Published: April 26, 2016 by: Simon and Schuster
Pages: 432
Rating: 1/5 stars
Keeley Hewitt's town is underwater. After a raging storm threatens to destroy nearly everything in it's path, Keeley and her friends in Aberdeen county decide to make the most of it, by living life to the fullest and taking chances. Soon, Aberdeen is filled with parties and excitement as the teens have their fun, but for Keeley, all she wants to do is to try one last time to win over her long-time crush. Will she be able to do it, before everything turns to chaos?
Do not let this book fool you. At first glance, judging by the title and cover, I thought that this book would be a thrilling dystopian novel about *literally* the last boy and girl on earth. Instead, I got a crappy love story about a whiny white teen and her even less diverse friends, as they party it up while their town is in shambles.
Really, there was nothing I liked about this book. Keeley, the protagonist, was as bitchy as bitchy could be. I'm sorry, but your whole life is underwater and while your disabled dad is trying to cope, you whine that your crush won't love you? Ok girl, you need to get your priorities straight. This girl pissed me off to the core with the fact that she didn't seem to care about anyone but herself.
The other characters in this book were not amazing either. There was not a single person in this book that wasn't a straight white teenager who just wanted to have fun. I'm really sick of these pre-apocalyptic books that just depict privileged teens making stupid decisions as opposed to, you know, being with their loved ones. It's just so stupid.
And don't even get me started on the love story here. It was tropey and gross, love triangles, insta-love, you name it, this book had it. The characters had no chemistry at all besides the fact that Keeley was practically obsessed with her crush that she seemed to put everything else aside to get to him. And get this: he was just your typical young brooding white male.
This is one of those books where I'd say: don't judge it by it's title. What you'll get is an unoriginal romance with some silly teenagers in the mix. Don't waste your time.
Have you read The Last Boy and Girl in the World? What did you think?
Emily @ Paperback Princess
Wow, this book sounds dreadful! It seems to have all of the elements I don't like in fiction: homogeneity, insta-love, love triangles, etc. I haven't read it and probably won't (in part because I try to avoid Simon & Schuster books unless I am friends with the author or it's a diverse book).
ReplyDeleteYeah this is definitely not recommended from me. I hadn't really known about S&S's controversies until after I had read this book, and now I'm definitely weary of them.
DeleteOuch! I definitely will not be reading this one! Just from reading the synopsis I didn't think I'd like it, but after reading your review, you would have to pay me to suffer through this. I'm so over straight romances, but ones with such little chemistry like this... please, just no. Anyway, lovely review, Emily! I hope your next read is better than this one!
ReplyDeleteThank you Denise! I'm so over these storylines as well. Not only are they un-diverse, but they're boring and so overdone.
DeleteHahaha XD - I'm guessing you didn't like this one!
ReplyDeleteYou would guess right lol!
DeleteAugh..Yuck. Will not be picking this one up any time soon hahaha
ReplyDeleteDon't even bother :(
DeleteOh gosh, this one sounds absolutely awful. I was actually super-excited for this before the publication, but then the reviews started to come and I decided it really wasn't for me. The MC sounds terrible - sure, we need heroines and heroes who aren't perfect, but at least let their characters grow some by the end gee. Sad you hated it this much, Em!
ReplyDeleteGreat review!
Veronika @ The Regal Critiques
Yeah, I would definitely avoid this at all costs. There was no character development whatsoever and that was such a let down!
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