The first chapters has them fighting an oncoming flood (where does this flood come from? And why did it suddenly grow so fast, while people ignore it and go to work?), and then, it flips to a flash-back of their difficult childhood. Neither seems to have any redeeming qualities, both are extremely selfish, and neither is likable in any way. Doris is bitter to a fault, in a marriage she seems to hate, and physically incapable of living a normal life. Thea is a junkie, thief and heroine addict. I'm still not sure the monsters or flood were thought to really exist or belong in a drug-induced world that Thea's drowning in. This isn't a book about two sisters fighting underwater monsters, but rather, a book about how their lives ran off course. But this book has little to do with the blurb describing it and the horrible, undersea monsters never come to the surface.if they are truly there to begin with.Īnyone who is looking for a fantasy read will be disappointed. The characters have their own, very raw problems. The writing is very lyrical, and the author definitely has a talent for words and bringing scenes to life. The blurb and the cover grabbed me on this one, and I was excited for what appeared to be a different and exciting read. They not only fight the waters, always fearing the danger below, but also realize the key might lay in their own past. Meanwhile, two sisters, who can barely stand each other and have their own, terrible difficulties with life, are shoved together again. The world is flooded and monsters called posies lurk in the watery depths, waiting to kill.

A Flood of Posies by Tiffany Meuret