This was an apocalyptic fail for me. I didn't realize it was YA going into it. I don't have anything against YA literature in general, but YA apocalypse is apparently a no for me.
Weaknesses:
1. The first half of the book is kind of a pretty sweet story. Who wants sweet when you're looking for an apocalypse? Not me.
2. The occasional attempts at humor are more distracting than humorous.
3. Too much of the cataclysmic event and of the characters' stories are either illogical or never explained. Even young readers deserve better.
Strengths:
1. Riding out the apocalypse in a bookstore? Sign me up. I'm in.
2. There is a cool concept the author introduces that deals with the main character gathering survivors' stories (yes please), but it's never developed (wamp wamp wamp).
3. The cover is gorgeous.
I never had to fight to keep from ditching it (but would have had I been reading print instead of listening), but it was a meh at best for me.
The Last Bookstore on Earth
by Lily Braun Arnold
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