This coming of age dystopian novel has well written prose which made it really satisfying and compelling. 

There is a lot of exploration of love and identity which were interesting and authentic. However, I felt that there needed to be more conflict for the sibling relationships to feel more convincing - coming from a complicated background, hardly knowing each other to begin with, the ease with which they drew together even before the apocalyptic events just didn't feel real. Plus I couldn't quite accept the incestuous relationship that happened in this book as easily as the characters did which was growing from before the end of the world and it never seemed to be acknowledged that as half brother and sister this was taboo.

The dystopian plotline was tense and mysterious, but it's lack of resolution was frustrating. I have read quite a few dystopian novels now which don't reveal the details of what has happened to the world and I'm ok with that, but this just felt a little too elusive and strange and ultimately left me feeling a bit unsatisfied.

Overall, this was an interesting read with a lot of tender exploration of sexuality, identity and family relationships, mixed with end of the world, we're the only people left vibes.

This honest review is given with thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for this book.