Reviews tagging 'Grief'

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

69 reviews

analenegrace's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful fast-paced

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

3.5

This post-apocalyptic post-pandemic book was perhaps shockingly good and sweet, although as a YA, some of it just moved a bit too fast. 

I thought the main characters were really enjoyable and easy to empathize with, as with most of the secondary characters. I wish Cora had been a bit more developed though. 

As a pandemic book, I thought this author did quite well developing the world the characters were living in. I also found that making them in a post-COVID world where we seemingly learned nothing was a strong choice that actually made this world more engaging!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, Pandemic/Epidemic, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Gun violence, and Homophobia

queerreaderchaos's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful reflective tense fast-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? N/A

5.0

Omgs Are you kidding me this was so good! The narration was perfect, it made me laugh and cry and tense with anticipation. I am sad now that I finished it 🥲

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Pandemic/Epidemic, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Blood, and Medical content

Moderate: Racism, Xenophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Homophobia, Vomit, and Death of parent

Minor: Religious bigotry and Sexism

linnea1801's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny 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

THIS BOOK IS AMAZING!!!!! It’s a gay slowburn romance with the added bonus of being post-apocalyptic. The vibes are just so good and the humour is perfect.

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Content Warnings

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

unlifeoftheparty's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Biphobia, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Pandemic/Epidemic, Hate crime, Racism, Cultural appropriation, Death, Grief, Homophobia, and Violence

montyalmoro's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Drug use, Grief, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Pandemic/Epidemic, Chronic illness, Death, Death of parent, and Medical content

j3sslou_'s review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective tense slow-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Medical content, Death of parent, Death, Gun violence, Grief, Terminal illness, Murder, and Violence

refrejarator's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

I absolutely loved this book. It was so sweet, even in the darkest parts I still felt hope for the characters and for humanity. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Religious bigotry, Medical content, Misogyny, Murder, Sexism, Violence, Homophobia, Death of parent, Gun violence, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Child death, and Grief

adragoninspace's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence and Grief

Moderate: Blood, Homophobia, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, and Death of parent

mpbookreviews's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Medical content, Gun violence, Murder, Blood, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Vomit, Grief, and Violence

planner5002's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful sad tense slow-paced

• 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

3.75

This book was kind of slow, but it was entertaining and compelling. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Grief, Gun violence, Murder, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Death, and Gore

Moderate: Vomit

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Bullying

This book is about a pandemic, and it doesn’t hesitate to use gore. It’s a good read, but anyone squeamish whose worried about getting triggered by the content might not want to read it.