Set in the near future on America's Gulf coast, gangs of young people scavange ships that have been grounded on the shore. Because of climate change, entire cities such as New Orleans are completely under water and ships run the risk of hitting the buildings hidden at high tide. After a brutal storm, Nailer discovers a particularly wealthy ship hidden after it is shipwrecked on a nearby island. This claim could provide him wealth beyond his wildest imagination if he can figure out a way to keep it hidden from his abusive father and his abusive gang leader. When he discovers a girl wounded but still alive in the ship, he is faced with another difficult decision. Does he leave her to die so he can claim the wealth on the ship? Or does he help her? The decision he makes changes his life in ways he never imagined.
Dystopian novels (set in a future society that has degraded and become very repressive and controlling) are quite common right now. This is one of the best. The beginning is a little slow as the author sets the mood, the background, and the society. But once Nailer finds the girl, it becomes a suspenseful adventure story with characters we care about. Good read!
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