Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an advanced audio book in exchange for an honest review.

4.5 stars

What a fantastic and interesting post-apocalyptic book. Coco Wells was 12 years old when most of the world got stuck in a time loop. She only saw one person alive in 15 years when she meets other survivors. The book is told through her life and Forrest over decades and going back through their journals. I loved that for the most part survivors were supportive of each other and trying to rebuild the world.

This was my first book by Ann Christy. Didn’t know she wrote books in the Hugh Howey’s Wool universe so will have to read those soon.


Excellent narration.

This is honestly one of the most unique Sci-Fi's I have ever read, the premise, characters and building of the dystopian world was done so skilfully and written in an enchanting way that you have to know what happens next. I also loved how this was written through two different entries, a diary and a log so you also get a unique layout too. Overall this is a really high quality, interesting sci-fi that I highly recommend with a really shocking ending you don't see coming.

This is a well-written book and a fascinating premise. What happens when time breaks? How will humanity respond to this new world, where most are looped and the few are free? And once a new society rises from the ashes, are they willing to give up their new life if time can be fixed?

The questions posed in this book force us to look inward and ask how much we would sacrifice for the sake of the "greater good." How many can we kill if it saves the world? Yet the story itself is gripping and full of twists and turns that keep it from becoming too cerebral while tackling these questions.

The narration is expertly well done, as expected from these two professional voice actors. They bring the story to life. Overall, this is an enjoyable read and worth giving a chance.

My main complaint with this book (and hence, 4 stars instead of 5) is a major spoiler. So read on if you like, but this is your warning.

The decision made at the end is absolutely insane. There is no reason to make the choice he made. I could understand sacrificing the lives of everyone who could have lived but had their loops broken if that means this new life continues on. I could understand losing the life they have now if it means resetting everything back to the moment after the experiment. But there is no reason to choose essentially the worst possible outcome, where those with broken loops die and those who lived the last forty years also disappear. Why make that choice? The story sets up this trolly problem of choice between those with a new life and those who lost their life. Then Jake says, "What if we have two trains and kill everyone?" That really bothered me, almost enough to make this three stars.
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Disclaimer: I received this audiobook free from NetGalley. This affected my decision to read and write this review but did not influence its contents.

Oh My world! What can I say about a book that spoiled the next book to me?! I absolutely loved each moment of this book, I have grown with Coco, I have suffered with her, I was absolutely destroyed by the ending, and I can not stop thinking about this book, how I loved the way it was written.

In this book, each chapter have a small interlude written in the first person by Coco or by Forrest, a bit how a personal diary is written, and in this audiobook having two people telling the story sounds so even better, they both bring so much emotion, and all characters to life. I already knew Theresa Plummer, she read another series that I absolutely loved, so even thou I didn’t know if I would like the story I knew I would be great with her reading, I didn’t know Ari Fliakos, but I loved his part as well, I enjoy so much more when the people reading do all the other voices around and they both delivered on that department, and you know what? The story is as good as Theresa and Ari reading, I loved this book to bits, I ended up reading and listening at the same time, and I cant recommend this book enough, the story is great, the actors reading do a really great job, you feel each of their words, their fears, their joy… yeah I wish I could start again without knowing the story.. make it the first time again…

This apocalypse is very different from all the other apocalyptical books that we can find out there, people are inside of loops, and the people we follow are outside of those loops, and if they interact with the people inside those loops the people inside the loop will fight against the people who bothered them and then they will die and disappear, and that is true for animals as with people… only in the end we learn what happened in Coco House in the beginning… and where my broken heart starts, I am lying, it started a way before... I will just throw that out there, in the last 15% of the book I was ugly crying, I knew it was almost at the end, and it brings so many feeling to the surface.. yeah just thinking about the story and how it ends I am crying again, but still I can only highly recommend it, I loved it so much, the way the story is written even with the mention of babies being made, its very clean in the language, so it is fine for all ages, at least in my opinion, Coco was 12 when the end started, and while she feels mature, she also feels innocent during the book, even when thinking of her son… just read on and you’ll understand what I mean.

Thank you NetGalley and Campfire Publishing for the free AAC and this is my honest opinion.

The Never-Ending End of the World by Ann Christy- audiobook edition Available 8/8/23
Thank you NetGalley, Ann Christy and Campfire Piblishing for sending this book for review consideration. All opinions are my own.
I would definitely give this 4.5/5 stars which surprises me a little since this is not my typical genre of choice. This dystopian novel about the end of the world is a unique perspective and doesn’t use the same zombie or virus plot device. In this book, something has happened that has caused a majority of the world to be stuck in loops repeating what they are doing over and over for what seems could be eternity. Some people aren’t stuck in these loops though and have to figure out how to survive around these loops (you can’t disturb or interrupt the loops without some negative consequences) and try to rebuild society. As resources dwindle and societal problems increase, the focus of one group turns to trying to find the cause of the looping and see if it can be fixed.
This started off as a slow burn for me. I was intrigued by the unique take on what would cause the end of our world as we know it, but since this isn’t my usual genre I didn’t realize just how deeply involved I was getting. Ann Christy does such a wonderful job developing the characters and this world that you don’t even realize how attached you’re getting and deeply you’re being sucked into their stories. And then the climax. I can’t say much about it without spoilers which I just refuse to list but this was when I realized just how involved I had gotten in this story. Pride, grief, happiness, hope, so many mixed emotions brought out in this ending! I’m a crier when I read and let me tell you- I CRIED. I would highly recommend this to any fan of dystopian novels or even just fans of stories driven by character and relationship development.

