Adrift takes place on the islands around Canada such as Vancouver Island and Haida Gwaii. This in turn is causing a refugee crisis in many parts of the world. It’s set in the near future where people around the globe are dealing with widespread climate issues such as flooding, forest fires, extreme heat, tornadoes, etc. The memory loss trope is catnip to me so I was very excited to read this. This one comes out May 9, and you’re going to want to get your hands on it! Without giving anything away, the title of this book is perfection in every sense of the word! REVIEW: This debut novel was full of intrigue and suspense, and I loved her writing style! I found myself asking what I would do if I were in Ess’s situation, and how difficult it would be to trust anyone, especially given the instructions she’s left with This story takes place 7 years into the future and discusses the devastating effects climate control has had on the world – worse each year – not allowing communities to recover from floods, storms and fires before the next one.

What lies ahead for her and how she makes decisions could alter her course in more ways than one! Don’t look back.” Not only does Ess have to navigate a boat, she also has to navigate how now to proceed in life, taking extra precautions along the way. You want answers, but this has been done to keep you from them. She discovers she’s been left a note that tells her, “There are pills in the drawer for the headaches. She doesn’t know her name and doesn’t remember any life events or experiences. SYNOPSIS: Ess awakes on Jwith a splitting headache on a drifting, unmanned sailboat in an archipelago in British Columbia. Thank you to NetGalley and Sourcebooks Landmark for gifting me this ARC in exchange for my honest review! In Ess's world, the earth is precariously balanced at a climate tipping point, and she is perched at the edge of a choice: which life does she want? The one taken from her-and the dangerous secret that was buried-or the new one she can make for herself?Ī galvanizing riddle that is just as unmooring as it seems, this sharp character-driven odyssey explores a future challenged by our quickly changing world and the choices we must make to save what matters most. But why? And someone is watching her…someone who knows she must never learn her truth. The chilling clues she uncovers point to a desperate attempt at erasing her former life. She sails over a turbulent ocean to a town hundreds of miles away that, she hopes, might offer insight. She finds a note, but it's more warning than comfort: Start over. For fans of The Last Thing He Told Me comes a page-turning thriller about hidden identities and the terrifying realities of climate change.Įss wakes up alone on a sailboat in the remote Pacific Northwest with no memory of who she is or how she got there.

Adrift by Lisa Dee