Reviews tagging 'Terminal illness'

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

25 reviews

bealiy's review against another edition

adventurous reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

---

Content Warnings

Minor: Murder and Terminal illness

chris_reads's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful lighthearted 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? Yes

4.75

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Abandonment, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Grief, Blood, Confinement, Terminal illness, and Violence

Minor: Homophobia, Medical content, and Panic attacks/disorders

miaaa_lenaaa's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

All that you ever wanted from me was sweet nothing

Upset that this wasnt never ending 

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Child death, Death, Religious bigotry, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Terminal illness, and Violence

davidbythebay's review against another edition

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? It's complicated

5.0

I was skeptical, to say the least. I worried that I couldn't handle a dystopian world post-pandemic from an incredibly deadly flu. I waited to read this until I was able to better handle that because I was unsure how I would react to a post-pandemic dystopia. To be honest, I never once thought of COVID-19 as I tore through this book like a hot knife through butter.

I was kept guessing from page 1 about what was going to happen next. Some things did happen as I hoped/predicted, even if not in the way I originally thought. Other things came out of nowhere. No matter what, it was intense in all the best ways. I legitimately YELLED at the book at one point - no spoilers! - and pleaded with the author as though I was Annie Wilkes in Misery. Had things not gone to my satisfaction, I don't know if I wouldn't have gone full Wilkes. Thankfully, things worked out better than I could have hoped. 

The pacing of the book made me hesitant a good amount of the time. It flew by to the point where what I thought the ending was going to be would have occurred only 50% of the way through the book. Yup. I was convinced that the story arch was one particular thing and that it was being resolved at 50%. I was pleased to see that there was some legs to the second half of the book - and I do mean a nice set of legs. It was almost like this was two books combined into one in that there were almost two different plots that were seamlessly and masterfully stitched together. Brown's book doesn't feel like two books smashed together. At the 50% mark I started wondering where we were going to go next. The second half naturally came out of the first half and transitioned smoothly.

Brown skillfully maintained the tension and begged the reader to turn the page. There was not a stray word nor a stray moment in this piece. I have to say, this was a masterful M-M Romance. Hope and the discovery of what love and what makes a home is the center of this novel. I have discovered a new book that I have fallen in love with. I hope that this author, whom I now adore immensely, will write again in the future. Whether it be in this universe or another, I want to see more from Erik J. Brown! 

WARNINGS: Be of the mindset that you can handle discussions of a deadly super flu, detailed descriptions of illness and deaths, violence, some gore, death of family and loved ones, homophobia, and medical discussions. 

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Body horror, Misogyny, Homophobia, Gun violence, Grief, and Death

Moderate: Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, Terminal illness, Child death, Death of parent, Gore, Bullying, and Violence

Minor: Suicide

milliep's review against another edition

adventurous 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

3.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Terminal illness, Violence, Murder, Grief, and Death

Moderate: Blood, Death of parent, and Homophobia

Minor: Vomit

esm_359's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny 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? Yes

5.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Physical abuse, Blood, Death of parent, Medical content, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Death, and Child death

Moderate: Homophobia, Mass/school shootings, Terminal illness, and Bullying

Minor: Sexism and Racism

izzybooks1's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Gun violence, and Murder

Minor: Racism, Homophobia, and Religious bigotry

robin_reads's review against another edition

adventurous emotional medium-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

4.5

Love me a good post-apocalyptic scenario. Survival, looting, learning as you go. It has all of that. 
Love how the characters are written so realistically. Especially Andrew and Jamie. They don’t know everything but they’re willing to work it out. They learn to trust each other and their gut instincts. 
As much as I hope there’s going to be sequel, I just want them to be save and sound and happy. They’ve been through so much. 
This is the kind of queer representation I’ve been missing in shows like The Walking Dead. Absolutely loved it. 

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Death of parent, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Homophobia and Vomit

jaythereader1's review against another edition

5.0

I absolutely DEVOURED this book! I usually take a couple of days to read a book and this took me less than 48 hours! The boys are so cute and kind and I just want to give them the world. They both had a lot of traumatic events in their past but still find enough love in their hearts to share that love with each other. Honourable mention; Henri was so sweet I loved her so much, obviously my favourite secondary character!
(Lgbtq+ rep: gay, bi)

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness, Death, and Death of parent

Moderate: Murder and Homophobia

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

cosmichorizon's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful tense medium-paced

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

4.5

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Death, Medical content, Violence, Terminal illness, and Blood

Moderate: Homophobia, Confinement, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Misogyny, Religious bigotry, and Ableism