In this dystopian book, two parts of the same family try to reunite after flooding of the Eastern Seaboard. As the waters rise, parents and children search for ways to find each other in a changed world. Not as good as I thought it would be: great premise but fell short on the writing style, only my opinion.

I was lucky to be able to read the book and listen to the audiobook, and to tell the truth this story seemed to be right out of my alley, climate change, mother trying to reach her son, the son trying to survive an incredible flood… and if you just go by this little synopsis maybe it seems really good for you too, but while reading there were lots of things that didn’t make sense for me or they went unexplained… for instance that prohibition about using phones, that really didn’t make sense for me, it felt much more, like the author didn’t really like the phones and wanted an excuse not to have them… or how they are portals to pornography or something… but when you get there you’ll understand what I meant…

at first, seemed to me, that the mother had a good relationship with her husband, even thou he wasnt with her, when she came to try and take her mother back with her to the mainland, but she forgot so fast that she was married and had a husband.. that also didn’t go well with me… not knowing what happened with the characters that were mentioned but not really talked about also disturbed me, I wanted more… and the son, well he was youngish so I will forgive some things.. but it was dumb to do just what your mother said to you not to do, while your father was home… and that is pretty much the beginning of the story…

Thank you NetGalley and ARC provided by Victory Editing NetGalley Co-op | 12 Willows Press, for the free ARC and this is my honest opinion.

This was such a good book! It is actually so scary how realistic and how plausible this is. I do like the call out of our environment and how we need to take more control because of climate change. It is a realistic story, and it’s very terrifying.


Thank you to NetGalley, to the author, and to the publisher for this complementary ARC in exchange for my honest review!!!

This was a fascinating concept for the real life separation, I was invested in what was happening during the flooding. It was a tense story and I cared about what happened with the two families. Kate Risse has a strong writing style and am glad I read this.

Being a Louisiana gal, Inland reminded me of the levee-break in Nola during Katrina, although vastly dilated.

This harrowing story is told from alternating perspectives, by Juliet and her teenage son, Billy, who are apart when catastrophe strikes. The story that unfurls is a vivid one, albeit bleak with an eerie, plausible apocalyptic air.

To the readers with a penchant for environmental calamities and the fight for survival through diligence, admirable resilience and the love of family, you don't want to miss this one.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for this arc in exchange for review.
Pub Date: Jun 15 2024.
ARC provided by Victory Editing NetGalley Co-op | 12 Willows Press