Jenessa's Reviews > Waterborne

This book is the second installment of the series, featuring Jake, an engineer and “Big Man” in the California climate crisis. He has spearheaded designing and building five water treatment plants, that take ocean (salt) water and purify it to essentially end the California drought crisis.

Unfortunately, Jake has some history with criminal mastermind Viktor, who killed Jake’s wife in the first installment of the book. Viktor becomes involved with attempting to contaminate the water in the plants with a biological weapon affecting the men who drink it. The book is a huge game of cat and mouse between Jake and Viktor, and other twists and turns thrown in.

Overall, I really enjoyed this book. I didn’t feel that the first book was a necessary need, as a lot of needed details were provided. It may have helped a little with understanding Jake’s backstory and motivations, but overall not necessary to understand and enjoy this story. Some of the writing got a little technical, but things were “dumbed down” for the novice reader (my knowledge of engineering, for example, is pretty limited.). I would recommend this to people who want an entertaining read, with a lot of action, twists and turns, and enjoy speculative fiction (as some of the concepts and technology mentioned in the book are not available or mainstream, as of yet.).

Thank you to the author, the publisher and NetGalley for the advanced copy of this book in exchange for my honest opinions!