writehollydavis
Written on Sep 5, 2021
- ISBN10 1338712632
- ISBN13 9781338712636
- Publish Date 20 July 2021
- Publish Status Active
- Publisher Scholastic
- Imprint Scholastic Press
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 368
- Language English
Reviews
Angie
Written on Aug 22, 2021
Proceed With Caution:
This book contains discussions of death, blood, and a car accident.
The Basics:
You and Me at the End of the World is narrated by seventeen-year-olds Hannah and Leo after they wake up one day to find the rest of the world gone. At first, they both think they're all alone, but then Hannah stumbles upon Leo playing guitar. From then on, the two are inseparable as they try to figure out what happened to them and what they want to do next.
My Thoughts.
He was a punk. She did ballet. What more can I say? You and Me at the End of the World starts exactly like that. And yes, Hannah and Leo both secretly like the other, but are afraid to admit it because they don't think the feelings are returned. Plus, they're the last two people on Earth, so rejection would be awkward and isolating. That doesn't stop them from trying to make each other smile while the world is probably ending.
Something that really nagged at me for a good portion of You and Me at the End of the World was wondering where all of the cars went. When Leo and Hannah are on their way to the music festival place, his is the only car on the road. But when they arrive, they mention there being cars everywhere, including the tour bus they were looking for. Shouldn't there have been cars blocking roads, or wherever they were when people disappeared? If not, then why was the tour bus where it was? This is kind of cleared up toward the end, but only indirectly.
I did figure out "the twist" pretty early on. Hannah and Leo have plenty of theories on where everyone else went and why they're the only two left. My theory was essentially the one thing they didn't come up with. Of course. I did still enjoy the reveal though, because it was a little different than how I imagined it going. I was a bit let down by one little detail. It could have been expanded on more, or just left out completely. As it was it was just kind of...blah and felt super dramatic for a one line thing.
In the end, I did enjoy You and Me at the End of the World. It was fun and cute. The middle does drag a bit and goes off course. But the ending was sweet.