A review by itsjennie
It Lasts Forever and Then It's Over by Anne de Marcken

dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Well I wasn't expecting to be moved by a zombie apocalypse story but here I am tearing up on the airplane. This was such a beautiful and strange book about grief and continuing on after the unthinkable happens. The imagery of the final scene has stuck with me vividly for several days.

There's a lot to chew on here, so I would like to give this a re-read at some point. I don't think this is in any way a comp for A Psalm for the Wild-Built, but it did leave me with a very similar feeling of catharsis afterwards.