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A review by eevie_reads
The Last Boy and Girl in the World by Siobhan Vivian, Jorjeana Marie
3.0
This book is a weird one to rate, as I have mixed feelings about it, so I'll just keep it as an even three stars: I liked it.
To start with the positives, I found this to be pretty engaging. I was interested throughout the whole thing and listening to it on audiobook helped make the journey a smooth one. The story had good beats and a nice flow to it. One thing I feel this book did really well was the portrayal of the characters. They felt extremely realistic. Every single character was individual and had motivations that made them feel like actual people. The portrayal of friendship in this was one that could reflect a lot of people's experiences.
Somehow, the realness of the characters is simultaneously why this particular story is not one of my favorites. There was a lot of conflict between the characters' relationships in a real and raw way that it was not exactly enjoyable for me to experience. Even though what was happening felt real, it was too based in reality for me. The story didn't have a sad ending necessarily, but it wasn't a happy one. Following the self-absorbed MC wasn't necessarily fun, even though I could see her being a real person. I was also under the impression that this was an apocalyptic book, which might be my bad, but that also didn't help when I realized that was not what was going on. I read for fun and for escapism and so reading this book which was so based in reality without any elements to offset it (since the apocalypse wasn't really an apocalypse like I thought) made this a weird experience.
To start with the positives, I found this to be pretty engaging. I was interested throughout the whole thing and listening to it on audiobook helped make the journey a smooth one. The story had good beats and a nice flow to it. One thing I feel this book did really well was the portrayal of the characters. They felt extremely realistic. Every single character was individual and had motivations that made them feel like actual people. The portrayal of friendship in this was one that could reflect a lot of people's experiences.
Somehow, the realness of the characters is simultaneously why this particular story is not one of my favorites. There was a lot of conflict between the characters' relationships in a real and raw way that it was not exactly enjoyable for me to experience. Even though what was happening felt real, it was too based in reality for me. The story didn't have a sad ending necessarily, but it wasn't a happy one. Following the self-absorbed MC wasn't necessarily fun, even though I could see her being a real person. I was also under the impression that this was an apocalyptic book, which might be my bad, but that also didn't help when I realized that was not what was going on. I read for fun and for escapism and so reading this book which was so based in reality without any elements to offset it (since the apocalypse wasn't really an apocalypse like I thought) made this a weird experience.