H20 and The Storm are both books in a single series written by Virginia Bergin.

*Warning - potential spoilers.*

These books are about a girl, Ruby, who is surviving her way through an apocalypse in England. An alien parisite in the rain burns your skin and kills upon consumption and contact. With her whole family presumed dead Ruby teams up with a local boy, Darius, and the little girl he picked up along the way. Together they form a little family of their own and survive this terrible apocalypse.

This series is absolutely incredible for YA readers who are interested in the apocalypse genre. H20 tells the apocalyptic story of the world falling apart, massive decrease in the population of the world, and the rapid decline of society. it is a little bit of cliche mixed with complete awesomeness, which makes it an incredible series. in this post- apocolyptic world it is best to only trust yourself and no one else. Ruby's narrative, told in a retrospective first person journal is utterly open, deeply personal, vulnerable, and resonates as completely genuine, in my opinion. in the first book, Ruby has come so far in such a short amount of time. She is a strong person for being only 15 years old. How many kids that age do you think would survive something like this (even if it is fictional)? Not many.

The Storm is the second and final installment of the series. Ruby is alone and spends most of her time in the library doing research. She has become very smart and resourceful. You can't help but fall in love with Ruby, Darius, and Princess, despite their flaws and poor decisions that will have you screaming at the book. You forget that they are just kids as the book makes it seem so real and authentic. Virginia Bergin has pushed the boundaries and thrown the rule book out the window to create a masterpiece. Ruby rambles, she talks ridiculously quickly, sometimes without even taking a breath. Grammer serves no purpose, and that's exactly why it works. This series is truly incredible and a great read. There are twists and turns that you would never see coming and, sometimes, it's all too predictable. As an avid reader myself I had a great time on this journey that Virginia Bergin has created. I hope that you will too.