6/25/2023 0 Comments Not a drop to drink book![]() ![]() ![]() While Not a Drop to Drink is beautifully written, and the relationships between the characters are well developed, I found so many holes and undeveloped ideas in the story that it tainted my overall reaction to the book. But I was so taken with the cover that I expected the story within to speak to me just as strongly, and unfortunately it didn’t. It is still one of my favorites this year and evokes a feeling of desolation and dread, and I was thrilled when I was approved on Edelweiss to read it. When the cover was first revealed for Not a Drop to Drink, I was ecstatic. Lynn fit into it nicely, and watched over Lucy while she slept. Mother’s smell was there, the outline of her body still imprinted on the mattress. Stebbs had unknowingly put Lucy in Lynn’s own bed, and so she laid down in Mother’s cot, surprised at the waft of scent that enveloped her as she slid under the blankets. In a word: Beautifully descriptive writing, a feisty but unemotional heroine, some tense moments that made my heart beat faster, but ultimately weak world-building that made the story less enjoyable. ![]()
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