Wow, this book has a really high average rating, but I just don't get it. It should never have been marketed as a young adult book. I don't think it belongs in the teen section of a public library, nor in a school library. Some folks say it fits the New Adult category better. I don't have any experience with the genre, but it felt very wrong for my students. Not only does it deal with very gritty prostitution--most of it in space, of course, as a science fiction book--but it also features some d...

Seventeen year old Rain White dreams of getting away from decrepit and dangerous Earth City. Her younger brother Walker is becoming "Touched" - more and more catatonic by the day, and the rest of their family has already been ripped away from them in this dystopian future. She hopes to get passage for her brother to mech space where there may be a cure for his debilitating condition. Clearly, Rain's only option is to become a space prostitute. Her best friend Lo convinces her to sell her virgini...

WOW! I'm not quite sure where to start...I don't want to give too much away. The Color of Rain is a dystopian sci-fy that kept me up all last night. I couldn't stop until I finished it. On earth, it's full of ash and everything is grey. They produce items but they can't grow anything. Also, what we know as Alzheimer's has revolved genetically and anyone can get it - they are called the Touched. If you are Touched, it's a death sentence. You gradually lose your mind. Rain's younger brother, Walke...

This book left me speechless. It was just perfect. Everything about it. From the grit and strength of the heroine to the dystopian world McCarthy created that is hauntingly similar to behind the scenes America today.Human slavery, prostitution, corporate powers ruling the world,and the abuse of those powers made a hard journey for our heroine, Rain White. She gets the chance to leave Earth City with her brother who is Touched(a mental disease akin to Alzheimers on steroids that has been taking o...

I only read the first few pages and was appalled by the content. Being a Young Adult and looking at this Young Adult Novel, I was surprised and angry that such a novel was put in this genre. I understand the importance of learning about prostitution, but I thought that there was too much detail in that part. There should be a warning somewhere on the cover about the content of the book. The writing was flowing and lovely, but the genre is too heavy for the age group.

Disclaimer: I received a copy of this book from the Author at Book Expo America. No promise was made that I would review it or that if I did the review would be positive. I was not compensated in anyway for this review.Review: The Color of Rain is a beautiful book. The cover, the writing, the heart. It’s lyrical, painful and impossible to step away from. Once you enter the world of Cori McCarthy’s writing, it will grip you and hold you tight. It will break your heart, lift you up and remake your...

I don't read much YA anymore. Too much disappointment. But I loved this. It's very mature YA, to be sure. Maybe that's why I liked it? It was quite dark for YA.Exhibit A: Space prostitute. I now know what Ben meant when he spoke of the Void's inherent loneliness. The Void is a hollow place that breeds hollow existences. To be fair to the other working girls, the other blues, they've tried to be friendly. But I refuse to learn a name or take a favor. [...] I cannot afford friends on this ship.

This book reminded me of a [very] sci-fi version of Margaret Atwood's dystopian novel, The Handmaid's Tale, but for young adults. While I enjoy the fantastical, I think this one was leaning a little too far on the science fiction end for my own personal taste.That said, it was actually a really gripping read, and I cared enough about the characters to see it through to the end.

I found The Color of Rain on one of the blogs I read regularly, Books Without Any Pictures. Grace’s description along with the cover interested me so much that I went out and bought the book. Would it live up to my expectations?Yes! In fact, Cori McCarthy’s novel actually surpassed my expectations. For a YA novel (albeit strongly recommended for older young adults) it tackles some pretty heavy issues including rape, abuse, prostitution and trauma. Many authors have found their banes in these iss...

This is a debut novel that is so unexpected and mind-bending that I guarantee you won't be able to put it down. Part of it, yes, is the shock of it all. Cori McCarthy's THE COLOR OF RAIN is about prostitution. In space.I think it's actually more apt to think of this as a human trafficking book, though. Rain, the protagonist, is a fiery redhead -- and one of the last. Johnny, Captain of a ship that runs the Void between Earth City and the outer planets, is fascinated by her -- he's never seen a r...

Rain White is the sole protector for her younger brother. He is ill. He has Alzheimer's. Rain has heard that the planet Edge where the Mercs live can cure Rain’s brother. Rain has no money. Rain meets Johnny. Johnny will take Rain and her brother on his starship for a price…Rain’s virginity. Rain agrees. What Rain does not know is the fate she just sealed for herself with the devil. I have been hooked lately on the “young adult” genre. So even though this book is being marketed at the teen audie...

This book felt original and familiar at the same time. I think that McCarthy achieved that seemingly paradoxical experience through offering a world that the reader could enter easily with a character who is deeply rendered. Rain's world is nothing but sad and when a handsome pilot offers her flight off the planet *and* a chance to save her brother, Rain leaps at the opportunity, even when it means giving her body over to this unknown man. The way McCarthy raised the stakes in this book was impr...

A dystopian thriller for teens - includes all the stuff of adult thrillers...sex, violence, suspense, action, good guy vs bad guy, plus space travel!

Teenager Rain lives in a dark world where many of the people catch an illness that robs them of their memory not unlike alzheimer's. She has already lost both parents and a brother and she is now about to lose her younger brother, the only family she has left. She does what she has to find a cure and save him even if that means she has to sell herself to do it. I had never really read a story like this. I usually stay away from sci-fi but I was pleasantly surprised with The Color Of Rain. The fa...

The Color of Rain is an intensely emotional story of a young girl named Rain who decides to do whatever she can to try and save her brother Walker from the ravaging sickness know as, The Touched. It’s an evolved form of Alzheimer’s that is sweeping Earth City, and in order to try and save Walker, Rain has to keep hope that The Edge and it’s race of genetically engineered humans with extreme advanced technology will be her answer. Rain meet Johnny, the owner of a space ship and she sells herself

Not for the faint of heart, but a very satisfying dystopian/sci-fi read.

This review and more can be found on The Sirenic Codex.I'm a little blown away right now. I'm shocked and trying to grasp what I just read. This book shattered my expectations. I don't even know where to start.I'll start with the abstract; The Color of Rain is incredibly dark and intense. It's on the mature scale of YA and it is horrifying and a little heart breaking. It explores prostitution, something I have never ever read about, and it is so much grittier than I expected. The author didn't t...

I've had this book in my pile for a few years now and just picked it up this month, so I had no idea what I was starting because I chose not to read the back cover so it would have the element of surprise. It didn't fail me. I really enjoyed this book, but I would not say it was a young adult book, maybe a mature young adult or new adult due to adult situations and language.Rain White and her brother, Walker, are the last of their family to live in Earth City, and to say that life is hard would

A YA sci-fi novel. A bit repetitive in places, but it had an interesting set up and there was enough depth to the characters. this was my 29th book of 50 for the Pop Sugar Challenge.

I was fortunate to receive an ARC of Cori McCarthy's first novel, The Color of Rain. It has been a while since I've read something that I wanted to recommend to people even before I had finished it. My five second pitch sounded something like, "Firefly meets Across the Universe with the poetry of Before I Fall." But even as I write this now I don't think that it goes far enough. The raw intensity of The Color of Rain is embedded in McCarthy's protagonist's, Rain's, poetic perceptions of her vas...