Blog Tour Review - If Tomorrow Doesn't Come

I have a blog tour review for you! Brace yourselves, as I don't normally write reviews for blog tours if I can help it. Mainly because I'm always worry about what would happen if I said yes, then I read the book and go "Oh no, I don't like this. Now what?"

But with this, I knew I had to make an exception as when the Write Reads emailed and I read the synopsis for this, I got very excited. A book that tackles queerness, mental health and it's going to be beautiful and yet, utterly heartbreaking. SIGN ME UP!

Title and Author: If Tomorrow Doesn't Come by Jen St. Jude

Publisher: Penguin Random House Children

Bought, Borrowed or Gifted: Gifted by UK publisher and PR Blog Tour Company, The Write Reads, in exchange for an honest review/reaction for blog tour. 

Buy From (Affiliate): Bookshop.org

On the morning that Avery Byrne plans to kill herself, the world discovers that an asteroid is heading to Earth and there is only nine days left to live. 

With time running out, Avery rushes to get home to be with her family and the girl she's been in love with her whole life. But can Avery try and save her family, the girl she loves and, maybe, even herself...

Before I go any further, I want to say that this book does have triggers. This book does contain discussion on suicide, mental health and homophobia (awareness of and conversations of it). Also, our main character, Avery, has undiagnosed clinical depression. If you are affected by these, just be aware and please look after yourself while reading. 

I think this will be one of my Fave Books of 2023 because it's one of those books. One that worms its way into your brain and you think about it. It lingers and I can't help but think that this book will be essential to young people who are struggling or who are worried about their mental health. This will be a lifeline. 

And the representation! THE REP, PEOPLE! We have gender, race, religion, sexuality, mental health and it all felt natural. None of it felt like the author was ticking off a list. It felt effortless and it was glorious! 

I do admit that maybe the astroid storyline wasn't as fleshed out as I thought it would, but it's more a background threat. This book is about Avery and looking into her past to see the events followed that ;had her to the start of the book and then her and the people around her trying to cope with something so out of their control that everyone look inwards at themselves and begin to think... 

Now, I have never read They Both Die At The End or All That's Left In The World (people keep compare this book to these two) but I know that these are tearjerkers. So, if you cried while reading these and you want to read this, stock up on tissues. Then you will throw the book across the room as IT CAN'T END THERE! (I'm not a crier while reading books, but I did turn the pages going "No. No. No, Jen, you can't end this here! I need a few more pages. Just a page more! YOU CAN'T LEAVE ME HERE!")

I fear I will be pushing this book into so many people's hands over the next few months. Yeah, If Tomorrow Doesn't Come is that good!