The End Is Now

Starting with the review of the first one

The premise of the trilogy is fun, and the contrast of choices by all of the different authors is interesting. For me, the book became more depressing as it went on simply because you're exposed so rapidly to all these downfall scenarios. I also worry that it's too many stories such that when I get to their associated second and third parts in the next two books, I won't have a strong recollection of the characters or plot.

The first sentence remains true. Unlike the first book, this one is actually weirdly more hopeful and enjoyable. Despite being in the apocalyptic events, you get a lot of humans actually doing things. The last sentence remains true, it was very hard to remember the first part of most of the stories, especially when the characters and settings change but the only the world is shared. I expect the third book to continue this trend.