Water Edge Troubled Times Book 1 edition by Rachel Meehan Literature Fiction eBooks
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With their own water and power supplies, fourteen year old Nairne, her brother Zane and father Daniel are well prepared to cope with the effects of climate change, but most people are less fortunate. Thousands are fleeing the chaos and social unrest brought about by severe floods, heat waves and droughts which are sweeping across the UK.
When Nairne persuades her father to house some of the evacuees on their small holding in the south of Scotland she plunges the family into a world of violence, deception and murder.
Nairne soon discovers the truth. With society at breaking point, she has to grow up quickly as she alone can take revenge on those responsible. She discovers that the fortress Daniel built to give his children a chance has become the prize in a struggle where winning can mean the difference between life and death.
Water Edge Troubled Times Book 1 edition by Rachel Meehan Literature Fiction eBooks
Interesting, yet fairly dark, tale. Global warming is changing the would as we know it here and things are getting bad fast. For years, everyone thought Nairne's father was a bit crazy, leaving the city, buying some land on higher ground. When disasters strike, people are soon forced to leave their homes. Daniel, Zane and Nairne decide to help out by letting a family in need come live with them.From there, things go from bad to worse for them. I won't say what as that would ruin the story. Let's simply say my desire to ever have a roommate to share my home just went way down after reading this. Now this is not a horror novel but it is dark, realistic and disturbing of human nature.
I really liked how the characters are portrayed. Very unique characteristics to each. There were characters I liked, and some I hated. Rachel Meehan dis a good job drawing them out. Although I did not care for how the book sometimes jumped perspectives. While most of the time, we are with Nairne, sometimes is will randomly jump to her father or their new tenants with no break or warning. It was a bit disconcerting at times.
This book has some interesting points that make you wonder "What if." It makes you think what might happen if the world suddenly took a massive turn for the worse. What makes a person good or bad. Overall, I enjoyed this.
*I received a free copy of this book in exchange for a fair, honest review. *
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Water Edge Troubled Times Book 1 edition by Rachel Meehan Literature Fiction eBooks Reviews
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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.
A thought provoking novel by Rachel Meehan.
A climate change has occurred and has changed life as we know it. Flooding, Freezing Temperatures, and Strong Winds have resulted in a lack of food and drinkable water. Fortunately Nairne and her family are well prepared for such an emergency, but not everyone is. When Nairne convinces her father to take in another family, things take a turn for the worse. The father of that family, Mr Unwin, is shady at best, the mother, Pamela is a narcissist and the teenage son, Paul, is well, rather juvenile and annoying. Nairne’s brother, Zane gets involved with Mr. UnWin’s “business” and then goes missing and tragedy strikes Daniel, will Nairne be able to keep it together and remain strong enough to survive?
A very well written novel with an excellent plot and very detailed setting and characters. This book is easy to read and will keep you turning page after page. While you know that Nairne will have to overcome many obstacles in order to survive this pre-apocalyptic world, the overall theme of the novel is that she will overcome and survive. I really enjoyed the parallel between the society’s collapse and the way that Nairne’s life is also slowly starting to unweave itself and leave her with quite a bit of mess to sort through. While the climate change certainly happened fast in the novel, it will really make you question our lives and the “what if” of the future. While this is not the typical book that I read (quite different actually) I found it refreshing and enjoyable, if maybe a little seemingly far-fetched. There is simply so much going on in this novel, it’s rather hard to write a review without giving away a lot of the plot! If you’re into this type of novel, give it a try! I’m sure it won’t disappoint you!
Rating 4
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Reviewed by AprilP
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Interesting, yet fairly dark, tale. Global warming is changing the would as we know it here and things are getting bad fast. For years, everyone thought Nairne's father was a bit crazy, leaving the city, buying some land on higher ground. When disasters strike, people are soon forced to leave their homes. Daniel, Zane and Nairne decide to help out by letting a family in need come live with them.
From there, things go from bad to worse for them. I won't say what as that would ruin the story. Let's simply say my desire to ever have a roommate to share my home just went way down after reading this. Now this is not a horror novel but it is dark, realistic and disturbing of human nature.
I really liked how the characters are portrayed. Very unique characteristics to each. There were characters I liked, and some I hated. Rachel Meehan dis a good job drawing them out. Although I did not care for how the book sometimes jumped perspectives. While most of the time, we are with Nairne, sometimes is will randomly jump to her father or their new tenants with no break or warning. It was a bit disconcerting at times.
This book has some interesting points that make you wonder "What if." It makes you think what might happen if the world suddenly took a massive turn for the worse. What makes a person good or bad. Overall, I enjoyed this.
*I received a free copy of this book in exchange for a fair, honest review. *
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