I went into The End or Something Like That expecting to read a YA contemporary novel. Having this mindset left me very annoyed at the repetitive writing and juvenile attitudes presented. Once I started easing into the story I switched my perception of the novel and starting looking at is as a middle grade one which helped with my enjoyment of it greatly. Don’t get me wrong, lots still annoyed me about it but I was much more forgiving of its quirkiness than I was initially.
In this story we are Emmy, a grade 9 student who lost her very best friend the year before. She grew up with her best friend Kim from as early as one can because their mothers were also best friends. From birth Kim had…