all that's left in the world erik j brown

With characters you’ll adore, and a fast-paced, mysterious plot that keeps you turning the pages as fast as you can devour them, this book is not to be missed.” – Sophie Gonzales, author of ONLY MOSTLY DEVASTATED “Tense, exciting, sometimes heartbreaking and always romantic, All That’s Left in the World explores what it means to hold onto hope and humanity when the worst case scenario becomes reality. And who, or what, will they find waiting for them at the end of it all? As the boys make a perilous journey south, they’ll come face to face with a world torn apart and society in ruins. Jamie takes him in, and as Andrew heals and they eventually step out into the strange new world, their relationship starts to feel like more than just friendship …īut trouble isn’t far behind. But there’s something about Andrew … something that stops Jamie in his tracks. Life is dangerous now and, armed with a gun, Jamie goes to pull the trigger. When the Superflu wipes out most of the population, Jamie finds himself completely alone in a cabin in the woods – until an injured stranger crosses his path. A queer romance about courage, hope and humanity for fans of They Both Die at the End, The Hunger Games and Simon vs the Homo Sapiens Agenda. They don’t know what they’ll find on their dangerous journey … but they may just find each other. The story has the heavy and dark themes of a dystopian setting (there is death, bodies, humans gone tribal) but is a story of hope and love, with many funny moments and humor shining a light even in the darkest moments.Jamie and Andrew are strangers, but they’re two of the last people left alive. He is kind and sweet, cannot bring himself to hunt animals for food, and is slightly confused by the newfound emotions he feels about Andrew. Jamie on the other side is a cinnamon roll. He also carries guilt, a guilt weighing him down like an anvil. The story of the two boys is adorable and sweet as their initial suspicions die down and they start warming up to each other, realizing they need and want the company and friendship, and something even more than that.Īndrew is snarky and wary of the world, having seen the worst of it in action.

Jamie lives in a cabin in the woods in Pennsylvania for the last months, stacked up on stockpiles, lonely and grieving the loss of his mother. The only survivor of his family, he flees south from Connecticut, until an unfortunate injury makes him desperate for shelter and medicine.

The few survivors are scarred by what they saw, what they had to do and all the people they lost.Īndrew is one of them. This dystopian future is actually based on premises and scenarios from the real world, which makes the setting even more eerie and believable. It's a dystopian post-apocalyptic YA M/M romance/adventure, set a few months after a virus has wiped out the majority of human population. Brown wrote a wonderful, heartwarming and captvating debut in All That's Left in the World !

All that's left in the world erik j brown