Reviews tagging 'Injury/Injury detail'

All That's Left in the World by Erik J. Brown

88 reviews

libby_i_guess's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

I don’t know if I was in the headspace for an apocalypse book when i picked this up just after experiencing COVID. It really did make me just sit and think about how it would all go, how people would act, how far I am from people I love. It was also a sweet love story mixed in, so that’s a bonus.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder

Moderate: Homophobia

earftoalex's review

adventurous emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

the perfect queer post apocalyptic book i’ve been looking for. i loved the characters like i was there and felt their pain like i was them 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Grief, Pandemic/Epidemic, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Vomit, and Violence

Moderate: Terminal illness, Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, and Panic attacks/disorders

royalwaves's review

challenging dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

To be completely honest this did put me in a minor reading slump but that was more to deal with the fact that it reminded me a lot of this book I read in August and I kept comparing the two and thinking one was the other. That being said I liked this one more than that one. And had I not gotten in that minor slump this definitely would of been a 5 star read for me.

I can’t wait for the sequel that releases in March and I highly recommend this book. This is one of if not my favourite apocalypse book I’ve read. And the fact that it’s queer makes it even better. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Gun violence, Homophobia, and Murder

Minor: Racism, Sexism, and Vomit

kaz_brekker1's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Animal death, Blood, Death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Violence, Death of parent, Gun violence, and Murder

Minor: Homophobia

ethen_rey's review against another edition

emotional hopeful fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Racism

leahhmorriss's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I loved this a lot! It gave similar vibes to the last of us (minus the zombies and daddy issues) and I loved both of the main characters and was rooting for them. The ending was a tiiiiny bit extreme, but I was actually very happy with it. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood and Gun violence

Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Panic attacks/disorders, and Homophobia

viivacious's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes

4.25

This book was very hard to put down. I was a bit concerned when I saw the first person dual povs but the characters were pretty distinct from each other from the start. They were also likeable. I loved seeing all the different kinds of people that they met on the road, and the ending almost made me cry.

When they found Henri's daughter still alive 😭

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, and Blood

Minor: Child death and Death of parent

carina_dreamer's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

When I finished this book, on the spot, nothing bad came to mind to point out! 

🌈 Dystopian books scare my anxiety. I like that they're meant to cause discussion and discomfort, but I want to read to escape my anxiety...
Given that this is a book about a post-apocalyptic world that went through a super-flu after COVID and lost like 90% of the population, I was still iffy about it. It didn't bring out bad memories from the Pandemic for me, but there are topics about grief over family members, so be careful.
(Note: it was written before the coronavirus and the author had to make little changes before publishing)

🌈 Our main characters are: Andrew, a sassy gay teen, who stumbles with his injured leg on Jamison/Jamie's cabin. Jamie, a gentle and lonely teen, ends up saving his life and leg thanks to the medical diary his mother left him.
While Andrew recovers on Jamie's couch for a few weeks, the boys grow closer and their existences become irreplaceable for each other.
For some reason, they leave the cabin (as the map shows at the beginning of the book) and their friendship is put to the test many times. Finding food, and shelter, greeting or avoiding survivors, secret agendas and questions of the heart will be some of the things floating in their minds.

🌈 Their growing friendship and bond are great and compensate for the slow burn in their romance. I value every moment they thought about how they saw each other and how they felt, especially Jamie discovering himself.

🌈 This is mostly a book about two boys surviving together. They are broken by their own experiences and are put to the test by the harsh environment and people.

🌈 While reading this book there were many times I forgot I was reading. The vibes are perfect for autumn, despite being a late spring/early summer book. I like the author's writing a lot and I will recommend this book always.

Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐+💛

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder

Moderate: Hate crime, Homophobia, Pandemic/Epidemic, Violence, and Medical content

Minor: Misogyny, Child death, Death of parent, and Suicidal thoughts

luxxltyd's review against another edition

adventurous emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Gun violence, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Homophobia, and Animal death

avacadosocks's review

adventurous tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pandemic/Epidemic, Death of parent, Death, Gun violence, and Violence

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Homophobia, Blood, and Child death

Minor: Racism and Vomit