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An apocalyptic thriller, The Rain by Virginia Bergin is a coming of age story of survival in a scary, weather-beaten world.
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 drop 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.
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
ISBN: 9781447266068
Number of pages: 400
Weight: 314 g
Dimensions: 197 x 129 x 26 mm
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Overall I found the concept interesting, there is a flood (no pun intended) of zombie apocalypse books out at the moment but the idea of the rain being poisoned was different. The characters were likable and flawed and it was realistic in the events that befell them all, no super powers to save them here! - NetGalley
Tense, scary, and high emotion, The Rain will have you on the edge of your seat and afraid to step outside. - dark-readers.com
Distinctly British dystopian survival thriller. Great page turner, and I particularly enjoyed the very normal heroine after so many Katniss-lites. - The Bookseller
A gripping- page turner with moments of surreal humour and great tenderness - not to mention dread as the raindrops fall. - The Bookseller
Is not a novel about the English summer but a nightmare vision of the future where a single drop of rain can kill. - express.co.uk
The Rain' left me speechless! It is such a unique thriller that was very fast paced - I would recommend this book to all teens as it is quite something out of the ordinary! - 11horncastlea.wordpress.com
I can't stop thinking about this book. Virginia Bergin's The Rain is unlike any apocalyptic novel I've read, mostly due to the hilarious and quirky but utterly believable narrator Ruby Morris. - ashleighonline.wordpress.com
Utterly brilliant... loved with a passion. - lizlovesbooks.com
The Rain is just wonderful, there is no instalove, there is just plain getting on with it with lots of shoplifting, attempting to drive and trying to survive whilst making sure you look nice! I really think you should read this book, you need to remember it is written from a 15 year olds POV, there is a lot of moaning and being selfish but it's funny, heartwarming, cringy, sad and terrifying, it is truly amazing. - redheatherduff.blogspot.co.uk
The Rain was hilarious and really well written from the viewpoint of a teenager. - heyhollyjune.blogspot.co.uk
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