The world stops, or rather repeats it self in small loops over and over again. Each person with their personal loop. The concept is amazing, the execution striking! The first half of this book was truly a 10/10 imo, and I'm a picky reader!
The main characters are fleshed out and were both young when the apocalypse happened. Following them growing up and evolving is a nice ride.

Sadly I'm not a fan of the way this story went after a while. I also find it a bit funny how these characters are on such high horses of morality. They truly read as Americans. Not only in the way they are convinced the looped humans are alive but also the family situation that happens in the story.

Up until the next to last chapter I would probably still have given the story a 5/5 but the ending really hit all the wring spots for me. It was super touching in parts, but the way it concluded and resolved was such a disappointment for me.
This has still been one of my most enjoyable reads of 2023 so far and I dont regret reading it.
The language is easy, effective and expressive. It might have help the visualisation if I would know what an American city looks like.

After finishing The Never-Ending End of the World I had to take a few deep breaths and stop everything I was doing for a few minutes. I just had to recover. There are very few books that I say I want to read or listen to again. This was one of those. Before the year is over I will definitely go through this book again. I loved it.

The story is complex but easy to understand. Something happened to the world where people are living out a moment over and over, on a loop. The main character Coco calls them loopers. Everything around the looper remains in the condition it was at the time the loop took place. Years later the loop will still be in the same shape.

“Never disturb a looper” this was learned the hard way by Coco and many others. The loops were such an interesting concept and I love how so many questions I would have had ended up answered organically in the story.

The story follows Coco over the course of decades. You see the people she comes across and the life she builds in this post-apocalyptic world. You will love Coco and everyone she meets. Everything from the writing to the narration was perfect in this book.

I loved the way the book ends. I didn’t know how this story was going to wrap up and I really love the way it came together. It’s not at all what I expected and it was a better conclusion than anything I can think of.

I also want to shout out the acknowledgment section of this book. Author Ann Christy really pours her heart out and explains so much she personally went through. Her sincerity made me really want to scream about how much I love this book.

Don’t wait any longer. Go check out The Never-Ending End of the World now.

Book Title: The Never-Ending End of the World
Author: Ann Christy
Narrators: Therese Plummer and Ari Fliakos
Publisher: Campfire Publishing
Genre: Sci-Fi Fantasy
Pub Date: August 8, 2023
Pages: 451
My Rating: 3.3 Stars

I am okay with Sci-Fi and Fantasy but not my typical go-to genre. I do love a good audiobook and Therese Plummer is one of my very favorite audiobook performers.
This post-apocalyptic story is told via two people and goes back and forth.
First The Never Ending Journals of Coco Well
Coco tells her story of her struggles with what has happened and what is happening, and even what will happen soon, through her journals.
Coco Wells hasn’t seen another living person since she was a teenager. All of Manhattan is reliving the same few seconds, minutes, or hours on a loop… and they have been for years. Everything looks normal from a distance, but up close it’s a nightmare.

And then
Part 4
The Never Ending Testimony of Forest Alexander
He tells us more about the ‘The Chosen’
There is also the
The Never Ending Not a Testimony by Forest Alexander
(Yes! This is a long story!)
Story ends with ’Four’ Epilogues
The Never Ending Epilogue Sarah
The Never Ending Epilogue Charity
The Never Ending Epilogue Sophie
The Never Ending Epilogue Corey
Love that there is the
Never Ending Acknowledgements
Never Ending About the Book
Never Ending Credits

Story is indeed different for me.
I did enjoyed reading the author, Ann Christy’s “Acknowledgements” she told us about the ‘writer’s block she experienced during the pandemic. And thanks all the folks who helped she get back in the writing grove.

Both narrators Therese Plummer and Ari Fliakos did a great job in performing the characters!

Want to thank NetGalley and Campfire Publishing for granting me this early audio-Galley.
Publishing Release Date scheduled for August 8, 2023

4 / 5 ⭐️‘s

"The Never-Ending End of the World" by Ann Christy @annchristy.author

This was a really good post-apocalyptic story, different for anything I have read so far.

The world-building in this book is excellent. Christy does an excellent job of creating a post-apocalyptic world that feels both bleak and dangerous, but also filled with small moments of hope and humanity. The book's descriptions of ruined cities, abandoned highways, and makeshift settlements are vivid and compelling, making it easy to visualize the world in which the characters are living.

The plot of the book is engaging and well-paced, with plenty of action and suspense to keep you wanting more.

I listened to the Audiobook and it was excellent! Done by some of my favorite narrator’s. @plummertherese & @scflea

Out 8/8/2023!

This ARC was provided by @netgalley in exchange for an honest review.