This book was amazing and is a must read for any fan of interesting post-apocalypses. This is not a “lets save the world over a weekend” type adventure. Our time with Coco and Forest spans decades as the people left behind try their hardest to survive in a world slowly decaying around them.

The defining feature of this world is that almost all if the people in it are stuck endlessly repeating a loop of something they did in the last 48 hours before the world ended. These loops can last anywhere from less than a second, to hours before resetting and running again. Any materials that are a part of the loop also get reset. Unlooped people like Coco can interact with items in the loop, but disturbing people, or even making enough noise can break the loop. When a loop is broken, the person in the loop goes into a violent rage screaming and attacking thing near by, before they disintegrate.

The consequences of having to navigate a world infested by these loops are explored in depth as well as different perspectives on the ethics of breaking loops to meet the needs of your community. The two narrators are part of communities with opposing views on how loops should be dealt with, and before each chapter there is a journal entry by one of them that adds a more personal look at their beliefs. We get to see them change over time with their communities.

This book flies by and is wonderfully paced. Theres always something new to drive the story forward. Each twist and turn builds on the last until its a mad sprint into an ending that can only be described as exhilarating.
A decades long journey that I didn’t want to end. But all things must, and if it doesn’t hit you hard enough the epilogues will.

4.5/5

What are you waiting for?
August 8th I guess.

First things first, I enjoyed the book! I liked the dystopian feel, the original slant on the cause for the end of the world, and I thought that the author was very brave with that ending. While, it might not please every reader, it stayed true to the rest of the novel and did honor to the characters. This is the kind of book that would have me interested in the author’s other works! This is the kind of book that won’t leave you feeling like you wasted your time.

I was sold on this one by the title alone; it's just fantastic. I hadn't read anything by Christy before, so I wasn't sure what to expect. But I love time loop books, and I love apocalypse books, so I figured this would be a good one to try.

The world has stopped and is now filled with loopers: people who are stuck in time loops, reliving the same seconds, minutes or hours over and over again. The world has ended, and Coco is alone in NYC among the loopers until she discovers others like her who are not subject to loops.

This novel spans decades, tackles some big questions, but also dives deeply into the lives of Coco and others. It was really fast-paced except for a small section around the 2/3 part, but then it picked up again. I'd highly recommend this. It's innovative but also heart-wrenching.

Thank you to NetGalley and Jackson Dickert!

The Never-Ending End of the World by Ann Christy

I enjoyed the heck out of this story! I adore stories about time deviation and this one easily held me captive in a great way.

The story follows the challenging survival of Coco—a twelve-year-old from Manhattan on her own after an unknown incident causes a devastating number of the population to be captured in time loops, reliving varying spans of time indefinitely—through extreme dangers of a new, very different world and the adaptations she’s forced to make.

A breeze of a read due to likeable, believable, and relatable characters.

There was only one point where the pacing was a bit slow for my taste but kept me gripped. It allowed deeper connection to characters that resulted in a more impactful ending than I was expecting and had me wanting the story to continue.

More thought-provoking than action-packed, it’s a vivid and touching post-apocalyptic sci-fi read. It left me feeling the importance of hope, the impact of small acts of kindness, and cherishing the people in our lives.

Absolutely honored to be given the chance to read this before it's publication in exchange for an honest review.

When’s the movie coming out, Ann Christy?

Wow, I decided to give this book a try on a whim and nothing could have prepared me for this heartbreakingly beautiful story.

A post-apocalyptic sci-fi where most of the worlds population ends up stuck in time loops and the survivors are left to navigate a world they don't understand. This kept me interested the entire time and I couldn't wait to find out what would happen! Such a refreshing new take on a dystopian world. I only wish we got to spend a little more time with background characters, they just seemed to fade away.

(The epilogue had me a teary eyed mess.)

4/5

4.5 stars. Wow - just when you think all the post-apocalyptic tropes have been explored! What an original premise: the individual time-looping of just about everyone on the planet, save for some few survivors that have to figure out what the hell happened and how (or not) to fix it. VERY well fleshed out idea, so much fun to read and discover more with each chapter. And I love authors that don't shy away from telling a story that spans decades if necessary (as this one does). Great protagonist in Coco, clearly a good one/hero type, but not without her flaws. The exploration of how different people dealt with the ongoing trauma was excellent, too. Climax was very satisfying. Lately my personal grading system has devolved into "Did I even feel like finishing this, and if so, how long did it take for me to read it?", and this one passed with flying colors – I ripped through it on a quick 3-day vacation.

