If Tomorrow Doesn't Come
Books | JUVENILE FICTION / Family / General
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Jen St. Jude
We Are Okay meets They Both Die at the End in this YA debut about queer first love and mental health at the end of the world-and the importance of saving yourself, no matter what tomorrow may hold.Avery Byrne has secrets. She's queer; she's in love with her best friend, Cass; and she's suffering from undiagnosed clinical depression. But on the morning Avery plans to jump into the river near her college campus, the world discovers there are only nine days left to live: an asteroid is headed for Earth, and no one can stop it.Trying to spare her family and Cass additional pain, Avery does her best to make it through just nine more days. As time runs out and secrets slowly come to light, Avery would do anything to save the ones she loves. But most importantly, she learns to save herself. Speak her truth. Seek the support she needs. Find hope again in the tomorrows she has left.If Tomorrow Doesn't Come is a celebration of queer love, a gripping speculative narrative, and an urgent, conversation-starting book about depression, mental health, and shame.
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Author
Jen St. Jude
Pages
416
Publisher
Bloomsbury USA
Published Date
2023-05-09
ISBN
1547611367 9781547611362
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"Really liked this! I listened to it and the narration was good! Definitely invested in it. "
Skye Edelson-Bennett
"Finished this book a couple days ago and OMG I love it! It’s so beautiful and devastating but in the best way. I need more people to read it please 🙏 😳👍"
strawberrykisses
"This book was beautiful!! It’s a love story in so many ways; romantic, friendship, the love of family, self love, and so much more. The book starts with Avery getting interrupted from jumping in the river and ending her life with the news that an asteroid is headed to earth and there’s only 9 days left to live. The rest of the story is about not only trying to survive but being with the people she loves and also learning to accept herself and want to live. So much of this story is about allowing yourself to be known by people and coming to the realization that just because you don’t have a reason to be sad, doesn’t mean that you aren’t sad. It’s learning to accept that part of yourself and wanting to stay alive anyway. It’s learning that you don’t have to do things for a purpose, you can just do things because they make you happy and you can create beautiful things just for yourself. It’s realizing that it’s okay to stay just because you’re curious about what’s next and you don’t need to always be working to improve or be better, you’re allowed to just be! I’m normally not a fan of stories with open endings but I loved this one! I loved the possibility in the ending, the hope of it all. This book was just so beautiful all around ♥️"
Courtney Williams
"This book is AMAZING I would definitely recommend it to literally anyone that is reading this review. I love this book so much, it taught me how to somewhat actually love myself. It's my favorite book of all time <33 "
Lyra Hobson