All That's Left in the World
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- Author：Erik J. Brown
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Summary
What If It's Us meets Life as We Knew It in this postapocalyptic， queer YA adventure romance from debut author Erik J。 Brown。 Perfect for fans of Adam Silvera and Alex London。
When Andrew stumbles upon Jamie's house， he's injured， starved， and has nothing left to lose。 A deadly pathogen has killed off most of the world's population， including everyone both boys have ever loved。 And if this new world has taught them anything， it's to be scared of what other desperate people will do 。 。 。 so why does it seem so easy for them to trust each other？
After danger breaches their shelter， they flee south in search of civilization。 But something isn't adding up about Andrew's story， and it could cost them everything。 And Jamie has a secret， too。 He's starting to feel something more than friendship for Andrew， adding another layer of fear and confusion to an already tumultuous journey。
The road ahead of them is long， and to survive， they'll have to shed their secrets， face the consequences of their actions， and find the courage to fight for the future they desire， together。 Only one thing feels certain: all that's left in their world is the undeniable pull they have toward each other。
When Andrew stumbles upon Jamie's house， he's injured， starved， and has nothing left to lose。 A deadly pathogen has killed off most of the world's population， including everyone both boys have ever loved。 And if this new world has taught them anything， it's to be scared of what other desperate people will do 。 。 。 so why does it seem so easy for them to trust each other？
After danger breaches their shelter， they flee south in search of civilization。 But something isn't adding up about Andrew's story， and it could cost them everything。 And Jamie has a secret， too。 He's starting to feel something more than friendship for Andrew， adding another layer of fear and confusion to an already tumultuous journey。
The road ahead of them is long， and to survive， they'll have to shed their secrets， face the consequences of their actions， and find the courage to fight for the future they desire， together。 Only one thing feels certain: all that's left in their world is the undeniable pull they have toward each other。
Reviews
Irisvdd
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This was very good and omg the suspense it truly is a good post apocalyptic book。 Yay for a queer post apocalyptic book。 “Have hope， be safe， and help keep others safe。”
Natalie Tegtmeier
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Freaking amazing and it is definitely one of my favorites now。 The author’s note is also super insightful and amazing。
Cindy
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A queer post-apocalypse story？ Sign me up！ This genre is sorely lacking in LGBTQ+ rep and Erik J。 Brown delivered beautifully！ The book did an excellent job at being both funny and serious， both hopeful and realistic， which is a hard thing to do。 I can't wait to see what Erik J。 Brown writes next！ A queer post-apocalypse story？ Sign me up！ This genre is sorely lacking in LGBTQ+ rep and Erik J。 Brown delivered beautifully！ The book did an excellent job at being both funny and serious， both hopeful and realistic， which is a hard thing to do。 I can't wait to see what Erik J。 Brown writes next！ 。。。more
Jayce
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I’m speechless。 I absolutely loved this book！ I was hooked right from the start。I am so happy to see queer representation in this book because unfortunately not many books have queer characters nowadays 。 And it was so nice to see it play out in a dystopian type of book。 It was very refreshing。 I absolutely love the combination。 ✨A bit of gay+dystopia=paradise。✨I found myself smiling like a fool while reading the cute scenes between Andrew and Jamie。 They were so sweet。 And i love how “up to dat I’m speechless。 I absolutely loved this book！ I was hooked right from the start。I am so happy to see queer representation in this book because unfortunately not many books have queer characters nowadays 。 And it was so nice to see it play out in a dystopian type of book。 It was very refreshing。 I absolutely love the combination。 ✨A bit of gay+dystopia=paradise。✨I found myself smiling like a fool while reading the cute scenes between Andrew and Jamie。 They were so sweet。 And i love how “up to date” this books was。 We got a bit of Tom Holland and Marvel。 And of course COVID。 There were also moment that made the hairs on my arms stand up from horror or sadness。 UGH i just absolutely loved it all。This book actually reminded me of the game “The last of us”。 I remember watching gameplays for the new game when it came out and absolutely loving it。 Reading this book made me feel the same。 I definitely will be re-reading this book， because it was THAT GOOD。 I totally understand if someone doesn’t like this book or doesn’t agree with my thoughts after reading it。 You can’t like everything。 But to me， i feel like i’ve been searching for a book like this for soooo long。 And finally i’ve found the perfect one。 。。。more
Ilka
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I LOVED this book！！ I have absolutely fallen in love with both Jamie and Andrew。 Their character and relationship development and was done beautifully。 I am sad that I’ve finished the book， I want to forget it and read it again！ 😭 all I can hope for is a part two， i want to find out where they go and what the new world turns out to be。 Amazing book， go read it ❤️❤️❤️
