Summary: Welcome to a future where water is more precious than oil or gold...
Hundreds of millions of people have already died, and millions more will soon fall-victims of disease, hunger, and dehydration. It is a time of drought and war. The rivers have dried up, the polar caps have melted, and drinkable water is now in the hands of the powerful few. There are fines for wasting it and prison sentences for exceeding the quotas.
But Kai didn't seem to care about any of this. He stood in the open road drinking water from a plastic cup, then spilled the remaining drops into the dirt. He didn't go to school, and he traveled with armed guards. Kai claimed he knew a secret-something the government is keeping from us...
And then he was gone. Vanished in the middle of the night. Was he kidnapped? Did he flee? Is he alive or dead? There are no clues, only questions. And no one can guess the lengths to which they will go to keep him silent. We have to find him-and the truth-before it is too late for all of usMy rating: 2 of 5 stars
My review: The quote on the front compared this book to The Hunger Games...that was it's first mistake. The only similarities these books share is that they take place in the future. I felt that this book was very jumpy. One chapter would end and another would begin with an entire scene missing, like the author got lazy and didn't feel like explaining exactly how it happened. It was mildly entertaining, which is why it got 2 stars, but it is one I don't plan on reading again and even if there was a sequel, I wouldn't be interested.
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