Balance vs The Water Knife: Which Should You Read?

Cover of Balance Balance Ciara Knight · 2014 ★★★★☆ 3.5 367 pages · ≈ 6 h 48 m · Moderate

Can a young boy losing his sight help his mom see love and Christmas in a new light? Christmas isn’t something single mother, Noelle Monroe looks forward to this year. She already struggles to balance life while caring…

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Cover of The Water Knife The Water Knife Paolo Bacigalupi · 2015 ★★★★☆ 3.9 384 pages · ≈ 7 h 07 m · Moderate

The American Southwest has been decimated by drought. Nevada and Arizona skirmish over dwindling shares of the Colorado River, while California watches, deciding if it should just take the whole river all for itself.…

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The verdict

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BalanceThe Water Knife
Goodreads — 3.9 (28809)
Hardcover 3.1 (16) 3.8 (155)
Apple Books — 4.5 (245)

Reception

BalanceThe Water Knife
Ratings 16 28809
Editions 1 12
Citations — 23
Film adaptations 1 1
Wikipedia attention 647 1912
Pages 367 384

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