All We Have Is Now, Lisa Schroeder
All We Have Is Now, Lisa Schroeder
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All We Have Is Now

Author: Lisa Schroeder

Narrator: Julia Whelan

Unabridged: 12 hr 54 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/28/2015

Synopsis

From the author of THE BRIDGE FROM ME TO YOU, a groundbreaking novel about what matters most -- when time is running out.What do you do with your last day on earth?There are 27 hours and fifteen minutes left until an asteroid strikes North America, and, for Emerson and everyone else who didn't leave, the world will end. But Emerson's world already ended when she ran away from home last year. Since then she has lived on the streets, relying on her wits and her friend Vince to help her find places to sleep and food to eat.The city's quieter now that most people are gone, and no one seems to know what to do as the end approaches. But then Emerson and Vince meet Carl, who tells them that he has been granting people's wishes. He gave his car away so a woman could take her son to see the ocean for the first time, and he gives Emerson and Vince all the money he has in his wallet.Suddenly this last day seems full of possibility. Emerson and Vince can grant a lot of wishes in 27 hours -- maybe even their own.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Anastasia on May 27, 2016

2/5 stars Trigger Warning: suicide What do you do with your last day on earth? Just over twenty-four hours are left until an asteroid strikes North America, and for Emerson and everyone else who didn't leave, the world will end. But Emerson's world already ended when she ran away from home. Si......more

Goodreads review by Tiff on July 23, 2015

Review originally posted on Mostly YA Lit: All We Have Is Now was on my 2015 most anticipated books list because frankly, I'm a little stressed by the idea of annihilation. The synopsis immediately gave me a heady feeling that what we do matters because the main characters in this journey decide to m......more

Goodreads review by Elle on June 30, 2020

All We Have Is Now is pitched as an interesting story about a meteor striking earth. It is not. It is a cheesy romance with a cop-out ending and not much interest beyond that. Emerson and Vince are flat, uninteresting characters, and the book feels driven by their romance with each other. Thankfully......more

Goodreads review by Shannon on August 01, 2015

This review was originally posted on It Starts at Midnight The first question in the synopsis was the reason I wanted to read this book. I wanted to be made to think, to be inspired, and to basically ask myself that very question: What would you do with your last day on Earth? And for that goal, All......more

Goodreads review by Kelly on July 20, 2015

Check out all of my reviews on my blog, Here's to Happy Endings! All We Have is Now by Lisa Schroeder is one of those books that I felt I absolutely needed to read. The premise sounded absolutely amazing - a young adult novel about making the most out of the small amount of time that you have left. Te......more

Quotes

Advance praise for All We Have is Now:



"Thoughtful, endearing, and surprisingly fun -- a reminder of what’s really important in life." --Suzanne Young, New York Times bestselling author of The Program



"All We Have Is Now is one of those books my teenage self needed -- a thoughtfully crafted reminder that every moment is a gift and that we should be kind, especially to ourselves.” --Julie Murphy, author of Side Effects May Vary



"Heartwarming and hopeful. I’d take this book with me to the apocalypse!" --Amy Plum, internationally bestselling author of the Die for Me series

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