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teawitchontravel's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Alcohol, Homophobia, Cursing, Lesbophobia, Outing, Religious bigotry, Sexual content, Gun violence, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Death and Suicide
Be warned, this book will probably make you cry more then once. It is a beautiful story about pain, hope and love, not only others but also self love. It's a story about the light in our darkest moments. I personally really enjoy the writing style and use of flashbacks to give even more insights on the character's relationships and past. Those were the perfect addition to the story and as interesting as the main part of it, neither their content nor how much they appeared distracted from the main story or was boring. While I was reading the novel I felt like I was there with them and it definitely pulled me in. The diverse cast made me personally really happy and I think shows a beautiful represantation for the LGBTQIA+ community. I loved everything about it and can't wait for more books from this author.mdamodred's review against another edition
Wrong time for me reading something hitting to close
Content Warnings
Moderate: Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, and Mental illness
Minor: Suicide attempt, Religious bigotry, Outing, and Injury/Injury detail
planner5002's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I haven’t read a book that made me feel as much as this book did in a long time. The characters are well developed, the plot is compelling, and I had a hard fun putting it down.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Lesbophobia, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Mental illness, and Suicidal thoughts
Moderate: Outing
Minor: Gun violence
the_true_monroe's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Wow. I had this book on my wish list for a couple of months before it came out and read it as soon as I could. The amount of emotions that overcame me reading this are more than almost every book has exceeded, probably since I related so much to at least one piece of Avery, Cass, Aisha, Peter and Georgia but especially Avery. The way she describes her experiences with depression and suicidal ideation, and it’s progression, was so similar to my own experiences- it really got into the nitty gritty rather than just the overarching theme of depression and suicide. The representation from an LGBTQIA+, race/ ethnicity and religious perspective was also wonderful.
The only reason for the 4 stars instead of 5 is that it took me a while to get into the book and I was confused at first with all of the characters being mentioned, prior to the character development which ended up being phenomenal.
Something else I liked about this book were the realistic portrayals of families who love each other so much, and would do anything for each other but also can cause irreversible harm to their loved ones and be a major source of trauma.
Also, while the “doomsday” plot is used a lot, the way the impending world destruction was incorporated into the plot was unique as in the book did not center around the asteroid and a journey of survival but rather it centers around family, friendship, reasons for living, and doing what is best for yourself.
The only reason for the 4 stars instead of 5 is that it took me a while to get into the book and I was confused at first with all of the characters being mentioned, prior to the character development which ended up being phenomenal.
Something else I liked about this book were the realistic portrayals of families who love each other so much, and would do anything for each other but also can cause irreversible harm to their loved ones and be a major source of trauma.
Also, while the “doomsday” plot is used a lot, the way the impending world destruction was incorporated into the plot was unique as in the book did not center around the asteroid and a journey of survival but rather it centers around family, friendship, reasons for living, and doing what is best for yourself.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Lesbophobia, Suicide attempt, and Homophobia
Moderate: Suicide, Religious bigotry, Mental illness, Grief, and Alcohol
Minor: Pregnancy, Outing, Confinement, Gun violence, Bullying, Blood, Abandonment, Cancer, Panic attacks/disorders, and Cursing
megpadams's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
4/5 stars.
☄️ Avery was planning on killing herself on her birthday-the day the world found out it was going to end. She picked herself up and forced herself on a journey so she could spend the last few days of Earth with her family and her estranged best friend and unrequited love, Cass.
☄️This was a tender but hard hitting look at what happens when you suddenly realise you don’t want to die.
☄️I liked how this book shoved you straight into the action. There was no waiting around for the story to begin, which I really appreciated.
☄️There were themes of mental illness, self acceptance in a Catholic community, the power of friendship and trying to be a good person when the world is ending.
☄️This was a good read but definitely not for over sensitive people (like me!). I was trying not to cry the whole time I was reading and now it’s over I feel a bit hollowed out.
☄️If you don’t like sad endings, this book is NOT for you.
☄️For fans of Adam Silvera and Patrick Ness.
☄️See my StoryGraph review for a list of content warnings.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual harassment, Suicide, Homophobia, Violence, Outing, Suicidal thoughts, Lesbophobia, Cursing, Death, Mental illness, Sexual content, Drug use, and Grief
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