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A review by soapyhopey
If Tomorrow Doesn't Come by Jen St. Jude
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
I really thought I wouldn’t like this book. From the cover and the blurb it sounded like it would be a YA romance. It was that sort of but much more existential than I would have thought.
I think this book does a great job of showing what it’s like to be depressed and suicidal. The author does a good job of show those thoughts and feelings even to the point where you can question how reliable of a narrator is Avery being. I like that the chapters alternate times before the asteroid and what’s happening currently. I feel like Cass is really flat and the way they handle talking about Avery’s suicide attempt as very flippant which was really disappointing. Overall it was a book that was way better than I expected.
I think this book does a great job of showing what it’s like to be depressed and suicidal. The author does a good job of show those thoughts and feelings even to the point where you can question how reliable of a narrator is Avery being. I like that the chapters alternate times before the asteroid and what’s happening currently. I feel like Cass is really flat and the way they handle talking about Avery’s suicide attempt as very flippant which was really disappointing. Overall it was a book that was way better than I expected.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Suicide, and Suicide attempt