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Things To Do Before The End Of The World by Emily Barr (Penguin) 4 stars

Publication date UK 6/5/21 book 368 pages


I would like to thank the author, publishers and Netgalley for allowing me to pick this to read and review. all my reviews are honest.




Synopsis


Timely and powerful; the new coming-of-age thriller from the bestselling author of The One Memory of Flora Banks.


One minute you're walking in the park, hiding from a party. Then you discover that the next nine months will probably be your last. Everyone's last. You realise that you happen to be alive at the time when your species becomes extinct.

You have to decide whether to go with it meekly like you usually do, or to do something brave, to live your last months with all the energy and bravery you can muster, to rage against the dying of the light.


Olivia struggles to live her real life as fully as she wants to. She plans out conversations and events in her head but actually doing them and interacting with other people is hard. When the news breaks that humans have done such damage to the earth that there's only nine months of safe air left everybody makes bucket lists and starts living their best lives - everyone, that is, but Olivia who is still struggling to figure out who she wants to be.


Then out of the blue comes contact from a long-lost cousin Olivia didn't even know exsisted. Natasha is everything Olivia wants to be and more. And as the girls meet up for their last summer on earth Olivia finds Natasha's ease and self-confidence having a effect on her. But what if Natasha isn't everything she first appears to be . . . ?


My Review


This was a great story. I really got into it very early. It certainly kept my attention as it was interesting. It was fun, and you could tell something was going to happen it was building up. I would have loved a stronger ending as it just kind of fizzled out a bit. I loved the characters they developed well. My favourite section has to be the hotel section as you knew it was too good to be true. There were definitely a few shocking twists. I definitely recommend reading this book. Even if you are not a young adult, it is great as it reads really well for an adult book.

So much praise goes out to the author and publishers for creating such an interesting story. I will definitely be reading more from this fantastic author.


Where you can buy this book


Amazon US PB $13.13



Waterstones PB £7.99



Google Books EB £5.99



Kobo EB £5.99, AUDIO £9.99



Amazon UK K £5.99, AUDIO, PB £7.35



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