I really wanted to enjoy this book. I think it had the potential to be an interesting story and journey, especially based on the synopsis. For me, however, I found the dialogue and relationship between the sisters, Thea and Doris, too much to overcome. I found myself skipping large sections, which I don't care to do while reading, but I didn't miss anything by doing so. It was a difficult and disjointed read for me personally, but it may just be my own inability to enjoy certain kinds of dialogue. Others may find it a really interesting story if they aren't troubled by the characters themselves. Thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for the ARC.

*2.75 rating rounded to 3*

First of all, the cover of this book is STUNNING and what originally drew me to the book. In the time between reading about this book on NetGalley and actually picking up the book to read it, I had forgotten much of the synopsis. About halfway through the book I was really confused that I decided to read the synopsis again to make sure I was reading the same book.

There are two storylines; sisters Thea and Doris surviving a flood, and Sestra and Rob surviving the water. It wasn't quite as obvious to me that one was the past and one was the future. Maybe I missed it .... I read the first chapter and was hooked and love the sort of whimsical atmospheric storytelling. But then the second chapter came and it was so different from the first chapter that I felt like I had skipped over a part of the book. Everything happened so fast that I was left with so many questions that it was difficult to connect to anything happening in the story. The relationship between sisters Thea and Doris was difficult to read; Doris was annoyingly stubborn and their arguments felt off for what was happening at the time. Trying to survive this weird flood but instead all you care about is what happened to the wallet, really?! I did enjoy the background of what a posie is and how it comes to be, made me appreciate the cover and title for the book more. The "monster" part of this book needed to be amped up. I read about the characters fear of the monsters but I never got to experience that myself.

Thank you to NetGally and the publisher for a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

I am sad to say I DNF'ed this book. Although the writing itself was Very good, this one wasn't for me. I think it's main downfall is a somewhat misleading blurb. I wanted a unique scifi horror, but what I got was two sisters arguing about petty things at the most inappropriate moments. Maybe I didn't get far enough into it. But I can't make myself care for a book that seems to center around drugs. I am sure there are plenty of people who would love this book, I'm just not one of them.

This wasn't my cup of tea at all. I loved the premise, but the outcome didn't match my expectations. DNF.

The premise of this book is absolutely fantastic. For a debut novel Tiffany Meuret clearly knocked this one out of the park! The fairy tale like story weaving with the mingling of real, raw, intense issues we face today is outstanding and so refreshing. I am blown away by this book and its ability to draw you in as if you are fighting right along side the characters.

This book was received as an ARC from Black Spot Books in exchange for an honest review. Opinions and thoughts expressed in this review are completely my own.

I absolutely loved this book and how every page there was something new and exciting. If I had to describe this book in four words I would say exciting, dramatic, survival, glorious. These are exactly what makes up a fantastic YA novel and I know it will have a cult following. I am always in the search of a new and exciting YA novel to share with our YA community and our teen book club will have some enticing conversations. It's so important to put family first and there is no YA Fantasy book that conveys that message better than a flood of posies.

We will consider adding this title to our YA collection at our library. That is why we give this book 5 stars.

Thank you to the publisher and Netgalley for providing me with an ARC of this title in exchange for an honest review.

Here are the things I absolutely loved about this book:
1. The enthralling, captivating, atmospheric prise.
2. The successful depiction of familial dysfunction and crippling sibling rivalry.

Here are the things I was not completely sold on:
1. The world-building. I am still stumped as to whether the apocalyptic events actually happened or were a drug induced hallucination.
2. I wasn't able to connect with the main characters.

I recommend this one because it is definitely genre-defying, doesn't follow over-utilized, saturated tropes, and is beautifully written. It us a read for a rainy weekend suited to hot tea, rumination and philosophy.

i really enjoyed reading this book, the characters were great and I really enjoyed the mystery in the book. I was drawn to the cover and had a good time reading this.

A Flood of Posies is the latest novel by Tiffany Meuret, though I'll confess that it's actually my first time reading anything by her. It's the story of two sisters, and how their worlds are so vastly different from one another.

Doris and Thea couldn't be more different if they tried. They may live close, but their minds and personalities showcase a vast chasm between the two. Yet both are going to be forced to struggle to survive against all of the odds, as the rain refuses to stop.

Warnings: A Flood of Posies showcases a significant amount of drug abuse and dependency, as one of the two leading characters is an addict.

A Flood of Posies is a strange tale of a dysfunctional family and the world falling apart. It's a story about survival, and the differences between us all. There are many profound lessons to be learned from this novel, to say the least.

Honestly, I'm struggling to write this review. Much as I struggled to finish the book. This was a tough one for me. I had trouble finding a connection between either sister, and thus the events in their lives had a diminishing impact for me.

So it's really no surprise that I almost put this book down. It was a fight, and so very tempting. I did finish it, and I'm happy to have done so. Though I'm not going to pretend that it was my favorite read of the year.

It had it's strong points. The dystopian survival elements were a huge plus in my book, as were some of the elements coming from the dysfunctional family/sister side of things. I also like how this novel made me think, and doubt everything.

Having finished the book, I still can't honestly tell you what happened. Was the flood real? Was it metaphorical? Either would be totally reasonable, and feel perfectly at home in this story. I just can't tell you which one is correct. I actually kind of like that detail, but maybe I'm being weird.

Regardless, I think that A Flood of Posies is going to be one of those novels that people either love or hate. I noticed that a lot of people DNF'd it, while others loved it. So that seems like a pretty reasonable assumption. What does everyone else think?

