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3.38 AVERAGE
3.38 AVERAGE
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Interesting premise - knowing that your death and everyone around you’s is inevitable, so the premise of the book is entirely fixated on how people react to this revelation. Appreciated how it showed 4 main protagonists, just felt some were better than others.
What would you do if you knew that in 2 months an asteroid would hit hurt and possibly kill us all?
You'd find the courage to do all the things you feared, confess your love, form friendship. You'd learn you love life.
You know from the very beginning their chances of survival are almost non-existent. I tried not to attach myself to the characters, but it was impossible. Although at the beginning I mixed them up a bit, I saw a friendship form between them, one that I wanted to be a part of. They reminded me a bit of The Breakfast Club.
The Breakfast Club meets the apocalypse? A weird combination that Wallach combined perfectly
You'd find the courage to do all the things you feared, confess your love, form friendship. You'd learn you love life.
You know from the very beginning their chances of survival are almost non-existent. I tried not to attach myself to the characters, but it was impossible. Although at the beginning I mixed them up a bit, I saw a friendship form between them, one that I wanted to be a part of. They reminded me a bit of The Breakfast Club.
The Breakfast Club meets the apocalypse? A weird combination that Wallach combined perfectly
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
reflective
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
This was good (I mean I never had the urge to DNF it) but I felt like it tried a little too hard to be profound. Idk it had good messages about hope and how life is too short to not live honestly, but there was something missing. I especially felt that the ending did not strike a punch the way I had hoped. I dont regret reading it, but I dont think I'd recommend it.
This book was... fine. It lacked in character depth and development. Any time something bad happened, it was explained very black and white. The facts were presented and we weren't given any context as to how it affected each character short or long term. I usually don't add spoilers to my reviews, but I HAVE to mention this. About halfway through the book, Eliza discovers her father's apartment has been burned down. After she discovers it, the fire and her father are never mentioned again until the last page. Her father was all she had, and you're telling me she never even thought about him? Cried over his potential death? Didn't run through the whole city trying to find out if he survived?? It was infuriating. And then on like the last page he shows up and her reaction is seriously lackluster. I think that this whole book could've been from Eliza's perspective, because 1) she was the most interesting character and 2) maybe then we could've gotten actual depth to someone. The book was entertaining enough to keep it from being DNF'd, but I was frustrated by how shallow everything was written. Is it worth the read? Probably not. I'll probably forget I read it a few months from now.
I loved the different points of view that this book was written in. It did start a little slow, but that’s to be expected when you first hear that the world will end. I liked how the characters came together in the end and to see them grow throughout the book. I would like to think that I would be brave like them if this ever happened. Normally I hate open ended books, but I loved this one. This book puts into perspective my own thoughts and beliefs of who I think I am and who I want to be remember as.
Dnf pg. 106
It wants to be the breakfast club, but with the end of the world. Some of the descriptions and character choices are just giving me the ick though
It wants to be the breakfast club, but with the end of the world. Some of the descriptions and character choices are just giving me the ick though
This is, hands down, the best YA book I have ever read. Practically everything about it was perfect. I’m just going to get a small little complaint out of the way, some of the grammar is off. Ok, now to the good stuff. The character development is superb. Like some of the other novels I have read, when you close this book, you feel like your best friends have died. I love these characters so much. Another comment on the book, is the point of view is very unique. It switches between “perspectives”, but instead of each “perspective” being in 1st person, it is in third person limited. I find this to be very creative and fitting for the novel. The plot is well thought out and you will enjoy every moment while reading this novel. This is one of the most literary works of young adult literature I have read. I recommend this book to anyone, but especially if you are in the middle of a mid-(or maybe not)-life crisis, soul search thing.