The Last Bookstore on Earth
Paperback Published on: 09/01/2025
Price: £8.99
Bookseller Reviews
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Dystopian sapphic love at its finest
I have been craving a wonderful sapphic book FOREVER. Nothings been sorting that itch y'know? But oh this book did it. Very grateful to House of YA for sen... READ MORE
An impactful and moving story of connection in the face of catastrophe
This is an emotional and at times brutal YA novel that can easily be read in a single sitting. Despite the catastrophic event that has occured, the protago... READ MORE
A Captivating Tragedy
After The Storm, the world is a shadow of its former self. Humanity is on the brink of extinction, and only a few remain. One of them is Liz, who has hunke... READ MORE
Keep Calm and Carry On Trading!
A great dystopian, end-of-it-all, thriller. If you prefer your romance with black humour and brutality, rather than moonlight and roses, then this is your ... READ MORE
Synopsis
A heartbreaking and high-stakes story of queer love and survival set against the backdrop of a climate change apocalypse, this book is Station Eleven and The Last of Us meets All That’s Left in the World by Erik J. Brown.
'The world is about to end. Again.'
It’s been a year since a devastating storm ripped Liz’s world apart. Haunted by the memories of those she couldn’t save, Liz is holed up in the only place she felt safe before her world fell away: the bookstore where she used to work. Now she spends her days trading books for supplies and collecting stories from the remaining survivors who pass by.
Until she learns that another earth-shattering Storm is coming . . . and everything changes.
Enter Maeve, a spiky out-of-towner who breaks into the bookstore looking for shelter one night. When Maeve’s secrets and Liz’s inner demons come back to haunt them both, they find themselves fighting for their lives and asking themselves one big question.
As the end of the world approaches, is there time for one final love story?
Publisher information
- Publisher: Penguin Random House Children's UK
- ISBN: 9780241701553
- Number of pages: 320
- Dimensions: 198 x 129 x 21 mm
- Interest age: From 12 years
- Weight: 227g
- Languages: English
Customer Reviews
View allRealistic dystopia and cute romance
This was a really quick, end of the world, YA survival romance that felt very topical for 2024. The dystopia felt unnervingly true, with Liz' friends and f... READ MORE
Slow starter, but emotional and worth the read.
(I received this title as an ARC. All opinions are mine and freely given.)
'The Last Bookstore on Earth' is a dystopian look at the remnants of living a... READ MORE
Highly recommend
I really enjoyed this book! A lot more than I thought I would. I flew through this in one sitting, it was such a quick read. I relate to Liz, like I really... READ MORE
Post apocalyptic fun
Quick, easy, post apocalyptic read. Definitely made for a young adult audience but with just enough horror to make it, at times, brutal.
Liz was mildly an... READ MORE
Love in dark times
Usually dystopians are heavy, grim narratives about how we’ve inevitably destroyed our world through our own stupidity and although The Last Bookstore on E... READ MORE
Short&Sweet
This was a cute and short intimate read which explored survival, forgiveness, and love in a post-apocalyptic setting. It's sapphic focus was also a refresh... READ MORE
Equal parts dystopia and cosy!
I was hooked on this book from the moment I saw the title! As a book girlie at heart, the idea of hunkering down in “The Last Bookstore on Earth” sings to ... READ MORE
A mix of love and loss, glimmers of hope in the darkness, and the innate power that is your local bookstore.
The Last Bookstore on Earth by Lily Braun-Arnold is perfect for fans of Alice Oseman and Erik J. Brown. What bibliophile wouldn't be ecstatic to read a sap... READ MORE
Literally perfect
Where was this book when I was 17? I'm so jealous of all the kids who'll read this and feel a little less lost. It's got sapphic love, a post-apocalyptic s... READ MORE
I was absorbed from the first page!
This was such a fun read. I have to admit, with the real apocalypse seeming more and more imminent, I’ve been enjoying post apocalyptic books less and less... READ MORE
A quick and not bad read
Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an advance copy of this book.
This is an enjoyable enough read but I found it to be slow and a bit flat.
T... READ MORE
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The end of the world happened and Liz tries to make the best out of what little is left in the world by hiding away in a bookshop and still providing books... READ MORE
Where better to spend the apocalypse
In the year since the world fell apart due to The Storm, Liz has been living in her old place of work, a Bookstore
She has set up some alliances and tra... READ MORE
incredible
"don't judge me for what i've done to survive"
I adored this book. The two girls lives were torn apart by a previous storm and they find each other aft... READ MORE
full of heart and character
The world is over and Liz is living in a bookstore alone—although not lonely, she swears. But then the tough, knife-wielding Maeve turns up at her doorstep... READ MORE
Sapphic Dystopian Future
This was a YA read set in a future where Global Warming has ruined the skys and acid rains down. The book follows Liz as she tries to stay alive in her old... READ MORE