Thank you to NetGalley and Penguin Random House UK Children's for approving my request to read an arc of this book

This book follows Liz, a seventeen year old girl who is surviving a global warming induced apocalypse by herself in a slowly crumbling bookshop. Apart from visits from a person stopping in to trade every now and then, Liz spends her days completely alone, that is until one night when Maeve breaks in looking for shelter from the upcoming storm.
The story switches between the past and the present and we see some of the events that led Liz to where she is now and insight into her family life. There were aspects of the story that I did genuinely enjoy, however it lacked the depth needed to make it as great as it could have been. I did still enjoy it though, and I felt that it brought up very real issues with the environment.
When I first read the book, there was a reference to Harry Potter which I felt was very harmful, however I brought it up to the publisher and they were amazing. I felt I was heard and taken seriously and the reference has now been changed to The Hunger Games. I’m so grateful and I feel much happier about the book now and can appreciate the other aspects of the story now that the trigger has been removed.