Item: Praying for Rain
Rating: 1.00
Author: rakesandrogues

by Bb Easton

"Consider us hooked. Addicted. Dying for more! A genius, unique premise with complex, intriguing characters, this story took us on the ride of our lives, and we CAN'T WAIT FOR MORE!!" - Max Monroe, New York Times Bestselling Author

“None of this matters, and we’re all going to die.”

With only three days left until the predicted apocalypse, the small town of Franklin Springs, Georgia, has become a wasteland of abandoned cars, abandoned homes, abandoned businesses, and abandoned people. People like Rainbow Williams.

Rain isn’t afraid of dying. In fact, she’s looking forward to it. If she can just outrun her pain until April 23, she’ll never have to feel it at all.

"Supplies. Shelter. Self-defense."

Wes Parker has survived every horrible thing this life has thrown at him with nothing more than his resourcefulness and disarming good looks. Why should the end of the world be any different? All he needs are some basic supplies, shelter, and a sucker willing to help him out, which is exactly what he finds when he returns to his hometown of Franklin Springs.

As society crumbles, dangers mount, and secrets refuse to stay buried, two lost souls are thrust together in a twist of fate—one who will do anything to survive and one who can’t wait to die.

Perhaps, together, they can learn how to live.

Before their time runs out.

I haven't had the best luck when it comes to apocalyptic romance, but after seeing PRAYING FOR RAIN around on Instagram, I wanted to give it a chance. I found the cover immediately alluring, and people generally loved it.

Unfortunately, when it comes to books like these, I am in the minority, and I did not enjoy this book at all. The book takes place in a matter of days, so it was an insta-love that was never fleshed out or developed. I had such a hard time believing that the characters were in love because the hero constantly thought of the heroine as the annoying younger girl who was slowing him down. I wasn't convinced that they liked each other, let alone LOVE each other.

I also listened to this book in audio, and I found it jarring that the hero of the book is in his early 20s, but the narrator sounded a lot older. (Based on the cover, I was getting serious Justin Bieber vibes...)

The only reason why I finished reading this book instead of DNFing is that I was genuinely curious what would happen when the world ended. And, spoiler alert, the world didn't end until the very last chapter.

I should say that I LOVE apocalyptic books and movies so it's really surprising to me that these romance books miss the mark for me. But even though PRAYING FOR RAIN was a complete miss for me, I'm still eager to pick up other books in the genre. I'm hoping that one of these days, I'll find the right book for me.

Praying for Rain (Rain Trilogy, #1)

by Bb Easton

Reviewed by rakesandrogues on Feb 20, 2020

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