K。
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Trigger warnings: death of a parent （in the past）， death of a sibling （in the past）， mass death， pandemic， medical content， gun violence， serious physical injury， violence， homophobia， racism， vomit， murder， death。 Oh， I loved this。 I was kind of hesitant going in purely because it's two boys who meet in the aftermath of a pandemic that's killed 90% of the planet and， like， 😬But thankfully， this was precious and pure and wonderful。 The dynamic between Andrew and Jamie was lovely。 I enjoyed the j Trigger warnings: death of a parent （in the past）， death of a sibling （in the past）， mass death， pandemic， medical content， gun violence， serious physical injury， violence， homophobia， racism， vomit， murder， death。 Oh， I loved this。 I was kind of hesitant going in purely because it's two boys who meet in the aftermath of a pandemic that's killed 90% of the planet and， like， 😬But thankfully， this was precious and pure and wonderful。 The dynamic between Andrew and Jamie was lovely。 I enjoyed the journey and the difficulties they encountered along the way， and I really enjoyed seeing all the people they encounter along the way and the interactions they have with those people。 It gave me John Wyndham's Day of the Triffid vibes， but with bird flu instead of triffids。 There was plenty of emotion and I really enjoyed the discussion of difficult choices that have to be made in order to survive。 All in all？ An absolute delight。 。。。more
paulita
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2。5 stars。 guys did we read the same book？ how does this have so many good reviews？ i'm 100% disappointed since y'all had set my expectations so high for this one 😔i have several issues with this book so i'll try to list them out:1。 a pandemic book？ and an unrealistic one at that？ one would've thought it'd been more realistic， given what we now know about pandemics。 2。 why would you write an apocalyptic book and STILL make homophobia one of the main plot devices ？？？？ LITERALLY WHY WOULD YOU DO T 2。5 stars。 guys did we read the same book？ how does this have so many good reviews？ i'm 100% disappointed since y'all had set my expectations so high for this one 😔i have several issues with this book so i'll try to list them out:1。 a pandemic book？ and an unrealistic one at that？ one would've thought it'd been more realistic， given what we now know about pandemics。 2。 why would you write an apocalyptic book and STILL make homophobia one of the main plot devices ？？？？ LITERALLY WHY WOULD YOU DO THAT ？？？ 3。 the characters were so under-developed that， at the end of the book in the epilogue where we don't know who's narrating， i genuinely think it could be either jamie or andrew doing it！ but i don't know who actually is！ they don't have a voice and their personalities were staler than unsalted crackers。 4。 it fell into the tell and not show， hard。 5。 i'm 98% sure something would happen to the worldwide ecosystem if birds just。 stopped existing altogether。 6。 did not mention how latinoamérica dealt with the superflu at all？ or asia？ or africa？ suddenly， the world is only USA and EU。 and i think that's it？ other than that， there's just smaller issues that branch out from there。 like the main romance feeling flat， the confession at least。 nothing to swoon over， in my opinion。 but that's just because i didn't really get to fall in love with the mc's at all。 also i'm still shook by the homophobic， racist， misogynistic， and ableist society that somehow survived the superflu。 like， really？ way to go for queer conflict in fiction 😐nevertheless， this was a debut novel and it's YA so maybe i would've enjoyed it more if i'd read this when i was 14， not 18。 。。。more
Dayla
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I really enjoyed this book！ This was another book that I've recently read that has briefly mentioned the pandemic and I'm really curious now to see what other books mention it。 I loved the slow burn between these two characters and how their love for each other grew over time。 They went through so much together and honestly， it was never a dull moment。 There was one particular moment that had me anxious for their safety， but it was nonstop action。 I almost wish that this was part of a series so I really enjoyed this book！ This was another book that I've recently read that has briefly mentioned the pandemic and I'm really curious now to see what other books mention it。 I loved the slow burn between these two characters and how their love for each other grew over time。 They went through so much together and honestly， it was never a dull moment。 There was one particular moment that had me anxious for their safety， but it was nonstop action。 I almost wish that this was part of a series so we could see what other adventures and life-threatening situations they get themselves into。 I'm a sucker for this genre of fiction （post-apocalyptic） and Brown's book did NOT disappoint！ I'd recommend this to fans of this genre， and to those who want a slow burn romance between two boys who have lost everything and have somehow found each other at the end of the world。 Happy reading！ 。。。more
travis
