Was a fantastic read!

Based on true events, It follows the fictional story of Ruby Carson, her brother Percy, and their mother and father Lily and Jack. It takes place in the years 1965 to 1967 in a little place called Haventon in New Brunswick, that got flooded over because of a dam that was being built over the Saint John River. After her embarrassing fall at a skating party, she had a spooky vision…

The story is really well written, and reading it made me feel very deep in contentment and calm emotion, while also keeping me at the edge of my seat waiting for more to come. It was a very lovely read, and I much enjoyed that it was set in a historical time period. 

If you like history with a bit of a mystery, this is the book for you!

I rate this book a 5/5 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

The Town That Drowned stars Ruby Carson, and she lives in the little town of Hackshaw, New Brunswick in the 1960s. When the government announces they are going to build a dam in her town, her family and everyone else is forced to move to higher ground-or else have their house go underwater. See, humans aren’t very good at breathing underwater, so everyone with their houses at risk decides to move. This book is SUCH a great read, I love Ruby’s story because moving alone is such a big step, and most of the people in her town had to move. Her story is very well written, and it was interesting to read about life in the 1960s.

One improvement that I think could be made, is that I found it would better suit the story if it were written like a diary or journal. There were a lot of flashbacks, and the story was told in first person, so I think that it would better suit the story if it were written in diary/journal form. But except for that one little thing, the story was amazing, and I highly recommend this this book for any historical fiction lovers!

The Town That Drowned by Riel Nason, is an absolutely incredible novel that I suggest you all go and read!
It follows the life of 14 year old Ruby Carson as the world around her changes forever. The Town That Drowned is based upon real events that took place in New Brunswick on the Saint John river, when a dam was built that would flood the entire town in which fictional character Ruby lives.
This book is the perfect mix of fiction and history, with great character development, and strong plot.
10/10 recommend! I cannot wait to start on the sequel of sorts, All The Things We Leave Behind!