A Flood of Posies

A Flood of Posies follows a pair of sisters – Dorris and Thea (post-apocalyptically known as Sestra) – as a flood swallows the earth and the two must fight for survival. The story jumps from Before the Flood, The Flood and The After covering the sister’s tumultuous relationship and their unending love and hatred for one another.
Thea, a severe addict, and Dorris, the responsible, beautiful sister have ever been at odds. 10 years apart their mother put a stop to any relationship that might have blossomed, frowning upon Dorris’s passion for “monsters” she could visibly see and was ever warning her sister about. Through the years Thea wasted her potential and her life chasing fixes and stealing money from anyone and everyone while Dorris played it safe and married a “good man”. The Flood hits as Thea arrives at her sister’s home, prepared to beg and steal what she needs to get high. The two manage to survive, but barely, and begin the new way of live on an unending sea voyage.
With the Flood brings the Posies – Poseidon’s of the sea – and their ragtag group of lost souls scavenge the sea very aware of their presence. The Posies seem to call to people, and they go willingly to the depths, their bodies never recovered. With Dorris’s passing Thea longs to learn their secrets but she cannot catch more than a glimpse of a tentacle. As the wary group drops to two, Thea wonders how long she can resist the call to join the lost.
The writing is very well done, I was pulled into the sister’s drama, so much love and hate compiled with a shared childhood with a deranged mother. I have to say that I wish the “fantasy” aspect of this novel was left out – the Monsters and the “communications” with the Posies. I felt it unneeded and unnecessary and in fact it took away from the novel’s beauty for me.

A Flood of Posies follows a pair of sisters – Dorris and Thea (post-apocalyptically known as Sestra) – as a flood swallows the earth and the two must fight for survival. The story jumps from Before the Flood, The Flood and The After covering the sister’s tumultuous relationship and their unending love and hatred for one another.

Thea, a severe addict, and Dorris, the responsible, beautiful sister have ever been at odds. 10 years apart their mother put a stop to any relationship that might have blossomed, frowning upon Dorris’s passion for “monsters” she could visibly see and was ever warning her sister about. Through the years Thea wasted her potential and her life chasing fixes and stealing money from anyone and everyone while Dorris played it safe and married a “good man”. The Flood hits as Thea arrives at her sister’s home, prepared to beg and steal what she needs to get high. The two manage to survive, but barely, and begin the new way of live on an unending sea voyage.

With the Flood brings the Posies – Poseidon’s of the sea – and their ragtag group of lost souls scavenge the sea very aware of their presence. The Posies seem to call to people, and they go willingly to the depths, their bodies never recovered. With Dorris’s passing Thea longs to learn their secrets but she cannot catch more than a glimpse of a tentacle. As the wary group drops to two, Thea wonders how long she can resist the call to join the lost.

The writing is very well done, I was pulled into the sister’s drama, so much love and hate compiled with a shared childhood with a deranged mother. I have to say that I wish the “fantasy” aspect of this novel was left out – the Monsters and the “communications” with the Posies. I felt it unneeded and unnecessary and in fact it took away from the novel’s beauty for me.

I received a free copy of this novel from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.