Okay, I'm disappointed that there weren't more cats. And at first I thought this story was boring. But as you go along, getting closer to the end (and the end of the world), I started to feel so much for these people because I could relate to them. Even when people were angry, they ended up being so gentle with each other. This is a sweet story, and the narrator brings a sense of hope and compassion into every scene.
Thanks to NetGalley for letting me listen to this audiobook

I loved this very simple but thought provoking story.

The world has been told there are only a few months left before they are hit by a meteorite - what would you do?

This is what Iesha and her family are dealing with. Throughout the story you hear about their past and their hopes and dreams for the future, and their present where they know there is no future.

The author has made a very serious and possibly depressing concept, light hearted and heart felt.

Aisha and her mother have carried on living after Aisha's 19 year old sister June, left. It's been hard for Aisha because she really needed her
sister at this time. Their father had passed away leaving their mum often in a trance like state, hardly connecting with the daughter she had left.

Sure Aisha was cared for and thrived in school but her mother was never the same. Doing well in school was something to help her mother, and not burden her with any worries, but school is also where Aisha met her boyfriend Walter.

Walter is kind, smart, and will challenge Aisha in discussions - all things she grew to love him for. If only June was still home, because Aisha would have loved to talk about Walter with her.

When the news hits the world one day - a terrible truth governments have been hiding, everything is suddenly different. Aisha had dreamed of her future at University and then with Walter as he figured out what he wanted to do in life.

All of that is taken away in a moment. An asteroid miles wide is heading for Earth, with no way to stop it. The world has 9 months. No bunker will be deep enough to avoid it.

This announcement brings the decision - Find June. Aisha and her mother haven't heard from her since she left, but they think they might know where she is. With Walter, his parents and a stray cat they named Fleabag, They set off in a brightly coloured campervan to find June before it is too late.


This story is set in Malaysia. It might be set pre-apocalypse but it's more about family reconnecting months before the event.

Main character Aisha comes to terms with the loss of her future with her family and boyfriend and growing old. Finding her sister is the goal, but brings up emotions and thoughts buried deep for the past two years.

The title is a bit deceiving as they meet no cats along the way - they take a stray with them. The story flicks back and forward through time to portray what life was like before their father passed away and afterwards as the world apocalypse event is only months away.

Thanks to Net Galley and Guppy Books for the ARC of this novel.

This delightful novel is gentle, endearing and a melancholic reminder to take time to appreciate all that is good in our lives. It's a fabulous listen and a beautiful story.

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The Cats We Meet Along The Way
Nadia Mikail

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As you'll know by now, I love to go into a book totally blind and it's very rare that I'll read a blurb beforehand.
I love to be surprised by a book and I don't think I've ever been really disappointed.....until now!

I feel awful to be saying that, but the only reason I grabbed this book - and got so, so excited about reading it - was the fact that it was going to be full of cats! How could it not , with a title like that!?

Now, there was one cat here, Fleabag, but he didn't really have such a starring role either.
This totally left me feeling a bit flat during and after reading this.

However, if I look at everything else - I did really enjoy the premise of this storyline.
The world is ending and we see Ailsa and her Mum, her boyfriend and his parents, head off on a journey to find her sister June, who left under a cloud, 2 years ago.

The journey took us across Malaysia and the descriptive writing transported us there with vivid images of the surrounding landscape.

I loved the dual timeline format, which took us back to a time when Ailsa and the family were making plans and looking towards the future.
As we flip to and from the present, we really get a good sense of the characters personalities and their positive mindset towards the impending disaster.

This was definitely not something that I'd normally naturally pick up to read, but - ignoring the title and lack of cats - this was an interesting little quick read.





💕Thank you to the author, publisher and NetGalley for my ARC copy - this is my honest review 💕

Oh dear! Even short as it is, this was interminable for me. I don't know whether it was the dry, slow-paced and uninspiring writing, or the over-earnest and plodding narration.

This was not what I expected, but I liked it anyway.

As most reviews have said, I, too, expected more cats and more focus on the road trip, but I can't deny that the author is a terrific writer. In a short book, she conveys so much emotion surrounding grief and acceptance.

I would definitely try another of her books, though I do feel this one was misleading in its title.

The narrator was fine, but I didn't feel much listening to him.

Overall, it was a quick, cosy, and emotive read. Thank you to Netgalley and Bolinda publishers for the ALC