I love to read YA dystopia. Especially now that I'm hooked on The Last of Us. Going on the journey with Coco and Forrest through their journals, we discover people trapped in and out of time loops. I saw the movie Loopers, and this has a similar concept. Coco is so young and has to rely on herself for everything. She is forced to grow up quickly and she sees first-hand how terrible people can be. Such a great story told via journals, I loved the 2 narrators - The're'se Plummer and Ali Fliakos who had very distinct voices that made the story come alive for me.

**Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for this ARC. All opinions in this review are mine alone.**

A dystopian science fiction adventure that takes place over a number of decades. Echoes of Last of us’ with Monday bending thought provoking ‘loops’ of human activity. Thank you to #netgalley and the publisher for the advance copy

I couldn’t get this book to download but was really excited to read this it sounds so good so will be buying on release day

This dystopian science fiction takes place over several decades following an event that divided the world into 2 groups. Some of the people and animals were left to repeat never ending loops, reflecting their most recent activity. The minority of the remaining people and animals were free from the looping activity, but they were isolated, endangered and afraid. If a looper is disturbed in any way they react aggressively, and then they die. This book is complicated and there are lots of rules about the interaction between the looped and unlooped worlds.

The story is told from the alternating points of view of Chloe and Forest, who represent separate factions of the unlooped, as they try to rebuild society while avoiding the loopers. Eventually, some decide that the status quo can no longer be maintained and action must be taken to get to the bottom of the event. That is where the book lost me. I have absolutely no idea what caused the event or how the action taken at the end of the book had any impact. Despite my total confusion, I thought that the book had a very original premise and relatable characters. The book held my interest and the 2 narrators of the audiobook did a good job.

I received a free copy of this audiobook from the publisher.

This dystopian novel really captures all of the confusion and fear you would feel when the world you know ends in a moment. It is a very novel type of disaster, and the people left behind do not have the scientific background to understand what is happening or why. I love the fragments of people left behind, glimpses into the life that was ended. There are different camps of survivors with very different ways of interacting with these fragments. The world-building is epic and so unique - as is the ending! I imagine that the ending was more exciting for not having the scientific background myself (no contradictions!), I related to the characters as I could see a little of myself in each person. They were facing challenges that no one of any age can prepare for, and they had to make decisions with unknown consequences. Excellent story - I barely put it down once started.

I love this book. How much? I love this book so much book so much that I stayed up until the “Man, it’s going to hurt to go to work” part of after 2:00 a.m. I thought it would be worth it because this book has an author with fantastic imagination. 5 stars.

Then we hit Stephen King-type writing. You know the book…the one where they’re trapped in a big dome and all the readers are invested until we find out that he wrote a little kid as the culprit? Ok, [spoiler ahead] this was not that bad, but you get the idea where I’m going. An ending that was not satisfying. It’s like I spent hours watching the chef prepare breakfast, only to find out that I get powdered eggs. So 3 stars.

The final, final ending sort of made up for it. So the author earned back a star for a total of 4 stars.

4.5 stars. This is definitely the most interesting post-apocalyptic story I've ever read, although it doesn't fit into the genre perfectly as there is a sort of magical feeling. It's a pretty confusing word that Coco lives in, but it's worth it to get invested. I didn't care for the second narrator as much as a character, but the plot that surrounded him was still engaging. I disliked the prologue - it spoils that Coco finds other people and eventually has a son, but those parts were still incredibly impactful when I got to them. The ending is predictable but perfectly satisfying. So many questions are raised in so many areas: What does being alone do to a person? Is it possible to live without fear? Is it worth it to erase someone forever to help your family? What is the price of understanding our world? Should we sacrifice our happy lives for the good of billions?

A different take on a post-apocalyptic book that I haven't seen before! The world doesn't end - it just repeats. You follow Coco through her years of growing up in complete solitude while surrounded by people reliving a small section of their day over and over.

