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4.2 AVERAGE
4.2 AVERAGE
adventurous
hopeful
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
4.5 stars - I really liked this book.
Many Thanks to NetGalley and Campfire Publishing for an eARC of this audiobook in exchange for an honest review!
World & Concept:
It has an interesting dystopian concept, which we (the readers) keep learning about alongside the characters.
Something unknown has happened before the beginning of the book and now we find ourselves in a world where everyone (except a few) is somehow stuck in a loop of whatever they were doing on the day everything "stopped". Loops can be from seconds to hours. If you disturb one of the looped people or animals they react aggressive and attack you.
For me, this idea was new and very interesting to explore.
Characters:
The characters felt realistic and relatable, which had me very invested in their stories.
The found family was nice and there being an incredibly cute cat was a big plus!
Emotions:
This book had me sobbing at so many occasions! It was an immediate 4+ stars read.
I was also hooked from the very first page, since we get directly thrown into action.
Audiobook:
The audiobook was very nice as well. Since the book switches between the characters Coco and Forest, the audiobook also switches between a male (Ari Fliakos) and female (Thérèse Plummer) narrator.
Critic:
The only thing I didn't like was the way time jumps were handled from time to time. They did make it easier to cover more ground without getting into the "1000 pages region" but they also tend to take the reader out of the story, since most chapters ended on a little cliffhanger and then we just jumped to a point in time that's half a year later (and maybe get told what happened in between).
All in all, I really liked the book and especially the fact that the book made me ask some philosophical questions about my own life and my daily routines (yes, I can pretty much bring philosophy into anything).
Many Thanks to NetGalley and Campfire Publishing for an eARC of this audiobook in exchange for an honest review!
World & Concept:
It has an interesting dystopian concept, which we (the readers) keep learning about alongside the characters.
Something unknown has happened before the beginning of the book and now we find ourselves in a world where everyone (except a few) is somehow stuck in a loop of whatever they were doing on the day everything "stopped". Loops can be from seconds to hours. If you disturb one of the looped people or animals they react aggressive and attack you.
For me, this idea was new and very interesting to explore.
Characters:
The characters felt realistic and relatable, which had me very invested in their stories.
The found family was nice and there being an incredibly cute cat was a big plus!
Emotions:
This book had me sobbing at so many occasions! It was an immediate 4+ stars read.
I was also hooked from the very first page, since we get directly thrown into action.
Audiobook:
The audiobook was very nice as well. Since the book switches between the characters Coco and Forest, the audiobook also switches between a male (Ari Fliakos) and female (Thérèse Plummer) narrator.
Critic:
The only thing I didn't like was the way time jumps were handled from time to time. They did make it easier to cover more ground without getting into the "1000 pages region" but they also tend to take the reader out of the story, since most chapters ended on a little cliffhanger and then we just jumped to a point in time that's half a year later (and maybe get told what happened in between).
All in all, I really liked the book and especially the fact that the book made me ask some philosophical questions about my own life and my daily routines (yes, I can pretty much bring philosophy into anything).
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
emotional
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
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:
Complicated
Sci-fi Friday! THE NEVER-ENDING END OF THE WORLD by Ann Christy and narrated by Thérèse Plummer and Ari Fliakos was a stellar speculative sci-fi mystery!
⭐⭐⭐⭐💫
Coco is 12 years old when the world changes. Spending years learning how to survive on her own in a world with people who aren't really there, but are and stuck in an unseeing loop, Coco finally finds more people outside this looped existence. She must decide who she can trust and in the following 4 decades, Coco must make harrowing decisions not just for her new family, but for humanity.
I won't lie, there was likely so much in this story that I doubt I can remotely comprehend. I was captivated by the story and the narration helped me to lose myself in it. The details about the how simply didn't matter to me! I was so invested in Coco and her growth with her partner, and then her son. Wow.
I did really like the changes in the narration. Having a male and female to take the various POV's helped immensely in what became a complex novel.
Thank you to @NetGalley and @campfirepublishing for sharing the fantastic audiobook and letting me share my thoughts. I may need to listen again and see if I can learn a bit! This audio will be available on August 8th, and I highly recommend it, even if sci-fi may not be your go-to.
⭐⭐⭐⭐💫
Coco is 12 years old when the world changes. Spending years learning how to survive on her own in a world with people who aren't really there, but are and stuck in an unseeing loop, Coco finally finds more people outside this looped existence. She must decide who she can trust and in the following 4 decades, Coco must make harrowing decisions not just for her new family, but for humanity.
