Reviews tagging 'Violence'

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

85 reviews

jareadforfilth's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad tense 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? No

5.0

There are not enough words to describe just how wonderful this book is. This book is exceptionally well-rounded with so much action, tension, suspense, fear and yet a bounty of heart, humor, hope, compassion. As far as post-apocalyptic romances go, I think this one truly has absolutely everything. Especially coming off the back end of COVID, there was a potential for this to feel cliché, but I think Brown beyond exceeded in creating a separate viral apocalypse, largely because he created this idea years before the pandemic. Yet, the sensitivity given to COVID is overt and appreciated,  yet not distracting.

There was not a single moment where it felt as though anything was extraneous or unnecessary. Jamie and Andrew are both such incredible characters, I adored them both with my whole heart and they create an incredible partnership together. The trials they face together and the way they balance and ground each other? I cant stop gushing, the friendship and romance is just so sweet and you can really feel the depth.

I love the attention given to the types of people who may survive the apocalypse—most awful, some wonderful, yet all fighting for their survival and they all felt like people as opposed to straight archetypes. Additionally, the spotlight given to persisting queer oppression deserves a shoutout.

If you’re looking for an immaculate romance with grit, action, and more heart than should be able to fit within 338 pages, look no further 👏🏻👏🏻

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Gun violence

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

skyegbooks's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful 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

3.75

Although the chapters alternate between Andrew and Jamie I often could not decipher who was who as they are similar in many ways. The start of the book was a bit slow but it picked up as it went on and overall I enjoyed it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Child death, Death of parent, and Gun violence

Minor: Homophobia and Violence

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

gabriellesimpson's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Medical content, Violence, Homophobia, Murder, Gun violence, and Death

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

pkc's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful 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? It's complicated

4.0

A queer take on a post apocalyptic narrative. I was so enamoured by this book. The characters were beautifully formed, the romance was a tantalising slow burn and so achingly tender. Enough plot to keep me engaged too! I just wish there had been some more resolution to threads that appeared early on. I thought as well that it was particularly intriguing that this was a pandemic story that referenced Covid but didn’t rely too heavily on it. It framed Covid in a more hopefully light merely by including it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pandemic/Epidemic, Animal death, Child death, Gaslighting, Medical content, Terminal illness, Vomit, Violence, Chronic illness, Death, Gore, Grief, Medical trauma, Gun violence, and Death of parent

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