#TeaTime Rewind: Book Relationships (Episode #70).

Review: The Murder Complex by Lindsay Cummings.

With evocative, spare language and incredible drama, danger, and romance, debut author Mindy McGinnis depicts one girl’s journey in a barren world not so different than our own. The mysterious footprints by the pond, nighttime threats, and gunshots make it all too clear Lynn has exactly what they want, and they won’t stop until they get it…. But wisps of smoke on the horizon mean one thing: strangers. Having a pond requires the fortitude to protect it, something Mother taught her well during their quiet hours on the rooftop, rifles in hand. Having a life means dedicating it to survival, and the constant work of gathering wood and water.

Confident in her own abilities, Lynn has no use for the world beyond the nearby fields and forest.

She makes sure anyone who comes near the pond leaves thirsty, or doesn't leave at all. Lynn knows every threat to her pond: drought, a snowless winter, coyotes, and, most importantly, people looking for a drink. Regret was for people with nothing to defend, people who had no water. But when strangers appear, the mysterious footprints by the pond, nighttime threats, and gunshots make it all too clear Lynn has exactly what they want, and they won't stop until they get it.įor more in this gritty world, join Lynn on an epic journey to find home in the companion novel, In a Handful of Dust.Title: Not a Drop to Drink (Not a Drop to Drink #1) She makes sure anyone who comes near the pond leaves thirsty-or doesn't leave at all. Teenage Lynn has been taught to defend her pond against every threat: drought, a snowless winter, coyotes, and most important, people looking for a drink. New York Times bestselling author Michael Grant says Not a Drop to Drink is a debut 'not to be missed.' With evocative, spare language and incredible drama, danger, and romance, Mindy McGinnis depicts one girl's journey in a frontierlike world not so different from our own. Fans of classic frontier survival stories, as well as readers of dystopian literature, will enjoy this futuristic story where water is worth more than gold.

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