4.16 AVERAGE

challenging dark inspiring 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

OMG this was amazing! I came from a very bad read before this and this totally blew me away!! I literally finished it in less than a day and cried ugly tears for an hour straight at the end.

This is a very real post-apocalypse romance between Jamie and Andrew who have lost everything and kinda find comfort in each other. The pacing is amazing. There is action and suspense but also quiet moments for character development and it just flows seamlessly. I was never once bored while reading.

The characters on their own are great! I loved them. They have both been through A LOT of trauma, but they have not been broken by it. They are still sweet and care and crack jokes. And it’s even better how they lift each other up and support one another throughout the story.

The romance is also perfectly developed. The characters have such chemistry right from the get go and you can really feel their bond growing. The perfect slow burn - no stupid misunderstandings or miscommunication plots.
adventurous 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

Started and finished date - 15.07.25 to 17.07.25.
My rating - Four Stars.
I really enjoyed is book and this book make me want pick Erik J. Brown other books also I think people who are fans of together in a broken world by Paul Michael Winters or more than this by Patrick Ness may like is book. The writing was okay but nothing great and the writing was easy to follow also the ending of book was brilliant. The atmosphere was pretty good and I like the romance but I would have like it to flash out bit more also both the world building and LGBTIQQ representation was well done. The paced of plot was well structured and steady paced. The characters was okay and some of them needed to flash out bit more. 
adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

queer dystopia: surviving the apocalypse edition... need i say more tbh

I love this book so so much. it was so thrilling and so interesting I couldn't stop reading. The story is so interesting and kept me on my toes all through out. Like it's so beautiful but it's also the scariest book I've so far. Doesn't mean it's scary at all but there are moments where my heart literally stopped, gripping me in even more. I highly highly recommend!

A very interesting post apocalyptic story with wonderful, relatable queer characters.
adventurous emotional hopeful tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Loveable characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous emotional reflective 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

3.75⭐️