Grab a bottle of water or two before starting this book!

When we’ve lost the strength to save ourselves, we somehow find the strength to save each other.

The drought in Southern California, otherwise known as the Tap-Out, has been going on for a while. Everyone is used to the rules – don’t take long showers, don’t water your lawn, don’t fill up your pool, etc. – then one day the taps run dry.

Alyssa and her family are living through the tap out. When Alyssa’s parents head to the beach to find water, but don’t return it’s up to her to do whatever it takes to save herself and her brother, Garrett. She enlists the help of her neighbor, Kelton, who lives in a survivalist family so he has water. He also has a crush on Alyssa so wants to help her. When they go to look for her parents, they meet Jacqui who saves their lives so they decide to try to save hers in return.

When the neighborhood families turn against Kelton and his parents, the four children escape and are on their own. They learn that sometimes you can’t do the right thing when it comes to saving yourself and the people you love.

I honestly did not know what to think of this book when I decided to read it for a challenge. “Cli-fi” is not my normal genre and not something that I thought I would like. I was wrong! This book was excellent in my opinion. Neal Shusterman did a fantastic job of making you feel like this could happen which is scary especially because it really could. I listened to the audio version of Dry and really loved how it was told from the different characters perspectives. There are some other characters thrown in who don’t have primary roles, but they help to move the story along. I definitely recommend this even if you don’t think it’s a genre you would like.

Oh, and this book definitely makes you thirsty!