I am thrilled to be hosting a spot
on the IT’S THE END OF THE WORLD AND I’M IN MY BATHING SUIT by Justin A.
Reynolds Blog Tour hosted by Rockstar Book Tours. Check out
my post and make sure to enter the giveaway!
About The Book:
Author: Justin A. Reynolds
Pub. Date: April 5, 2022
Publisher: Scholastic Press
Formats: Hardcover, eBook, Audiobook
Pages: 304
Find it: Goodreads, Amazon, Kindle, Audible,
B&N, iBooks, Kobo, TBD, Bookshop.org
Twelve-year-old Eddie Gordon Holloway has concocted his most genius plan ever to avoid chores... especially the dreaded L-A-U-N-D-R-Y. If he can wear all the clothes he owns, he'll only have to do the laundry once during his school break.
On the day of the highly anticipated Beach Bash, Eddie's monstrous pile of dirty laundry is found by his mom. And Eddie's day has just taken a turn for the worst. Now he's stuck at home by himself, missing the bash, and doing his whole pile of laundry. But mid-cycle, the power goes out!
With his first load of laundry wet and the rest of his stuff still filthy, he
sets out to explore the seemingly empty neighborhood in his glow-in-the-dark
swim trunks, flip-flops, and a beach towel. He soon meets up with other
neighborhood kids: newcomer Xavier (who was mid-haircut and has half his head
shaved), Eddie's former friend Sonia (who has spent her entire break trying to
beat a video game and was mid-battle with the final boss), and siblings Trey
and Sage (who are dealing with major sibling drama).
As they group up to cover more ground and find out what happened, they realize
that their families aren't coming back anytime soon. And as night falls, the
crew realizes that they aren't just the only people left in the neighborhood,
they might be the only people left... anywhere.
Book Trailer:
Justin talks about IT’S THE END OF THE WORLD AND I’M IN MY
BATHING SUIT
This was a really fun book once everything started to get going. I really enjoyed the writing style and thought the characters felt real. This book felt like what I would expect from a middle-grade book. The kids were kids, they weren't written as young adults or anything like that. They acted like kids, heck I still put off doing the laundry.
I did have a bit of an issue where I couldn't really get into it at first, but thankfully that ended up passing.
Now the big issue that I'm sure others have mentioned. This book ends on a cliffhanger. Personally I don't like books that do that. I don't fully enjoy the feeling of being forced into reading another book. Now sometimes the resentment isn't strong, other times it is. Right now, I'm not too sure. I didn't hate it, but I didn't really enjoy it either.
About Justin A. Reynolds:
JUSTIN A. REYNOLDS has always wanted to be a writer. Opposite of Always, his
debut novel, was an Indies Introduce selection, a School Library Journal Best
Book, has been translated in 17 languages, and is being developed for film with
Paramount Players. He hangs out in northeast Ohio with his family and likes it,
and is probably somewhere, right now, dancing terribly. His second novel, Early
Departures, published September 2020. In spring 2021, he teamed up with
Marvel and Graphix to release his debut graphic novel, Miles Morales: Shock
Waves. You can find him at justinareynolds.com.
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Giveaway Details:
1 winner will receive a finished copy of IT’S THE END OF THE WORLD AND I’M IN MY BATHING SUIT, US Only.
Tour Schedule:
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3/21/2022 |
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3/21/2022 |
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3/22/2022 |
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3/22/2022 |
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3/30/2022 |
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3/30/2022 |
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3/31/2022 |
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3/31/2022 |
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4/1/2022 |
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4/1/2022 |
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