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Waiting for the Flood (Spires) Paperback – July 4, 2018

by Alexis Hall (Author)
4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 974 ratings
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People come as well as go. Twelve years ago, Edwin Tully came to Oxford and fell in love with a boy named Marius. He was brilliant. An artist. It was going to be forever. Two years ago, it ended. Now Edwin lives alone in the house they used to share. He tends to damaged books and faded memories, trying to build a future from the fragments of the past. Then the weather turns, and the river spills into Edwin’s quiet world, bringing with it Adam Dacre from the Environment Agency. An unlikely knight, this stranger with roughened hands and worn wellingtons, but he offers Edwin the hope of something he thought he would never have again. As the two men grow closer in their struggle against the rising waters, Edwin learns he can’t protect himself from everything — and sometimes he doesn't need to try
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  1. Book 2 of 4
    Spires
  2. Print length
    112 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Publication date
    July 4, 2018
  5. Dimensions
    5 x 0.28 x 8 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    1912688808
  7. ISBN-13
    978-1912688807
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Quicunquevult Press (July 4, 2018)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 112 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1912688808
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1912688807
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 4.6 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5 x 0.28 x 8 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 974 ratings

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Cherise J Rohr
5.0 out of 5 stars brilliant take on love
Reviewed in the United States on February 28, 2024
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The story of love not lost, but changed. When you will always love someone but at some point figure out you’re not meant to be together. When the love doesn’t go away, but you have to. It’s painful and gut wrenching but also a relief and the future opens up. This theme is rare in a book but so beautifully told here, after the fact.

Adding Marius’ story helps to understand Edwin even more.

Alexis Hall has such a wonderful way of exploring the depths of a character without being overly angsty about it. Just real.
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Mainer
4.0 out of 5 stars A little gem
Reviewed in the United States on December 28, 2020
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This is the second book in the Spires series. It's short but has the wonderful writing I've found in all Alexis Hall's works. Edwin Tully is a restorer of damaged books in Oxford, England. He wishes he could restore his damaged heart, broken when his longtime love, Marius, left him two years earlier. But there's a storm and Oxford is flooding, so Edwin needs to buttress his home with sandbags and tarps. The engineer in charge, Adam Dacre, is helpful and Edwin is almost immediately attracted, but he's shy and he stutters. Adam is a big man, red-haired and not Edwin's usual type, but the two of them find an intellectual rapport and maybe something more.
Mr. Hall is such a wonderful writer and I've been devouring his books. This story was great but a quick read. I really wanted to know more about Edwin and Adam (I need a sequel). Still, it's a little gem.
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Jheanell H.
5.0 out of 5 stars Alexis Hall continues to deliver
Reviewed in the United States on October 2, 2016
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Alexis Hall is officially my favorite writer on the planet. No other writer can evoke such feeling with their words, and no other makes me feel like they’re relaying my own thoughts and feelings with their pen. I swear, we have the same soul.

Waiting for Flood is an emotional little novella featuring two very lovable characters, one of them so lovable that he might be one of my favorites read, and I only knew him for 100 pages. Edwin Tully is an awkward, lonely, sweet, gem of a man and I loved everything about him. He’s the kind of quietly endearing character that I always connect with, but rarely find. Waiting for Flood follows him over the course of a few days as his town is flooded, and he falls in love.

For some reason, I connected with this book on a nearly visceral level and it’s not for the reason you might expect. Yes, the writing is spectacular and clever, which I’ve come to expect from Alexis Hall, and there are plenty of notable excerpts that’ll pop up all over my social media, as I do love to post his words everywhere. The actual words are immensely beautiful, but it’s the mood he set that pulled me in. Just the vibe of this book…it’s hard to describe. It’s intimate and touching. I can only equate it to those charming indie films that you watch on a whim, and then fall in love with it and wonder why the whole damn world isn’t talking about it. I felt close to this book, close to these characters, and watching this quiet love story unfold was just the sweetest experience.

Also, I listened to this on Audible, and the narrator was spectacular. Edwin stutters when he speaks, and he’s immensely self-conscious, and I think Alexander Doddy portrayed Edwin greatly, and perfectly conveyed Alexis Hall’s words. Waiting for Flood is a winner for me—both the text and audiobook—and I recommend it to the soft-hearted, romance lovers out there.
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Alyssa Reads and Reads
5.0 out of 5 stars Heartfelt and wistful
Reviewed in the United States on September 17, 2021
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It’s no secret that I adore Alexis Hall books, and the novella Waiting for the Flood is one of my favorites. In this rerelease, Edwin’s poignant story continues to resonate with me. This edition also includes Chasing the Light, Marius’s new story which I ended up loving just as much.

