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The Rain | Virginia Bergin

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I *have* read books in the last 6 weeks, honest! Let‘s catch up with some reviews…

It‘s taken me 5 years, a pandemic & now officially a drought (so bizarre), but I finally got to The Rain. A lot of fun (in an everyone dies kind of way 🤔!). Teenage Ruby is in first-lust, and living in my hippy soggy old home town. Then the world changes. The virus is in the rain, and kills anyone who comes into contact with it… Or anyone who touches anyone…

rockpools Reading it now, the start was a little ewch (it was written in 2014) - no hugs, first attempts at isolation, and worse. But then it descended nicely into YA-Hot-Fuzz-Without-Zombies territory, and all got quite silly.

The familiar sites kept me very happy (I‘ve also spent ridiculous amounts of time in that Morrisons carpark!). Thank you @TrishB 2y

rockpools I think this was my very first Litsy swap. Sorry it‘s taken FOREVER to read. (But I do think I appreciate it more now 😘) 2y

rockpools And because I‘m SO good at starting things, I‘ll be using this to kick off #192025 #2014 @librarybelle and #Devon for #ReadAroundTheUK #BotherIveForgottenTheHashtag - help @jenniferw88 2y

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squirrelbrain This whole post made me 🤣! 2y

rockpools @squirrelbrain If you have any spare organisational skills, I could use them Helen! 2y

jenniferw88 #ukroadtrip, but I like your #botheriveforgottenthehashtag! 🤣 2y

rockpools @jenniferw88 THANK YOU 😁 2y

squirrelbrain Ooh, do you need a spreadsheet? 💃 *excited dance* 2y

rockpools 🤔 Hot Fuzz didn‘t have Zombies in in the first place, did it?! Can someone please turn the heat down? 2y

TrishB 😂😂 every book has its day! I‘m glad it was (eventually) enjoyable. And yes, someone please turn the heat down. 2y

Librarybelle Woohoo! This post made me laugh!! 2y

eraderneely Is this the book the show is based on? Is the show based on a book? How could I watch an originally-a-book show WITHOUT READING FIRST? 2y

eraderneely 😂 in looking through the other posts for this book I realized I asked @TrishB this question 3 years ago! Brain completely gone at this point 2y

TrishB @eraderneely I‘d have probably still just answered! 2y

rockpools @eraderneely 😂 I think you can rest easy Emily - not 100% sure, but it doesn‘t look like the two are related. Just similar. Same concept- killer virus in rain, much unpleasant deathiness, teen mcs, - but different characters, plot and location. 2y

Centique This whole thread was the most fun part of my day. Thank you for the laughter! 2y

rockpools @Knitmaths This is coming your way. Remind me if I forget!! 13mo

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