I really enjoyed this book and struggled to put it down! The development of Coco as she grows and adapts to this new life is wonderful. You also follow Forrest after a while and I feel his character development is great, but I did prefer Coco's side of the story more. I felt as there was more thought put into her character and the story could stand alone with just her side.
I will also say, this book took me longer to read than I thought it would. I kept thinking I was getting close to the end but it kept on going - and I don't mean that badly! The story line was great and kept building up on itself. Just when you think something is concluding and its over, it opened the next layer of plot. But it wasn't done in a way to make you feel that they were just trying to drag the story out. It all worked together wonderfully.

The book starts with lots of questions as to what happened and teases you with answers throughout but ultimately DOES give an answer as to why it all happened - which I love! I've read many apocalyptic book that either don't answer the question to why it happened or gives a easy-out answer that leaves you disappointed. There was enough scientific-like explanation and reasoning that the cause was believable to me.

Minor things that bugged me was how the book would change back and forth from third person (you following the character in the present) to first person (their journals) but it worked well and doing that gave you an inside to how Coco and Forrest grew and changed throughout their lives after the 'Looping'. But it caused a bit of momentary confusion if I didn't notice the chapter title and realize we switched characters.
Also, the story is told in 'X years after looping', which made it much easier for me to understand the timeline, especially since sometimes it made big jumps in years and with the journals going back and forth. But I did notice a few times it would go back a few years before catching back up to the present timeline. For instance, one time we were in year 17 and it went back to year 6 (Or something like that - I don't remember the exact years) before catching back up. It confused me occasionally as to what was going on chronologically but not enough to put the book down.

All in all I really enjoyed this book! Excellent story line and loved the new take on the end of the word!

An amazing, complex, confusing, but fascinating sci-fi wibbley wobbley timey wimey story (without doctor Who) that will keep you interested and wondering what happens until the end and wanting more.

Thanks to NetGalley for the ARC.

I really liked the premise that the supercollider at Brookhaven broke time. Coco is a likeable character. I wish there had been more explanation of the theoretical physics that led to what happened, and that there had been more world-building for the post-apocalyptic world. Similar concepts are repeated throughout the narrative but deeper and more descriptive passages would have helped me identify with the characters and the setting. The characters beyond Coco and Forrest were thinly described. Forrest seems to disappear at the end, so that thread is lost after half the book is told from his POV.

Excellent book! An Christy is a new favorite author of mine after engaging with this book and I look forward to reading more of what she writes.

The Never-Ending End of the World follows Coco and Forrest as they navigate a world unlike anything we’ve ever seen. Both have different opinions or core belief systems on why this new world happened and how they are to interact with it. Their paths cross after many years of being set in their ways and continue to cross over time, as they become linked to each other. I couldn’t get enough.

WOW! Let me double up that WOW!

This book is so original, so unique, that I had to put it down from time to time to savor it.

I loved the unique aspect of the two perspectives, Forrest's and Coco's. I could feel the loneliness, fear, and obligations that followed Coco throughout her life.

This is like no other post apocalyptic book I have ever read. I liked the super collider information and how groups could believe their own beliefs without interference from other groups.

The book is poetry in motion, its as smooth as a late summer jazz concert. This book is one kick ass book that will leave the reader wanting more and yet yearning for the end.

FIVE BIG STARS! This is going to be a best seller!

A brilliant take on a very different type of Dystopia.
The introduction of Coco and the Loopers- was amazingly executed. I was all in, flipping pages at the speed of light, feeling the horror as it zipped past the heroes.
I felt a drop in pacing in the middle when survival turned into a saga spanning generations, some mundane elements presented themselves, and I admit, I didn't care for the romance ( A personal preference). But then came a clever twist with the second generation. Wow. Pace picked up again for a while.

Thisbook that had me thinking. In the very best sense! A huge what if...
I loved the premise and thought the resolution was excellent.

The reason for going under five starts lies in a lot of telling in the middle, where I felt the drop in pacing. I would have loved to have the drama shown to me, with fewer years upon years going by, because the author shines when it comes to atmospheric descriptions, which were lost in many report/epistolary scenes.

I absolutely recommend the read!

This was a very unique post-apocalyptic science fiction novel.

The story was well written and kept my interest. The great writing helped me to enjoy the story even though I felt the rules in this post-apocalyptic world were arbitrary and confusing!

Some story elements were never completely explained though I appreciated that the epilogue gave some nice closure.

I got the audiobook and the ebook and listened during the day and read at night. The audiobook was nicely narrated.