I thought this was about a future apocalypse but it is really about an extremely dysfunctional family that warps the world around them. This is way more horror than science fiction, though not because of any monsters who may be in the water below. This is a sad, sad story of real monsters living inside a home. It's well-written, but it is not an easy read.

This didn’t really meet my expectations. Some things seemed over the top and unbelievable. I couldn’t finish it as it became too much for me at around 30%. It seems like it just wasn’t for me.

I received an ARC from Netgalley, that doesn’t affect my opinion of the book, all my thoughts are my own and honest.

Thea—now calling herself Sestra—floats throughout a ravaged, flood soaked world.

This book wasn’t what I was expecting going into it, but that didn’t change the enjoyment for me. I thought this was just a survival story and it was, but it was much more than that too.

Meuret crafted this amazing story, using different storylines, from before the flood and the aftermath. We follow two sisters, Doris and Thea, who are going by Sestra after the flood. We learnt about their life before the flood and how Sestra is trying to survive the world with only one companion Rob.

Before the flood, Doris had a regular job, a husband and a regular life. But that doesn’t mean she is happy. Thea is an addict, thinking about how she will be able to get her next fix.

After the flood, Sestra is just trying to survive with not a lot of drinkable water, and trying to repress her memories. Not to mention the monsters called Posies that came with the flood, lurking in the water waiting and watching.

I liked the characters well enough, they weren’t the strongest part of the book, at times they weren’t very likable, but I feel like that was how they were meant to be and despite being unlikable there were times that I did like them and I cared about them.

This book was creepy and realistic, there was domestic abuse and drug addiction in here, I can’t say if that was well done personally. I would not say this book is happy in any way, it made me cry multiple times. The ending was borderline cheesy, but I appreciated that after all Seastra went through.

Overall it was a 4 star for me, and I am looking forward to seeing that Meuret comes out with next.

Thank you to NetGalley, Tiffany Meuret and the publishers for approving me a copy.

This is not my cup of tea. I was expecting a totally different story. There is some content in it that is triggering to me and I decided not to finish this book. The synopsis suggests a slightly different story than we appear to be getting. I'm not interested in reading about a heroine addict.

Unfortunately, I had to DNF this book. I really tried to get on with it, but I had quite a few issues with it, and then it ended up just not grabbing my attention and I just couldn't power through.

The blurb was actually really intriguing to me and I was expecting it to be really good, but then I started it and got such a passive-aggressive vibe from the first couple of chapters that it was really jarring to me. And then I just kept reading and trying to get halfway, but I was just not getting it and instead of forcing my way through and giving it a bad rating, I decided that it wasn't for me and I stopped. I don't really know what I didn't like, it was just kind of boring, and the start gave me a weird feeling, so I don't think it was my cup of tea sadly.

Giving it 1 star for it to be sent through but obviously, as it is a DNF, I haven't rated it.

It post apocalyptic. The tension between the sisters was real and believable to me. I liked the fantasy aspect butthen again I am partial sea stories so. B+

The tone was very off. Right from the beginning, it's super wordy without being descriptive, which slowed the pacing way down and made me very impatient. Both Doris and Thea were crass and angry and had very spiral thoughts. While I suppose this would be true of real-life people in their situations, for fiction that isn't actually about the opioid epidemic, it didn't fit. I wanted a crazy SFF adventure with water monsters; instead I got two sisters that hate each other and that I couldn't either root for or care enough to really hate.

More scenery and less repetitive thoughts would have made this go much faster, but as it is, I had to shelf it as a DNF very early on.

Stunning cover: check.
Intriguing plot: check.
So the premise for “A Flood of Posies” was good, sadly the book itself wasn’t as promising.
The prose was confusing, I literally had to re-read parts another time before understanding what was happening. Also the dialogues were blunt. I think that the author is indeed talented and creative, but probably the book needed some more adjustments.
I really tried to like this, I wanted to, but it’s a no from me.

DNF'd @ 25%

A Flood of Posies by Tiffany Meuret sounded like it would be an intriguing and unique fantasy, sci-fi, horror novel based on the summary, but unfortunately it didn't work for me. I think I was expecting something else from it and what I read didn't have much in terms of what I was hoping for based on the synopsis. It just wasn't for me.

Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for an eARC in exchange for an honest review.

A Flood of Posies follows two sisters, Doris and Thea, who are fighting for survival: a mysterious flood has come over the earth and with it, sea monsters called posies are now lurking in the water depths. The book alternates between The Before, The Flood and The After, which adds an interesting touch the story.

I liked the atmosphere Meuret created, it was dark and intriguing. Both Doris and Thea aren’t very likable characters, however I did enjoy reading about their complicated love-hate relationship. Another thing I liked is the beautiful and enjoyable writing, it pulled me into the story and always kept me on edge, although there were some parts where the story dragged a little and I found myself getting bored. Unfortunately, the posies were almost non-existent, I would’ve loved to explore more of these intriguing sea creatures. The ending left me rather unsatisfied since a lot of questions I had were left unanswered.
All in all, it was an enjoyable read, but nothing too special and rather forgettable.

Unfortunately I have decided to DNF this one at 47%. I received an ARC from Net Galley and after reading the synopsis I was so intrigued and this sounded so unique. However, I felt like this was more a petty drama filled fiction rather than an action packed fantasy/mystery.
The start of this was so promising and I feel like it had such potential but even at 47% in, I felt like I was just watching two sister argue with eachother about petty things that's really shouldn't be relevant when you're in a life threatening position, even when opportunities of action presented themselves, they faded away just as quickly - I just found myself disappointed and regrettably It just wasn't for me and I couldn't continue.