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

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

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


I love this book.
All That's Left in the World is a love story, a gay YA love story, to be specific, but as I write this, should the specificity matter? For the gay YA readers, yes, to help them find it. For others, maybe not.
I digress.
This novel is also a post-apocalyptic tale, set in the world after "A deadly pathogen has killed off most of the world's population, including everyone [Andrew and Jamie] have ever loved. And f this new world has taught them anything, it's to be scared of what other desperate people will do. ..." (front cover).

Yet, they are drawn to each other, when Andrew, injured and starving, finds Jamie's house. Jamie takes him in, and so it begins. A slow-burn love story, a tale of two boys fighting to survive in a very dangerous world. Forced to leave the sanctuary of Jamie's house, "they flee south in search of [what's left of] civilization" (front cover).

Can they do it? Can they survive? Can they "find the courage to fight for the future they desire, together?" Will they act upon what is drawing them together?

Well done, a most satisfying good read, a true page turner.

Recommended.



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