The Never-Ending End of the World
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The Never-Ending End of the World by Ann Christy
Something about it I don’t like, yet better than expected. 🤔🤩
I ended up really enjoying this book. It’s solid overall, with strong emotional beats and an original approach, but it does have one glaring issue: Forrest, the main character who, frankly, serves no real purpose.
Sure, you could argue that Forrest’s contributed by fathering Coco’s child, Joey. But even that feels irrelevant once you see how the paternal situation unfolds (I’ll avoid spoilers here). Honestly, Jorge could’ve easily filled that role, and it might have even made the story more compelling by introducing a true father-son dynamic. As it stands, Forrest feels like a placeholder: present but ultimately inconsequential.
That said, I’ll admit I went in with low expectations. With Coco being 17 at the start, I braced myself for yet another clichéd YA dystopian drama. But then… it wasn’t. 😊
Instead, the story turned out to be raw and isolating 😨, then unexpectedly thoughtful and deeply emotional ❤️. It spans an entire lifetime, evolving in tone and depth as the characters grow and the world shifts around them. The ending did get a bit confusing, but it didn’t take away from how absolutely devastating it was, especially when paired with the haunting idea of the entire world waking up to something entirely unfamiliar.
