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seren's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Homophobia, Misogyny, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic
david_slack110507's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
It was entertaining to listen to the post-apocalypse aspects of the book with the pursuit of survival in comparison with the queer representation with Jamison and Andrew as both aren't really found in books, especially together, as there isn't often a whole lot of bisexual representation in media and to have queer representation in a post-apocalyptic book was nice to see and while I do think that some bits of dialogue surrounding either aspect could have been handled better, both the post-apocalypse and queer aspects were my favourite parts of the book. I hope to see them expanded upon in the next book.
I do wish that the communities and other survivors parts of the apocalypse could have been handled better as while I did like the side-plot of Henry taking in Andrew and Jamison as well as their later mission to find her daughter, I found that the other communities and survivors that we came across throughout the book weren't all that interesting and even the ones that we spent a lot of time with weren't always interesting and so I hope that the next book expands on the characters, outside of Andrew and Jamison, that we have already seen as well as introducing new characters that are just as interesting. I'm hoping to start the next book in the series soon as I found that even though I wouldn't rate this book majorly high, I still really liked being able to just have it on in the background and hopefully the next book will be the same.
Graphic: Death, Gore, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Moderate: Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Cursing, Homophobia, Misogyny, Racism, Xenophobia, and Medical content
Minor: Ableism, Drug use, Sexism, Sexual content, and Suicidal thoughts
leontyna's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Pandemic/Epidemic
Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Medical content, and Death of parent
Minor: Homophobia and Injury/Injury detail
jesster's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
Graphic: Death and Pandemic/Epidemic
Moderate: Homophobia and Violence
biobeetle's review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Moderate: Animal death, Child death, and Death of parent
bmceleney's review against another edition
- 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
4.25
Graphic: Death, Violence, Medical content, Murder, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Moderate: Gun violence, Blood, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail
nordicat's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Death, Homophobia, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Gun violence, Violence, Grief, Murder, and Pandemic/Epidemic
blueskyreview's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
I found this to be an easy read and immediately fell in love with our two main characters, Andrew and Jamie. With the dual POV, it was great to see these two boys learn to trust and depend on one another.
This is perfect if you're looking for a virus wiped out the majority of the global population, two queer boys find each other, those two boys decide to try and find other survivors, then have to deal with dwindling supplies, wild animals, injuries, and who people become when faced with rebuilding their world.
As much as this book has some darker moments Brown does a great job of bringing humor into the story to balance it out while not taking away from the seriousness of certain situations and the consequences that come from them.
I'm very excited to start the sequel!
Graphic: Death, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Moderate: Homophobia
megh_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Violence, Grief, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Moderate: Racism, Vomit, and Religious bigotry
adrilynn21's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Moderate: Homophobia, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic