#133 Things to do before the end of the world

 Things To Do Before The End Of The World by Emily Barr 

• Publisher: Penguin 
• Genre: YA contemporary romance/ LGBT/ Suspense 
• Pages: 368

Delighted to be back with another review for @TheWriteReads gang! Ive been so MIA as life has been so full on lately! We've just bought a house and are knees deep in conveyancing crap and awaiting a completion date, we need to exchange as soon as possible as we need to switch my daughters school place as she starts reception in September. As if that wasnt stressful enough ive decided on a career change amidst all this and have decided to finally go for my dream job, i still have a few stages to go but im hoping it all goes smoothly in the next few months.

Ive been very limited to the books ive been saying yes to reading and reviewing currently but i couldnt refuse this one! such a gorgeous cover and a really great premise. Things to do before the end of the world is a coming of age story with some contemporary romance, LGBT and some suspense elements thrown in. Our main character Olivia is shy and perhaps a little niave, her world comes crashing down when the end of the world is predicted in a few short months. When a distant cousin Natasha gets in touch it unlocks some secrets from the past. Is Natasha everything she claims to be? 

I was expecting a sci-fi heavy story with some science elements surrounding the end of world events but this book focused more on Olivia and he feelings, coming out of her shell and finally focusing on herself. I loved how much Olivia went out of her comfort zone in order to live her best life whilst she could, it really gave me that yolo feeling and cemented that you never know what tomorrow will bring so say yes to everything that you can while you can! 

Ive heard of Emily Barr but had never read any of her books before but will definitely check them out now! This was a really surprisingly uplifting story, the writing was gorgeous and it really hit me in the feels more than i expected it too! It was scarily realistic when it discussed the idea that humans had caused the demise of the earth, not too much of a stretch from the current state of our world. I would have liked more about the end of the world itself and would have liked to have seen that be a bit more developed as a setting for the overall story but i did really enjoy this story and cant really fault it for what it was. I acually have already thought about rereading this! haha. Please pick this book up and give it a go, i promise you its really addicting.