So I got this book from this bookshop that just gives good vibes. I don’t know if it was the actual book or the association with the bookshop, but it just gave off holiday vibes. 
Honestly (and I don’t know whether it was just the mood I was in when reading it) this book kinda started off a bit slow. But then it was like PLOT TWISTS EVERYWHERE AND EXCITING! The concept of the book — an asteroid hitting Earth and wiping everyone out — was just so like unique to me. Even though it shouldn’t be. Like I’m sure that so many people have used this idea for their books/movies/etc. but I have never read anything like that before. Like it’s probably a completely overused concept. I mean, it probably actually happened. But still it felt new and exciting to me.
Ok. Let me start off by saying that the cover for this book is absolutely gorgeous. Like. So deep. Anyway.
I went into this book thinking it was gonna be a fun dystopian thing, with beach vibes. It was anything but. Except the beach vibes. They were still there. But this book was more contemporary in my opinion — they were still at school and stuff. Just with the threat of certain death hanging over their heads.
And this book was, like, serious. It kinda talked about mental health issues but only really touched the very surface. But one of the main themes in this book (and this is not a spoiler) was suicide and murder and abuse. It kinda turned a little Heathers at one point, but without the comedic relief…
Actually this book had its funny moments. The characters were FULL OF SASS. They roasted each other a lot heheheh. T’was funny.
I feel kinda bad saying this but I didn’t really like the writing style. The author used a bunch of random commas everywhere and I didn’t really understand what was happening at some points. And sometimes it felt like sentences were missing? I don’t know. Also I felt like nearly everyone spoke in the same way. Overall it kinda just felt like the author was trying to be too philosophical and poetic. Which, I guess, kindaaa fits because the end of the world and everything. But I would recommend to Chris Whitaker (or his editor) the use of these things “—”.
I was happy with the ending though. It wasn’t too happy, wasn’t too sad. I would have been mad at the author if the book had a happy ending.
Also I don’t know if all the Radiohead references were intentional??? Surely they were? I looked for Radiohead in the acknowledgments though. It wasn’t there. I mean, that doesn’t mean that they weren’t intentional but still.
I liked the characters in this book!! Mae was cool, Sail and Felix were cool, STELLA WAS ICONIC. Possibly unpopular opinion: I liked Hugo and Hunter. HUGOOOO THOUGHHHHHHHHHHHH AHHH NOOOOOOOO. Theodore and Sullivan were good heheheh.
Anyway I did enjoy this book. I read it pretty fast heheheh I’m proud of myself. I would recommend it. But seriously for this book, check content warnings and stuff.
The Forevers by Chris Whitaker, 14+* ★ ★ ★ ★
*This age recommendation is only my opinion. Some younger people might feel comfortable reading this book, and some older people might not. That's fine, either way. Warning for many potentially upsetting or triggering themes, weird kissing stuff, violence, sexual references/themes and swearing.
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