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4.13 AVERAGE
4.13 AVERAGE
adventurous
emotional
reflective
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
dark
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Near future climate catastrophe: incredibly terrifying read, not sure I can recommend but also very compelling.
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
The characters felt a little thin in the first 50 pages or so. A bit like caricatures, and that had me concerned the book wouldn’t have the depth I was hoping for. I stuck with it, and I’m glad I did. I loved this book.
sad
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
The StoryGraph preview described this book as poignant and hopeful. I agree with the poignant part, but hopeful? Not so much. This story is depressing, terrifying, and feels uncomfortably real given the state of our climate right now. The slow pace and heavy, sad vibes left me feeling emotional and hopeless.
The way the world ends in this book hit me hard. I’m so used to apocalypses in fiction being fast and dramatic—pandemics, zombies, or some sudden catastrophe. But this? This was painfully slow and quiet, driven by worsening climate change. It’s not just the planet falling apart; it’s about slowly losing everything and everyone you care about while trying to survive. That kind of gradual destruction felt so much more personal and real, and it made me sit with my own fears about the future.
There’s a certain beauty in it, I supposed, especially in the ending. But as much as I wanted to connect with Wanda, the main character, I just couldn’t. She felt distant, which made it hard for me to truly care about her journey. And the romance storyline? It felt so abrupt. Like, sure, I like them, hurray sapphic representation!!But it came out of nowhere with almost no development at all.
The way the world ends in this book hit me hard. I’m so used to apocalypses in fiction being fast and dramatic—pandemics, zombies, or some sudden catastrophe. But this? This was painfully slow and quiet, driven by worsening climate change. It’s not just the planet falling apart; it’s about slowly losing everything and everyone you care about while trying to survive. That kind of gradual destruction felt so much more personal and real, and it made me sit with my own fears about the future.
There’s a certain beauty in it, I supposed, especially in the ending. But as much as I wanted to connect with Wanda, the main character, I just couldn’t. She felt distant, which made it hard for me to truly care about her journey. And the romance storyline? It felt so abrupt. Like, sure, I like them, hurray sapphic representation!!But it came out of nowhere with almost no development at all.
I didn’t expect to like this as much as I did. Entirely plausible post apocalyptic climate change fiction.
challenging
hopeful
reflective
4.5, rounding up. this wrecked me in a very specific way.
3.5 stars! I’ll be honest — I just didn’t love it as much as I thought I was going to. I didn’t seem to understand where the plot was going. Yes, climate change and climate disaster, but about Wanda specifically, the plot felt aimless. Maybe with the end of the world, that’s the point? Overall, the literary style of the author was beautiful, but the novel was just okay to me!