Songs for the End of the World by Saleema Nawaz

I found it amazing that this book was started six years before COVID-19 because it eerily mirrors so much of what the world is going through right now! In the book, one of the characters is an author who writes a book about a deadly global virus that ends up coming true...just like Saleema Nawaz wrote this book which also ended up coming true. I liked how the characters all seem to be connected somehow, whether by purpose or coincidence. I found this an effective way of showing how a person conducts themselves in a pandemic world really can affect everyone they come in contact with.

I found myself really getting into the various character threads for the first half of the book, and couldn't wait for their stories to pick up again. However, when, or if, they did, those characters seemed like different people and I found myself disappointed. Obviously people change through time or circumstances but I felt like I missed out on it. I also found myself wanting more closure for a couple of characters at the end.

I would like to thank NetGalley and the publisher for allowing me to read an advanced copy of this book in exchange for my honest review. I gave this book a rating of 3.5 stars.