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A review by sillydog43
Consider by Kristy Acevedo
5.0
When I picked this book up I had no idea it would be this good. I absolutely adored this book from beginning to end. From the top notch characters to the little nods to Doctor Who, this book was everything that is good in the world.
When reading this book, I felt like it could actually be a doctor who episode, but the focus is on a random family, instead of the doctor and his companion. I can easily imagine David Tennant running around in his chucks with his sonic screwdriver checking out the vertex, hooking up the TARDIS to it, figuring out everything. The book kind of gave me Army of Ghosts/Doomsday vibes, like when Rose was about to fall through the vortex but Pete saved her, but she could never get back to her one true love. Yeah, those kind of feels.
Another thing I really loved about this book was how realistic it was. They never sweep formalities of an apocalyptic situation under the rug. Acevedo explains how credit card companies react, how to handle prisoners, the struggle of choice, the pull and pain of religion an earth-ending event. Also, Acevedo gives us a protagonist who is not just a super badass female, but someone who, at least to me, is very relatable. She has anxiety order and has to really fight not only through the possible end of the world and a very difficult choice, but also has to figure herself out in the process, even when it seems like everyone can't understand her problems and are against her. The way she handled the situations just seemed so real and raw, not like Alex just easily overcame everything that came her way with the snap of a finger.
~"I've decided since the world may be ending, that I'm more of a David Tennant. And you're more of a Rose." First of all, relationship goals right there. And also the fact that this is my OTP, made the book 100X better!
~ I love Alex because I have struggled with anxiety and used to think I was always about to have a heart attack after I had a series of panic attacks. The fact that her struggle is so distinctly similar to something I went through is really helpful and also makes for a really poignant and amazing story that sticks with you and empowers you.
When reading this book, I felt like it could actually be a doctor who episode, but the focus is on a random family, instead of the doctor and his companion. I can easily imagine David Tennant running around in his chucks with his sonic screwdriver checking out the vertex, hooking up the TARDIS to it, figuring out everything. The book kind of gave me Army of Ghosts/Doomsday vibes, like when Rose was about to fall through the vortex but Pete saved her, but she could never get back to her one true love. Yeah, those kind of feels.
Another thing I really loved about this book was how realistic it was. They never sweep formalities of an apocalyptic situation under the rug. Acevedo explains how credit card companies react, how to handle prisoners, the struggle of choice, the pull and pain of religion an earth-ending event. Also, Acevedo gives us a protagonist who is not just a super badass female, but someone who, at least to me, is very relatable. She has anxiety order and has to really fight not only through the possible end of the world and a very difficult choice, but also has to figure herself out in the process, even when it seems like everyone can't understand her problems and are against her. The way she handled the situations just seemed so real and raw, not like Alex just easily overcame everything that came her way with the snap of a finger.
~"I've decided since the world may be ending, that I'm more of a David Tennant. And you're more of a Rose." First of all, relationship goals right there. And also the fact that this is my OTP, made the book 100X better!
~ I love Alex because I have struggled with anxiety and used to think I was always about to have a heart attack after I had a series of panic attacks. The fact that her struggle is so distinctly similar to something I went through is really helpful and also makes for a really poignant and amazing story that sticks with you and empowers you.