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One minute sixteen-year-old Ruby Morris is having her first proper snog with Caspar McCloud in a hot tub, and the next she’s being bundled inside the house, dripping wet, cold and in her underwear. Not cool. As she and Caspar shiver in the kitchen, it starts to rain. They turn on the radio to hear panicked voices – ‘It’s in the rain . . . it’s in the rain . . . ' That was two weeks ago, and now Ruby is totally alone. People weren’t prepared for the rain, got caught out in it, didn’t realize that you couldn’t drink water from the taps either. Even a drip of rain would infect your blood, and eat you from the inside out. Ruby knows she has to get to London to find her dad, but she just doesn’t know where to start . . . After rescuing all the neighbourhood dogs, Ruby sets off on a journey that will take her the length of the country – surviving in the only way she knows how.

Abbie and I will be reading this on April 14th 2014. This book has not yet been published, and review copies are available on request here: https://www.netgalley.com/catalog/sho...

I'm going to read a few chapters before bed.
Hope it's a good one! :)

Chapter 1 - Oh dear, if the main character stays like that, it's going to be another long read.

That does not sound good!

Chapter 4 - (view spoiler)[ The rain can kill you? Oh wait, Peanut butter?! I thought we run out! (hide spoiler)]

Sarah wrote: "That does not sound good!"

She's really annoying in the first chapter. :(

Chapter 5 - (view spoiler)[ Why is she so shocked about the shower thing? It's water - of course you can't use it! (hide spoiler)]

I'm going to try and catch you up a bit ☺

Oh dear me. this girl. I don't even know what to say. she thinks armageddon is boring?

'Lurve'
what the hell is she on?!

chapter 2 (view spoiler)[ so far we have insta-love, an annoying main character, and a stupid love interest. at least they don't have internet i suppose. Casper is an idiot. (hide spoiler)]

chapter 5 (view spoiler)[ "I poo'd in the bucket. (too much information?)."

yes. it is. (hide spoiler)]

Abbie wrote: "Chapter 5 - [spoilers removed]"

I'm surprised that (view spoiler)[ she even thought about it before washing her hands. You wouldn't immediate assume that the water supply was contaminated. I bet a lot of people would get caught out like that. (hide spoiler)]

chapter 6 (view spoiler)[ Is it just me, or does Ruby not seem intelligent enough to survive something like this? (hide spoiler)]

chapter 7 (view spoiler)[ info dump, and I can barely concentrate to get through it. this is boring. and ruby is annoying. (hide spoiler)]

Sarah wrote: "chapter 5 "I poo'd in the bucket. (too much information?)."

yes. it is."

I thought that.

Sarah wrote: "chapter 6 [spoilers removed]"

It's not just you, haha.

I am so sick of bad books. I've lost count of how many I've read recently!

Chapter 9 - (view spoiler)[ Ick, Flower water. Suppose it would taste nice to them though! (hide spoiler)]

chapter 8 (view spoiler)[ loads of people are dead, there's nothing to drink. what do you go to the supermarket for? a new tv! obviously! (hide spoiler)]

chapter 9 (view spoiler)[ gross! dirty flower water! It could totally be poisoned! and didn't they say something about fresh fruits and veg being contaminated as well? (hide spoiler)]

Chapter 10 - (view spoiler)[ Aw, that poor man. :( (hide spoiler)]

Sarah wrote: "chapter 9 [spoilers removed]"

(view spoiler)[ Yeah, he told her not to touch fruit or veg. That water was gross! (hide spoiler)]

Abbie wrote: "Chapter 9 - [spoilers removed]"

I suppose it would.

chapter 10 (view spoiler)[ I hadn't considered going to the pub! alcohol makes you wee though so it wouldn't be all that great for rehydrating yourself. I'm not sure that running was a good idea. you'd lose way more water in sweat that way. (hide spoiler)]

chapter 10 (view spoiler)[ yeah. those dead bodies will start to smell soon enough. why didn't they consider going and getting drinks from the house next door where everybody was dead? (hide spoiler)]

Sarah wrote: "chapter 10 [spoilers removed]"

I hadn't thought of it either.

chapter 11 (view spoiler)[ shit. simon's dead. she's never going to survive on her own. (hide spoiler)]

chapter 12 (view spoiler)[ well the electricity was bound to go out at some point. they did well to have it for as long as they did! (hide spoiler)]

Sarah wrote: "chapter 11 [spoilers removed]"

(view spoiler)[ OMG She's screwed. (hide spoiler)]

chapter 13-17 (view spoiler)[ I can't believe she put on make-up before going out!

why haven't the animals died if they've been chewing on fingers? how have they managed without water?

I can't believe she wouldn't really talk to that boy darius because he wasn't cool enough!

Have to say that going shopping sounds like fun, but does she really need the bling? fair enough to get clothes if you can't wash yours, but why the bling? it's just extra crap to carry!

is she really going to be able to drive? surely there are cars blocking the roads? and if she's never driven before it's not going to be easy. (hide spoiler)]

Sarah wrote: "chapter 13-17 "[spoilers removed]

(view spoiler)[ I have no idea why the pets have survived. It doesn't take long to dehydrate, and them chewing dead peoples bodies can;t be good!

I find it hard to believe that she can drive alright aswell. (hide spoiler)]

chapter 18(view spoiler)[ "The car stalled about a hundred times."
That's because you can't drive love. (hide spoiler)]

Sarah wrote: "chapter 18"The car stalled about a hundred times."
That's because you can't drive love."

Hahaha!

I think she thinks she's a good driver.

chapter 19(view spoiler)[ why is she so upset about being called a snob? she is a snob! She didn't want to talk to him earlier because he wasn't cool enough! (hide spoiler)]

Abbie wrote: "Sarah wrote: "chapter 18"The car stalled about a hundred times."
That's because you can't drive love."

Hahaha!

I think she thinks she's a good driver."

because like she says - it's so easy!

chapter 20 (view spoiler)[ she's wearing a sequined dress, and putting on make-up. does she have any idea how ridiculous she is? (hide spoiler)]

chapter 21 (view spoiler)[ she seriously hasn't considered that her dad is probably dead? (hide spoiler)]

chapter 22 (view spoiler)[ he's supposed to be grateful that she kissed him?! (hide spoiler)]

Well whoever thought that that was an acceptable ending for this book needs fricking shooting!

Oh dear, that bad?
My kindle ran out of battery at 85%!

Let's just say, there was no ending. the book just stopped. it fricking stopped!

OMG i hate when books do that!
So annoying.

I seriously hope that tomorrow's books are better ☹

You know it's funny, but there's some programme on the TV that's set in venice, and all I keep thinking right now is 'don't touch the water!'. what has this book done to me?!

glad I passed on this book, the army of local dogs made me laugh

Oh it wasn't just dogs, it was cats, guinea pigs, gerbils, and anything else she managed to find as well (including a couple of bulls).

Sarah wrote: "You know it's funny, but there's some programme on the TV that's set in venice, and all I keep thinking right now is 'don't touch the water!'. what has this book done to me?!"

Haha!
I just made a cup of tea and thought "OMG how would i cope with no water?"
No internet, No kindle, No Tea... i wouldn't survive.

lmfao ...no words

I can see what you mean now, Rubbish ending!