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jillaroo 's review for:
The Never-Ending End of the World
by Ann Christy
adventurous
emotional
inspiring
reflective
sad
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:
No
The Never-Ending End of the World by Ann Christy- audiobook edition Available 8/8/23
Thank you NetGalley, Ann Christy and Campfire Piblishing for sending this book for review consideration. All opinions are my own.
I would definitely give this 4.5/5 stars which surprises me a little since this is not my typical genre of choice. This dystopian novel about the end of the world is a unique perspective and doesn’t use the same zombie or virus plot device. In this book, something has happened that has caused a majority of the world to be stuck in loops repeating what they are doing over and over for what seems could be eternity. Some people aren’t stuck in these loops though and have to figure out how to survive around these loops (you can’t disturb or interrupt the loops without some negative consequences) and try to rebuild society. As resources dwindle and societal problems increase, the focus of one group turns to trying to find the cause of the looping and see if it can be fixed.
This started off as a slow burn for me. I was intrigued by the unique take on what would cause the end of our world as we know it, but since this isn’t my usual genre I didn’t realize just how deeply involved I was getting. Ann Christy does such a wonderful job developing the characters and this world that you don’t even realize how attached you’re getting and deeply you’re being sucked into their stories. And then the climax. I can’t say much about it without spoilers which I just refuse to list but this was when I realized just how involved I had gotten in this story. Pride, grief, happiness, hope, so many mixed emotions brought out in this ending! I’m a crier when I read and let me tell you- I CRIED. I would highly recommend this to any fan of dystopian novels or even just fans of stories driven by character and relationship development.