I won't lie, there was likely so much in this story that I doubt I can remotely comprehend. I was captivated by the story and the narration helped me to lose myself in it. The details about the how simply didn't matter to me! I was so invested in Coco and her growth with her partner, and then her son. Wow.
I did really like the changes in the narration. Having a male and female to take the various POV's helped immensely in what became a complex novel.
Thank you to @NetGalley and @campfirepublishing for sharing the fantastic audiobook and letting me share my thoughts. I may need to listen again and see if I can learn a bit! This audio will be available on August 8th, and I highly recommend it, even if sci-fi may not be your go-to.
The begin I of this book reminded me a lot of the Walking Dead but instead of “walkers” we have “loopers”. I think the amount of time that passed throughout the book was perfect! My biggest issue with this book was the ending. The ending felt a little sudden and I wish that I found out what happens to more the characters from the book.
OMG. I don't even know where to start. This book was an awesome mix of sci-fi and dystopian. There were a couple different times I thought I knew how the story would end, only for it to completely go in a different direction. I had some difficulty with the sciency part of it and at times I thought I was learning about quantum physics. That did not at all detract from the story. I didn't want to stop listening and I looked forward to getting in the car to listen more!
The story follows Coco Wells, who was 12 years old when the world fell apart, and Forrest Alexander, who was 14. They have such different upbringings, viewpoints and thoughts about this new world. This world is made up of loops. People everywhere are stuck in loops, doing the same thing over and over, but not all loops are the same length or activities. It's as if whatever they were doing when the fell apart, they are stuck doing forever.
I really enjoyed how the whole story was told in the book and not drawn out. I have so many questions that I don't feel were answered, but I am not even sure if there are answers. I enjoyed the narration as well.
The story follows Coco Wells, who was 12 years old when the world fell apart, and Forrest Alexander, who was 14. They have such different upbringings, viewpoints and thoughts about this new world. This world is made up of loops. People everywhere are stuck in loops, doing the same thing over and over, but not all loops are the same length or activities. It's as if whatever they were doing when the fell apart, they are stuck doing forever.
I really enjoyed how the whole story was told in the book and not drawn out. I have so many questions that I don't feel were answered, but I am not even sure if there are answers. I enjoyed the narration as well.
This series is so fun! I have enjoyed every one and fly through them! The characters are engaging, funny and relatable. Sam's arch nemisis, Dr. Butte has been protesting outside her store, drivign her sales down. When she and Jordan go to the local farmers market for the afternoon, he even goes so far as to follow her and stops at every table or stand that she stops at. He stops at a spice shop table and then has the audacity to drop dead! Sam is standing right next to him and becomes the prime suspect in his death.
The local sherrif is totally and utterly incompetent and lazy, and has a personal vendetta out for Sam. She immediately pins it on Sam and stops looking for any other suspects. She even suspends Jordan, just in case he was in on the murder with her!
Sam has always taken it upon herself to solve the murders that occur in town, but now this one is extra personal. The relationship shifts are amazing and I love where they are going.
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
The local sherrif is totally and utterly incompetent and lazy, and has a personal vendetta out for Sam. She immediately pins it on Sam and stops looking for any other suspects. She even suspends Jordan, just in case he was in on the murder with her!
Sam has always taken it upon herself to solve the murders that occur in town, but now this one is extra personal. The relationship shifts are amazing and I love where they are going.
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
The world has ended leaving select people alive. They wake up one morning and find that all the other people are caught in time loops. These loops are broken by touch or loud sounds. The people caught in them become vicious and attack then disappear. The remaining people divide up into two groups creating settlements. There are the Chosen who believe it is their duty to make a new earth better than the previous one and they think those caught in loops are sentient and in pain. Breaking the loops sets them free. On the other side are the Seekers who believe something happened that caused this break in time and it is their job to learn and study, to figure out what happened and fix it. They believe the loopers are caught in time and when the cause is fixed they will return to themselves a second after they froze. Breaking the loops physically kills them.
