Waiting for the Flood

(actual review starts on third paragraph)

Quite an adventure with this book. I started reading it a while ago, then I decided I wanted to try something else and left it aside for a bit. It really didn't entice me and I didn't think I'd like it. But then I went on Hardcover while planning what to read next and I saw there's a 100% probability I would enjoy it so I started reading it again. And last night I got in bed and thought I'd read one more chapter of it, and that's how I discovered I had one more chapter left.

I was surprised, really, I thought I'd get a bit more, but I guess a recipe is pretty useful (is it accurate, though? I'm kind of tempted to try it).

"Waiting for the Flood" is the definition of short and sweet. I liked Edwin. At first he didn't make such an impression on me, but as I learned more about him, I got to really like him. He was so endearing and his emotions were so raw, it was impossible not to feel him.

Adam was great too, I liked his reactions and his honesty. I feel like he's a what you see is what you get type of person and I really liked that kind of transparency.

And throughout the book I liked the metaphors, some of them actually made me melt, they were so well picked and so full of meaning. Everything together made this book feel very gentle and real. I really enjoyed it a lot.

Note: Just found out this story is part of a series, but I am not really interested in the series and I also don't feel like I missed some context.

That's left to be seen, of course, but I feel like this short side-story can be read as a standalone with no issues.