I loved this book. Obviously there will be more...perhaps this will be the next big trilogy. The one aspect I absolutely could not stand was the whiny main character who seemed so shallow. Clearly she will grow and learn and blossom into a whole new person because of this experience or at least I hope that's what Bergin is attempting to show through her writing. Character development is badly needed if I'm going to get through any more books so my fingers are crossed. I think it was a terrible book, with a few redeeming points. Very few.The whole end-of-the-world thing is something we’ve all read a million times before, so if I’m going to read it again, and enjoy it, there has to be something different. And the problem is, there was nothing in there that I hadn’t read before.I think the main character, Ruby, was incredibly stupid. I mean, when the world is ending, and you might die, you decide to spend hours putting on your make up? HOW STUPID CAN YOU GET? Extremely stupid, apparently.I know that if the world is in chaos and I’m about to die, I probably won’t turn into one of those enthusiastic, prepared-for-every-disaster kind of people, who go around shooting everyone, but I think I would be sensible enough not to wear platform heels, and go about looting designer stores.Also, on deciding to go on a road trip to find her father, she takes THREE of her neighbor’s dogs.I have a dog. And to be honest, I probably would have taken him along too. But my neighbor’s dogs? And three of them? I may be nice, but I’m not that nice.All in all, Ruby acts like a spoilt, stupid brat the whole way.The funny thing is, though I find her very annoying, I also find it kinda refreshing that she’s annoying and stupid. Almost every heroine we read about these days is smart and pretty and in general not annoying. So, in a way, her annoyingness (yes, I know that’s not a word) is one of the book’s redeeming qualities.I also like the fact that the guy in the book, the one that everyone instantly pegs ‘love interest’ is a nerdy, unpopular boy. It’s different from the classic tall, ruggedly handsome and slightly-full-of-himself guys that we’re used to. But given that, there’s a reason all the best books have guys like that. Guys like Darius Spratt (what a name!) are what we find in real life every day. We read books to get away from the irritating thing we call real life. Or, at least, I do. So I gain nothing from reading books with guys like Darius Spratt, while I gain a lot of happiness imagining I’m the one Finnick Odair offered a sugar cube to.But that’s just my theory. If you gain great pleasure from reading books about guys like Darius Spratt, then, by all means, go ahead. I’m sure you’ll like this one.But if you’re anything like me, don’t waste your time, money or energy. (I got it as a gift, so no money wasted. Haha!)
What do You think about The Rain (2014)?
Amazing!!! Definitely a must read for everyone. Hope it becomes a movie one day ;) .
—catshia
Great book! Had me in tears at some points! I cannot wait for the sequel!
—skydog