This was a fantastic, beautiful book. One of the best TEOTWAWKI books I've read in a couple of years. The characters are so real I felt for them. I felt their heartbreaks, their joy and their confusion. I just loved every one of them. Coco is such a darling person and a delight to know through the story. The plot is a slow burn dealing with the day-to-day of this new life building slowly to the point where they found out what happened. The answer was too sciency for me to truly understand but told in layman's terms which gave me the gist of knowing. I had a fabulous journey with this book and recommend it to those who like post-apocalyptic and slice of life survivalism.
This was a fantastic, beautiful book. One of the best TEOTWAWKI books I've read in a couple of years. The characters are so real I felt for them. I felt their heartbreaks, their joy and their confusion. I just loved every one of them. Coco is such a darling person and a delight to know through the story. The plot is a slow burn dealing with the day-to-day of this new life building slowly to the point where they found out what happened. The answer was too sciency for me to truly understand but told in layman's terms which gave me the gist of knowing. I had a fabulous journey with this book and recommend it to those who like post-apocalyptic and slice of life survivalism.
I went into this book hopeful but came out slightly disappointed by the end.
First, the good stuff. I was really excited when the book first started and our protagonist is 51 years old. Older characters are severely underrepresented in sci fi and I for one am tired of reading about the 19-year-old trying to survive the apocalypse. That excitement was somewhat tempered in the next chapter when we travel back to when the MC was a teenager (of course). But at least throughout the book we get to see her over a span of years and not just her nubile beginnings. I also liked the philosophical exploration of what survivors should do next. Two sides were presented and fully explored, and it was refreshing to read about different thoughtful approaches to how to live in this new reality.
Now, the not so good. Cozy fantasy seems to be the new buzzword, and I would categorize this story as cozy post-apocalypse. Nothing feels very dangerous or serious. The stakes don't feel high enough to really get invested in the plot. Part of the problem is the POV characters. Very little actually happens to them. We see changes occurring in their world and interesting developments with other characters, but we are removed from those events. It doesn't draw me in as a reader if the only action is taking place with perspectives that I don't get to see. Next, this book was way too long. A hundred pages could have been edited out, easily, without sacrificing any plot or development. There's just too much repetition. We read the same philosophical thoughts and discussions over and over again. This was intriguing the first time. 200 pages later I've got all the nuance down and I'm just dying for something to actually happen. My favorite part of the entire book was actually the epilogue. That felt like the most action and character depth of the entire story. My final critique is the lack of any real answer in the end. There's really no explanation of what happened to cause this pause in time and there's no explanation of what's done to fix it. For the cause we get some science mumbo-jumbo that doesn't actually say much. And the solution almost veers into the magical. I'd like a little more science in my science fiction reading.
Overall, this book was okay. I started off really liking it, but it was just too long with not enough action to sustain my interest. Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for a free copy of this book in exchange for my honest opinion.
First, the good stuff. I was really excited when the book first started and our protagonist is 51 years old. Older characters are severely underrepresented in sci fi and I for one am tired of reading about the 19-year-old trying to survive the apocalypse. That excitement was somewhat tempered in the next chapter when we travel back to when the MC was a teenager (of course). But at least throughout the book we get to see her over a span of years and not just her nubile beginnings. I also liked the philosophical exploration of what survivors should do next. Two sides were presented and fully explored, and it was refreshing to read about different thoughtful approaches to how to live in this new reality.
Now, the not so good. Cozy fantasy seems to be the new buzzword, and I would categorize this story as cozy post-apocalypse. Nothing feels very dangerous or serious. The stakes don't feel high enough to really get invested in the plot. Part of the problem is the POV characters. Very little actually happens to them. We see changes occurring in their world and interesting developments with other characters, but we are removed from those events. It doesn't draw me in as a reader if the only action is taking place with perspectives that I don't get to see. Next, this book was way too long. A hundred pages could have been edited out, easily, without sacrificing any plot or development. There's just too much repetition. We read the same philosophical thoughts and discussions over and over again. This was intriguing the first time. 200 pages later I've got all the nuance down and I'm just dying for something to actually happen. My favorite part of the entire book was actually the epilogue. That felt like the most action and character depth of the entire story. My final critique is the lack of any real answer in the end. There's really no explanation of what happened to cause this pause in time and there's no explanation of what's done to fix it. For the cause we get some science mumbo-jumbo that doesn't actually say much. And the solution almost veers into the magical. I'd like a little more science in my science fiction reading.
Overall, this book was okay. I started off really liking it, but it was just too long with not enough action to sustain my interest. Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for a free copy of this book in exchange for my honest opinion.