Reviews

You & Me at the End of the World by Brianna Bourne

k4tkitz's review

5.0

I finished this a while ago and i’ve missed reading it so much! There’s no other book like it and that’s a good thing! Brianna did such a good job with this book, everything fit with it and it was super cute. As soon as i heard she’d be writing another book I couldn’t wait for my library to have it! Some people don’t like this book and I don’t know why? I liked it so much i had to buy my own copy!! I think it was a super cute book and turned out really well!!

salmaa21's review

5.0

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ / 5

minor spoilers mentioned!!

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i know i always say this when i’m talking about a book i enjoyed, but this book was SOOOOO GOOD that i cannot put it into words. yet here i am making a review.

to begin with, this book is indeed dystopian, but in the most beautiful way possible. yes the streets were empty and there were only 2 people in the world, but it felt so magical. from hannah (one of the mc’s), changing the way the sky looks, to controlling reality. all while doing it with leo ♡

i went in with super high hopes, and finished very happy, wanting more!! dystopian literature is one of my favorite genres, this book gave me a reason to like it even more.

i wanted to start with saying how much i admired the authors writing. it was very poetic and the descriptions for everything was perfectly written. hats off to her!!

i think that the way the author made leo and hannah meet and get together was so satisfying. they both helped each other discover themselves, and it was very sweet to watch. i liked reading about hannah’s interests and reading her thoughts too, especially knowing how she really felt about ballet. leo helping her made me very happy! hannah was scared to admit how much she enjoyed writing over ballet. Sharing her writing with leo, even after how her mother completely ignored her, opened up a whole new opportunity for her. leo was very sweet :) as for leo, he found great happiness in playing guitar and music. i absolutely loved it. leo did not want to share his personal music to anyone, except for hannah. hannah made him feel the most comfortable and showed him a side that he never saw of himself. this made me flip every page with an absolute smile. also, words cannot BEGIN to explain all the emotions that went through me when leo turned her writing into music!!!!
them sharing their interests to one another brought me so much joy.

to be completely honest, i loved the vibes of the empty world. leo and hannah in an empty museum, taking their time to watch the paintings and watch the glass roof above their heads. them changing the sky’s form, shape, and color was so beautiful that i read it over and over. hannah making a flower field for her and leo to lay in and watch the sky was just AAAAHHHHH!!!!!! again, speechless.

now don’t get me started on the plot twists. usually i would predict the whole thing over how cliche a book is, but this one had me BAFFLED?!! the way the author ended the book was PERFECT!! i literally ended the book with absolute happiness and satisfaction. i’m aware that i used the word “happy” too many times in this review, but it’s truly the word that described me while reading this book.

i need a second book this instant.

nyla_k's review

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

zoe_books6's review

emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

fjreads_33's review

emotional hopeful mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

nantucketwhales108's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious

4.5

firefox's review

3.0

Cool concept. Kinda average execution except for the ending.

alongreader's review

3.0

Mixed review. I liked the idea of this, and the main part of it, while they're going around looking for answers. I just found the actual answers didn't live up. But that's so often the way of things.

I liked the characters. I liked watching them become who they really were and not who the people around them thought they were - and there's a great scene between Hannah and her mother that was wonderful, if painful, for all involved. I always enjoy seeing people realise what they really are inside.

The descriptions and scene setting are amazing, too. I've never been to Houston, but I could imagine it easily, the emptiness and eerieness. (also the music festival sounds awesome.) I'd have read a book twice as long about them wandering around the empty city, looking at things.

Spoiler

I don't understand how they were able to see things together that neither of them knew about in real life. What was shaping their shared world?

Overall, I enoyed this and I'm glad I read it, but I wish things had made a little more sense at the end.

ellenmc07's review

4.0

If weird YA romances aren't your deal, skip this review. But if you're like me, a book like this just melts your little old heart. I love the main characters relationship with each other and the other people in their lives. Also, not gunna lie, definitely wasn't expecting the twist. A decent YA read.

kawarwick's review

4.0

Great story! Very hard book to put down!