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Edwin Tully is waiting for the floodwaters to arrive. He’s uncomfortable in the home he once shared with his partner of 10 years, and is still mourning their breakup. The impending flood puts him in the path of outgoing civil engineer Adam Dacre. Adam immediately befriends Edwin, and it’s clear he’s interested in more than just being helpful. Can Edwin see past his own grief and disappointment to take a chance on someone new?

Adam is a low-key delight. I love the way he draws Edwin out of his self-imposed shell and never holds any of Edwin’s stumbles against him. Usually I steer clear of stories with such a wistful tone, but in Waiting for the Flood it feels just right.

Also included in this edition is Marius’s story, Chasing the Light. This novella is vibes too, about what happens when Marius sprains his ankle and is stranded with the lovely Leo on his canal boat for a few days.

Marius is a lesson in how to take a seemingly unlikable character and make the reader root for him. Once his motivation is clear, it helps to see just why he reacts in self destructive ways. And Leo is his perfect foil, as a sweet character who’s stepped back from the world at large. And as much as Marius tries to push them away, Marius’s parents are hilarious and truly great parents.

Both stories together highlight how wonderful novella-length stories can be, especially when they focus on moods more than action. Whether you are a reader who adores a wistful, emotional romance, or you prefer a snarky character who is forced to finally connect with someone else, this edition of Waiting for the Flood has the perfect story for you.

I voluntarily read and reviewed an advance copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
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John Behrens
3.0 out of 5 stars A fine romance
Reviewed in the United States on September 29, 2021
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A warm and cozy look at two disparate loners, brought together by a local neighborhood flood. Unusual people, hurt in various ways, getting through their lives, slowly opening to future possibilities as the rain continues to fall ~ I love the setting and the mood of this little book, and hope you will, too.
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Chantal
5.0 out of 5 stars Romanticize everything
Reviewed in Canada on August 25, 2021
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Honestly I love this book so much because it is about the ordinary. It's not a large tail of intrigue and passion. It's a story of a man learning that he's worth something. Worth even the gaze of a wonderful man.

Thank you for this.
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Devon
5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful
Reviewed in Spain on November 27, 2017
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I don't think I can find the right words to describe how wonderful is to read Alexis Hall's stories. Waiting for the Flood characters got my heart from the very first moment I started reading. And the story, and the moments it made me live were absolutely great. I recomend it to everyone who wants to have a lovely wonderful experience. Thank you once again for your magic, Alexis Hall.
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Ms Krake
5.0 out of 5 stars I really love this
Reviewed in Australia on June 10, 2018
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I've been enjoying the Spires series, and read all of them except book one in the last couple of days. T his book was especially wonderful. Maybe I'm in the exact right place to live it, but this protagonist was one of the best I've read in what feels like forever. What a beautiful voice to write in! I love him excessively. A perfect read. I would recommend it to anyone who would enjoy a realistic treatment of post relationship grief coupled with the fear of new beginnings and topped off by a lovely future.
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Beanie
5.0 out of 5 stars Beautifully written and oh so romantic!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 20, 2015
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The style in which this author writes is just so beautifully descriptive that I become so immersed in the tale, that when I inevitably have to return to the mundane, everything just seems a little otherworldly. He is just so talented I almost don't feel worthy of writing a review.

This story revolves around MCs Edwin (who we meet again briefly in For Real) and Adam, who meet when there is flood warnings issued for Oxford. I have to admit, this one had me on the verge of crying - lots! It's tough when you have to really look at your life after a very painful break-up and realise it's time to finally let go of the old and let someone new in, and you know, just move on. But, it's not all sadness, like For Real (sorry I read them out of sequence - although they are stand-alones), this story is also so full of hope and new beginnings.

This was such a romantic tale and I absolutely adored the character of Edwin - he was just so layered. I wish the story had been longer simply because I could have listened to his inner thoughts all day and was eager to learn even more about him and his past with Marius perhaps? And Adam was a real sweetheart too, such an open, honest and down-to-earth man. I'm normally wary of endearments, I find they're overused and contrived most of the time, but "Petal"? How could I not fall in love with that?

I find it so refreshing that AH leaves his stories with a HFN, which normally would leave me unfulfilled, but it just seems so right and realistic in this instance. A perfect ending.
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Steve Andrews
4.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful!
Reviewed in Australia on July 6, 2023
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Part of a 4-book series that can all be read independently, this novella is 91 pages of pure bliss. I kept wishing it was longer, but in honesty, it doesn't need to be. It's perfect the way it is.
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