 😁 4y
LibrarianRyan @Bookzombie sorry about that. .... wait that‘s a lie. 😈😜😈 4y
Chrissyreadit @LibrarianRyan my first thought was to tag you- then saw your response😁 I will just follow @Bookzombie an screenshot it. 4y
Caryl @LibrarianRyan - Wow! Thank you so much. The teacher and I are in the process of going through your suggestions now. She started Breathe and didn‘t like it at all for her 7th graders; I started Dry and want to keep reading! I really liked Life As We Knew It when I read it long ago; glad to see it in your list. Did you read the others? Are you a school librarian too? 4y
Caryl @Bookzombie and @jessinikkip - Thanks for sharing your comments as well! Litsy is a pretty awesome place. 😎 4y
LibrarianRyan @Caryl I was a kids librarian and I still work with at risk youth on reading comprehension skills. But we do it as book club rather than tutoring. I read life when it came out and started carbon diaries. Majorly put off by the original cover. Started Water wars but couldn‘t get into it. Not read drop but I have read other stuff by the same author. Depending on the length the teacher wants I‘d do dry, ship breaker, or carbon diaries. 4y
Caryl @LibrarianRyan - We need six titles of varying difficulty. Tricky! Right now, I‘m pretty sold on Dry, Ship Breaker, & Life As We Knew It. Carbon Diaries looks great but too hard to get ahold of. We‘ll explore those other titles. Thanks again, and let me know if you think of any more dystopian novels with a climate twist for middle schoolers. I so appreciate your help! 4y
LibrarianRyan @Caryl your welcome. Carbon diaries was hot when it was new when I lived in Denver, but it never really hit around here. So I can see getting copies being hard. Good luck. 4y
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BookFreakOut
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Thanks @AmyG for the #jolabokaflodswap goodies!!! The chocolate has been sampled and deemed extremely delicious, and I can't wait to read this, I love Shusterman's stuff! I know my mom will be wanting to borrow it after I'm done! And thanks @MaleficentBookDragon for organizing!

AmyG Merry Christmas!! 🎄🎁 4y
Bookzombie Merry Christmas! I really enjoyed 4y
MaleficentBookDragon Merry Christmas! 🎅 🎁🎄🍫 📚 Happy #Jolakabodflod 4y
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Sarz
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4 ⭐

I enjoyed this. Running out of water is a really scary concept, but definitely something we should be thinking more about. Although this is set in southern California, it's just as applicable here in Australia.

I liked the characters and the story, although it definitely is targeted more towards YA.

This is my #clifi pick for #booked2019
@Cinfhen @4thhouseontheleft @BarbaraTheBibliophage
Only one more book to go!

BarbaraTheBibliophage Good job!! ♥️📚👊🏻 4y
JanuarieTimewalker13 That‘s the one I wanted to use as my clifi, but I‘m terrible at challenges. I always end up getting sidetracked. It looks good! 4y
JennyM And particularly with the temps that are coming next week🥵 Scary stuff!!! 4y
Cinfhen Great review!!! I really didn‘t enjoy my #CliFi so im glad your pick was a good one 😃almost there🙌🏻 4y
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InBooksILive
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"The question is, can you forgive them for being human anyway?"

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Bookzombie
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Book 2 of #SummersEndReadathon - In 2017, when Hurricane Harvey hit, we had a gas panic. The lines were long, gas stations ran out, and some people apparently filled personal barrels. That was for gas, but what if it was an issue with water, which we all need to survive? Dry brings that situation to life as the taps run out. I soaked (ha!) this one up. It‘s plausible fiction and I had to force myself to turn it off. #Booked2019 #Clifi

Reggie Lolol @ soaked 5y
Cinfhen I think I might try audio for this one....was the narrator good??? 5y
Bookzombie @Cinfhen It‘s multiple voices, one for each character and the authors do the overall narration. I thought it was really good. 5y
Cinfhen Great!!! 5y
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allureofbeauty
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Listening to “Dry”, it got kicked to the top of my tbr since there are like eight people waiting behind me for this.

#summersendreadathon @Clwojick #dry #nealshusterman #jarrodshusterman #audiobook #libby

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Sarah83
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Mehso-so

Finished this one during a buddyread.... Well, I like the idea behind the book pretty much, but the book is too long, it's too dump and there are happening so many things, that I don't believe them to happen. But besides it was a read definitely out of my comfort zone... 😉

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Sarah83
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A cake and a book 😊😉🤩👍

Megabooks 😋😋😋 5y
PickwickPlockPlock Mmmmjamm🍰 5y
JanuarieTimewalker13 Oooh, that‘s a cool cover! 5y
Hufflepuffle The best combo!! 5y
Blueberry Yum 5y
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Sarah83
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My evening plans... Another buddyread... A book about books... Some sweets. Life could be worse. 😉

rubyslippersreads Sounds like a perfect evening. 😊 5y
GrilledCheeseSamurai I 🖤 toffife! 5y
Sarah83 @rubyslippersreads Thank you. It was great. @GrilledCheeseSamurai one of my favourite sweets 😊 5y
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MusicallyMorgan
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My brain has exploded! This was an excellent #clifi that made me so thirsty just listening to it.

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Exbrarian
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Fantastic disaster / survival story. I used to live in the desert and scenarios like this one would always play out in my mind. Fun read.

ShyBookOwl I like how this author's mind works. I havent read this yet, but I enjoyed Unwind 🤯 5y
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elyseh
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This book was so intense! I highly recommend it! Just make sure you keep plenty of water near by!

JaclynW I can see what you are saying! I just started this book and I'm parched! Great picture by the way! 5y
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I loved this book!