I received a free digital copy from the author/publisher via Netgalley in exchange for an honest feedback.

2.75 Stars (I couldn't decide between 2.5 and 3 stars so I'm compromising)

The Last Gasp tells the tale of a slowly-dying planet earth and its human occupants ignoring the obvious signs of illness. An eco-disaster is growing and become irreversible and as environmentalists crying out for the world to change, and for people to take notice, they're killed off by a corrupt government. Slowly, the air becomes poisonous, the sun grows hotter and people and animals start to mutate.

This book was a tough read and there were several times I thought I wouldn't make it through. At almost 800 pages, it's not only long with a very small font, but it's dense too and not just in scientific facts. At first I was like 'oh, no' when I began to read and I realised this wasn't going to be the thrilling survivalist novel I was expecting but I did find myself getting into the story and I did want to know the end conclusion. I can't say I loved the book though. I didn't find myself wanting to pick it up when I wasn't reading it. The science in the book isn' too hard to grasp and it's quite easily explained in most parts so the damage done to the world and the effect it's having is actually understandable - and scarily, very realistic.

There are some triggers in this for sexual assault, specifically rape. There are a few scenes in which rape is mentioned, threatened or implied, and the book fell into the trope/trap of the world falling to pieces and the menfolk thinking that meant they had a free pass to rape any women they came across. I hate that trope in such books.

I did like the end, mainly because right up to it I was despairing for the characters and I had no idea how they were going to get out of it. I really enjoyed seeing you know who come back and save the day as I had wondered where he had gotten to.

Overall, I can't say I enjoyed this book...but it was interesting.