The Water Wars by Cameron Stracher

The Water Wars by Cameron Stracher

Hardcover, 240 pages

Published January 1st 2011 by Sourcebooks Fire

Summary:

Welcome to a future where water is more precious than gold or oil—and worth killing for 
Vera and her brother, Will, live in the shadow of the Great Panic, in a country that has collapsed from environmental catastrophe. Water is hoarded by governments, rivers are dammed, and clouds are sucked from the sky. But then Vera befriends Kai, who seems to have limitless access to fresh water. When Kai suddenly disappears, Vera and Will set off on a dangerous journey in search of him-pursued by pirates, a paramilitary group, and greedy corporations. Timely and eerily familiar, acclaimed author Cameron Stracher makes a stunning YA debut that's impossible to forget.

Review:

I heard about this book from a youtuber and it sounded so good when she talked about it, but to me, this isn't a very structured book.

This is a story about the distant future in which water has run out. The poor are sick and don't have anything to drink while the rich hoard the water all to themselves. A girl, Vera, meets and befriends Kai, a rich boy who has water. And then suddenly, he gets kidnapped so Vera and her brother go to try to find him. 

Vera is the main character. She's headstrong and a good friend. I really hoped that something would happen between her and Kai. I'm very interested in the idea of them. I mean, they're practically best friends now.

I feel like the storyline was very jumbled and I felt like the author was trying too hard to make it interesting that he added in all those unnecessary people. Maybe he felt like he needed more excitement, but I think it was just too much. First, they're 'kidnapped' by pirates and then they're kidnapped by this organization and then the pirates take them back. Wow. And the ending went by too quick for me. There was a lack of details plus, the author added in another character that didn't have to be there. But the one consistency in the book was the main goal. To find Kai.

This book could have been so much more. 3 Stars.