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Really really enjoyed this。 I loved Andrew and jamie's relationship （especially with how Jamie was so willing to go along with Andrew from the start）， I loved that there wasn't a lot of relationship drama between the two of them since everything else provided enough conflict。 It was just a great book。 I think there were a bit too many pop culture references near the start for my tastes， but those taper out eventually， and I almost wish it was longer since the book takes place over a good span of Really really enjoyed this。 I loved Andrew and jamie's relationship （especially with how Jamie was so willing to go along with Andrew from the start）， I loved that there wasn't a lot of relationship drama between the two of them since everything else provided enough conflict。 It was just a great book。 I think there were a bit too many pop culture references near the start for my tastes， but those taper out eventually， and I almost wish it was longer since the book takes place over a good span of time but goes by pretty fast， and I guess I just wanted to spend more time with these two。 But I loved it all the same。 。。。more
Paffy
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I loved this but I feel lonely now
Rogue Frazer
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I pulled this out of my TBR shelf three times and put it aside for different reads without even starting it。 I wish I hadn’t， because it was a good read。 A quick read for me and very comforting as well。 I went in with the expectations of a zombie book and was pleasantely surprised that it wasn’t。 Don’t get me wrong， I like a good zombie apocalypse， but this was even better because it was more realistic。 It being the next virus after Covid made it very real and little mentions like “we wiped down I pulled this out of my TBR shelf three times and put it aside for different reads without even starting it。 I wish I hadn’t， because it was a good read。 A quick read for me and very comforting as well。 I went in with the expectations of a zombie book and was pleasantely surprised that it wasn’t。 Don’t get me wrong， I like a good zombie apocalypse， but this was even better because it was more realistic。 It being the next virus after Covid made it very real and little mentions like “we wiped down our groceries” or the talk of lockdowns and quarantines really hit home。Andrew & Jamie are both relatable characters in their own ways and act age-appropriate。 The book didn’t necessarily produce a lot of feelings for me， but it was still sweet and I was rooting for them the whole time。 The time skips are nice and again， add realism。 This book draws out over months: Injuries have an appropriate healing time， travel times are included， etc。 All makes sense。 Only reason it’s 4 stars and not 5 is because it didn’t hit me in the feels or has the big wow-factor other books I’ve recently read had。 There aren’t any big plot twists。 It’s a simple survival story & a good comfort read for inbetween！ 。。。more
Reggi。m
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4。5/5This book was truly amazing。 It made me laugh and cry，it made me happy and very very anxious but I enjoyed every bit of it。 I loved Jamie and Andrew and what they have。 The writing was good， the storyline was good and it wasn’t boring at all。 I definitely recommend it。
Evan
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I really really loved this book and I appreciate the queer representation as well as the bouncing perspectives。 No internalized homophobia thank god I’m so sick of that trope。 But two teens finding hope in a global pandemic that lead to a post apocalyptic society？？ Just- Just read it The only reason I didn’t give it 5 stars was because it was definitely teen fiction
Melissa ~ Missy （FrayedBooks）
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read this and more reviews on Frayed Books:http://frayedbooks。wordpress。comThis is a queer post-apocalyptic story。 A “super flu” has wiped out the majority of the world population。 This takes place on the east coast of America but other countries protocols for quarantine and how to handle the virus are mentioned。 COVID is also mentioned as a thing of the past， so this “super flu” story is in the future。 Its weird to be reading a book like this while we’re still living through the COVID pandemic， read this and more reviews on Frayed Books:http://frayedbooks。wordpress。comThis is a queer post-apocalyptic story。 A “super flu” has wiped out the majority of the world population。 This takes place on the east coast of America but other countries protocols for quarantine and how to handle the virus are mentioned。 COVID is also mentioned as a thing of the past， so this “super flu” story is in the future。 Its weird to be reading a book like this while we’re still living through the COVID pandemic， but the author says in an after note this book was started in 2015 and he originally didn’t want any mention of COVID， but his editor convinced him otherwise and I think it does fit with the narrative to acknowledge COVID。Andrew is traveling on his own from Connecticut south bound and ends up getting hurt in the woods as he was trying to stay off the main highways。 He finds a cabin and thinks its empty， but ends up meeting Jamie who greets him by holding a rifle in his face。 In these times， you don’t know who you can trust and its every person for themselves。 Jamie eventually ends up helping Andrew since he has medical supplies and determines Andrew isn’t going to hurt him。These two are distrustful of each other at first but when there are very few people left in the world， its either trust someone or die alone。 （To quote my favorite TV show LOST， “Live together， die alone。”） Andrew lets on pretty quickly he’s gay and makes jokes about it， but it doesn’t seem to phase Jamie。 Andrew uses jokes to ease the tension and pain of the world they’re living in now。The two end up leaving the cabin to travel south as Andrew says he’s seen graffiti that help from the UK is coming to Washington， DC on June 10th， and they have no better options so might as well try and see if help really is coming。 As the story progresses and the two spend time together， Jamie realizes he cares for Andrew more than he thought he could feel about another boy。 It’s never specifically said， but the author states Jamie is discovering he’s bi/pan as the story progresses。I loved the friendship between these two boys， trying to navigate a world that took literally everything from them and continues to take。 They’re stronger together and support each other and for the majority of the book it is just friendship – I loved seeing that friendship between two young male characters。The beginning of the story did feel pretty stereotypical end of the world and nothing original， but around the second half of the book when they’re finally traveling and meeting others， I found that to be more unique。 Overall I enjoyed my time reading this book and would recommend it！ Audiobook ThoughtsThis audiobook has two narrators， one for Andrew and one for Jamie and I always appreciate dual narrator audiobooks。 I thought this was a great listen and would recommend！ Recommend？I want to remind everyone again that in my eyes， 3 stars is a good rating！ I enjoyed the time I spent with this book and found it interesting。 If you’re looking for a queer dystopian story thats set in the near future， I would recommend giving this one a try！Frayed Books - blog | twitter | bookstagram | fb 。。。more
Amy
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I loved this book。 It was a post apocalyptic story with hope and a sense of humor。 I have never read anything post apocalyptic that didn’t bring me down before this。 It was believable and surprising。 There were lots of exciting parts to keep the pages turning， as well as a tender love story that helped us to identify with the characters and to root for them。 I’m so glad to see a book for LGBTQ teens！ Beautiful work Erik J。 Brown！ I can’t wait until I get to read another Erik J。 Brown novel！！！
Marijke
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3。5/5 very enjoyable quick read
River
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i started and finished this on the same day bc i literally couldn’t put it down。 Love love love it i adore queers in a post apocalyptic world i adored the writing and the references and the way the love seemed so natural and calming in a world of madness。
Shannon
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Oh my heart， I loved this so much！It made me anxious at times and stressed me the heck out- just what you'd expect from a post-apocalyptic story。 But there was also this sweetness to it as well， with the growing relationship between Andrew and Jamison- the epitome of a slow burn！ The were so precious and I wanted to protect them and keep them safe。The world building was fantastic and I could imagine everything playing out in my head like a movie。 I'm just so impressed with this book and I can't Oh my heart， I loved this so much！It made me anxious at times and stressed me the heck out- just what you'd expect from a post-apocalyptic story。 But there was also this sweetness to it as well， with the growing relationship between Andrew and Jamison- the epitome of a slow burn！ The were so precious and I wanted to protect them and keep them safe。The world building was fantastic and I could imagine everything playing out in my head like a movie。 I'm just so impressed with this book and I can't wait to see， read， what comes next for the author！ 。。。more
Fred
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4。5I've been in a reading all lately and All that's left in the world brought me back。 Fell in love with the I would do anything for you that this story offers。 4。5I've been in a reading all lately and All that's left in the world brought me back。 Fell in love with the I would do anything for you that this story offers。 。。。more
Devv
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Enjoyable， however the romance was SLOW slow burn， i needed more。
Tessa Gray
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Overall I enjoyed reading this story。 There wasn't really an over-arching plot just lots of smaller "quests" that Jamie and Andrew went on。 A lot of the predicaments the two got into seemed to be fixed too easily。 The 6 week time jump after Jamie helps Andrew in the beginning was a little jarring and I would have liked to see them getting to know each other more so that we can see their crushes on one another develop more。 Other than that I liked the book。 Both Jamie and Andrew had distinct narr Overall I enjoyed reading this story。 There wasn't really an over-arching plot just lots of smaller "quests" that Jamie and Andrew went on。 A lot of the predicaments the two got into seemed to be fixed too easily。 The 6 week time jump after Jamie helps Andrew in the beginning was a little jarring and I would have liked to see them getting to know each other more so that we can see their crushes on one another develop more。 Other than that I liked the book。 Both Jamie and Andrew had distinct narrative voices that made me like the characters。 。。。more
Lu
