Jane and Dan at the End of the World by Colleen Oakley

Date night goes off the rails when one unhappy couple find themselves taken hostage by a climate activist group

Jane and Dan have been married for nineteen years, but Jane isn't sure they're going to make it to twenty. The mother of two feels unneeded by her teenagers, and her writing career has screeched to an unsuccessful halt. Her one published novel sold under five hundred copies. Worse? She's pretty sure Dan is cheating on her. When the couple goes to the renowned upscale restaurant La Fin du Monde to celebrate their anniversary, Jane thinks it's as good a place as any to tell Dan she wants a divorce.

But before they even get to the second course, an underground climate activist group bursts into the dining room. Jane is shocked-and not just because she's in a hostage situation the likes of which she's only seen in the movies. Nearly everything the disorganized and bumbling activists say and do is right out of the pages of her failed book. Even Dan (who Jane wasn't sure even read her book) admits it's eerily familiar.

Which means Dan and Jane are the only ones who know what's going to happen next. And they're the only ones who can stop it. This wasn't what Jane was thinking of when she said 'til death do us part' all those years ago, but if they can survive this, maybe they can survive anything-even marriage.

Kindle Edition, 368 pages

Expected publication March 11, 2025

 by Fleet (Berkley)

3.5/5 stars

This was my first time reading a Colleen Oakley, so I wasn't really sure what to expect with this book and it's long title.

Celebrating their 19th wedding anniversary (or was it 20)?  Jan and Dan get way more then they bargained for.  This was a fun read, especially when you keep your mind open for all the zany action that takes place.  The blurb basically says what happens.  Lots of belief suspending but honestly it worked here, especially having gotten to know Jan and Dan, how they tick and feel about each other.  A fast paced read that went by quickly, it had good banter, humor and a unique premise.

I will definely being reading more of Colleen Oakley.

My thanks to Fleet (Berkley) via Netgalley for a digital ARC in exchange for a honest review.