Reviews tagging 'Gun violence'

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

154 reviews

h4wk1nz's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

i adore this book. perfect balance of romance and plot with a delicious slowburn.
what i would give to read it for the first time again <3

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pandemic/Epidemic, Injury/Injury detail, Ableism, Homophobia, Violence, Gun violence, and Death

britt_zonnebloempit's review against another edition

adventurous challenging 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

It's terrifying to think how much this could actually happen tbh

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Gun violence

Moderate: Racism

brianneh's review against another edition

adventurous emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Death

Moderate: Violence, Gun violence, and Homophobia

bookish_kirst's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful mysterious tense medium-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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death of parent, Gun violence, Pandemic/Epidemic, Death, and Injury/Injury detail

lydiaurban's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia, Hate crime, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Pandemic/Epidemic, Homophobia, Gun violence, Blood, Grief, and Death of parent

jareadforfilth's review against another edition

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

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 against another edition

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

royalwaves's review against another edition

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