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Thank you so much， Edelweiss and the publisher for the chance to read and review this book。All that's left in the world is a brilliant dystopian novel about two teenagers who find one other in a post-apocalyptic world。 Told by Andrew's and Jamie's POV， the reader follows them in a world filled with dangers and difficult choices， embarking in a journey to repent and， on the other side， to repay a kindness。 Without zombies， it reminded me of The walking dead， set in bleak scenario， perilous journe Thank you so much， Edelweiss and the publisher for the chance to read and review this book。All that's left in the world is a brilliant dystopian novel about two teenagers who find one other in a post-apocalyptic world。 Told by Andrew's and Jamie's POV， the reader follows them in a world filled with dangers and difficult choices， embarking in a journey to repent and， on the other side， to repay a kindness。 Without zombies， it reminded me of The walking dead， set in bleak scenario， perilous journey， looking for food and safe shelter， meeting people and communities that could be harmful and dangerous。All that's left in the world gives a conversation about racism， sexism and ableism， showing how tragedies could bring both the worst and the best of people， how there will be some trying to adhere to moral codes and rules and those who would disregard them in order to built their own world with their set of rules。In a very realistic representation of what could happen in a post-apocalyptic world， Andrew and Jamie struggle with mental health and PTSD， with forced choices and their consequences， with trusting the wrong and the right people and， in the end， with realizing they are always there for each other。They find one other and hope in this world where people fight for survival。I loved reading this book， I basically devoured it。 Both grim and sad， filled with love and hope and focusing on two teenagers， who lost their loved ones， forced to face the world in order to survive。 There's queer rep， slow burn romance （veeeeery slow burn）， pop culture references， this coming of age is realistic， brilliant， moving， made me laugh out loud， hope and love。 。。。more
Kobe
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3。5⭐️
Jerrica Becker
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Was such a good read！ Couldn't put it down and I loved all the characters （except you know who， no spoilers） got many laughs and other different emotions。 Great read Was such a good read！ Couldn't put it down and I loved all the characters （except you know who， no spoilers） got many laughs and other different emotions。 Great read 。。。more
marilia （cardan’s version）
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i don’t think ive ever read a cuter book in my entire life。 i’m literally smiling and crying at the same time this book is probably my new favourite of all time oh my godif this book is in your tbr please please read it you won’t regret it i promise。 if i could give this a million out of five stars i would do it right now， f you goodreads for not having good rating options :’（
Fey
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Enjoyed the dialogue， world building and characters connecting。 Considering its set in a future post apocalypse type thing， this COULD have been a timeless book。 But honestly it's disappointingly dating itself already now， and will be very dated 5，10 years in the future for new readers。Copious mentions of current popular celebrities like Tom Holland， memes "insert Paul Rudd Look At Us GIF" 。。。 Internet culture dates the fastest， it was jarring and unnecessary to include。 The book would have been Enjoyed the dialogue， world building and characters connecting。 Considering its set in a future post apocalypse type thing， this COULD have been a timeless book。 But honestly it's disappointingly dating itself already now， and will be very dated 5，10 years in the future for new readers。Copious mentions of current popular celebrities like Tom Holland， memes "insert Paul Rudd Look At Us GIF" 。。。 Internet culture dates the fastest， it was jarring and unnecessary to include。 The book would have been stronger and more accessible to current and future readers without that。Additionally maybe I'm just not ready to read about Covid as a past event when we're still living it？ This book is based on some major illness that wiped people out 8 months after covid concluded。 So there's that。Really funny and interesting characters， and great for a debut novel， but would highly recommend easing up on pop culture references and memes because this type of writing could be enjoyed by people in the future but this hasn't been future proofed。 。。。more
Omer Hadi
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The first half was pretty amazing， however， the second half wasn't as great。 The first half was pretty amazing， however， the second half wasn't as great。 。。。more
Iris Coulier
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I loved Andrew's quirky remarks and inner monologues。 I thoroughly enjoyed this book。But the real question is 。。。How many people looked up the Paul-Rudd-look-at-us GIF？ 😏 I loved Andrew's quirky remarks and inner monologues。 I thoroughly enjoyed this book。But the real question is 。。。How many people looked up the Paul-Rudd-look-at-us GIF？ 😏 。。。more
Justine
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Well that was a rollercoaster of emotions…。
Mariah
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