Theres a space bacterium raining down on england, infesting the water supply and fatally infecting everyone it touches. Rain rain h2o, book 1 by virginia bergin book cover, description, publication history. The main character isnt likeable, she doesnt really grow as a person, and she makes stupid mistakes that almost kill her multiple times. I grieved for it, instantly, in the darkness and the emptiness. You can find h20 by virginia bergin at an online etailer. I read the first 80 pages of it in barnes and nobles, i late bought it on. Virginia stopped by to answer some questions about h2o and herself, but before we get to the interview, heres a little bit more about the book and virginia.
I had hoarded my copy of virginia bergins h20 on my bookcase for sometime and finally read it when i noticed the sequel, the storm, had just. Oct 25, 2015 i was quite excited to receive the storm by virginia bergin as a drc. Digital rights management drm the publisher has supplied this book in encrypted form, which means that you need to install free software in order to unlock and read it. Virginia bergin is the author of h2o, which the horn book magazine called inspiring. In the first book in a terrifying postapocalyptic duology, its in the rain. Before long most of the population is dead and ruby finds herself on a quest to find her dad. These books are about a girl, ruby, who is surviving her way through an apocalypse in england. This book picks up about three months or so after h20, finding ruby alone in her house with the deadly rain still falling. The idea of the water being deadly is absolutely terrifying because it is such a necessity. We are not only plopped in the middle of a dystopian society, but we are also fully engaged in how it. Virginia bergin learned to rollerskate with the children of eminent physicists. Buy this book theres a space bacterium raining down on england. Han further develops her cast, pushing them to new maturity and leaving few stones unturned.
Author virginia bergins catalyst of a bacterialaden asteroid is a bit of a cliche and ruby is initially quite hard to take as she immediately, urgently launches into a tale that tumbles out. Sixty years after a virus has wiped out almost all the men on the planet, the female population has grieved, pulled together and moved on, and life really is pretty good if youre a girl. An alien parisite in the rain burns your skin and kills upon consumption and contact. We all need water to survive so the concept was equally terrifying and ingenious. She grew up in abingdon, oxfordshire, and went on to study psychology, but ruined her own career when, dabbling in fine art at central saint martins, she rediscovered creative writing. Virginia bergin born 1966 is an english writer who grew up in abingdon, oxfordshire, and now lives in bristol. H20 and the storm are both books in a single series written by virginia bergin. How, then, the author managed to take a great horror plot, and turn it into a yawnfest of epic proportions is mindboggling. After awhile, any apocalyptic books will have a similar twist to it, either its the zombies or some sort of sickness that ends the world. Main characters list and descriptions coming your way. Award for her young adult science fiction novel who runs the world. Her parents, the children of irish and polish immigrants and one englishwoman had moved from liverpool to the south of england in search of work. H2o series, book 1 by virginia bergin overdrive rakuten. The debut novel and first in a series from virginia bergin, h2o is an apocalyptic novel that plays with an intriguing premise, familiar tropes, and is wrapped in an authentic firstperson kindofepistolary narrative.
The storm, by virginia bergin the reality of books. H2o recommendation this book would appeal to anyone who like science fiction or dystopian books. Aug 21, 2017 h20 and the storm are both books in a single series written by virginia bergin. Most recently, she has been working in online education, creating interactive courses for the open university. I read its predecessor, h2o, the week that it was released last year, and i quite enjoyed it. Virginia bergins novel, h20, tells a fascinating story on an engaging subject matter. Oct 07, 2014 virginia bergin works as a writer for tv, elearning, and corporate projects. She grew up in abingdon, oxfordshire, in a house tied to her fathers job.
H20 by virginia bergin ya dystopian books for teens girl plus. Youre one breath away from her, then two, then three, then four, then five. Sometimes you even got creative and took the couch cushions and pillows with you to get farther through the house. H20 or the rain if youre from britain is a book that ive been really looking forward to reading for quite some time. Were really excited to be hosting virginia bergin today in celebration of her recent release, h2o. The rain by virginia bergin 9781447266068paperback. Ruby morris is a seemingly average teenage girl, worrying about her makeup and whether her crush, caspar, likes her back.
One minute sixteenyearold ruby morris is having her first proper snog with caspar mccloud in a hot tub, and the next shes being bundled inside the house, dripping wet, cold and in her underwear. One minute sixteenyearold ruby morris is having her first proper snog with caspar mccloud in a hot tub, and the next shes being bundled. Rain rain h2o, book 1 by virginia bergin fantastic fiction. H2o the rain by virginia bergin book trailer youtube. Through a mix of careful planning and sheer luck, 15yearold ruby morris. H2o is up there with my favorite books of all times. The bacteria feeds on human flesh and it makes you itch and you. Jul 17, 2014 discover book depositorys huge selection of virginia bergin books online. She studied psychology and fine arts at central saint martins.
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