All That's Left in the World

Brown manages to find the awnser to a very important question: Who do I kiss if the world ends? And more importantly what do we do after the world ends? Picture the walking dead but cute, young and gay. What more could you want from the apocalypse?

I have to admit that I originally only picked this book up because the Cover is really pretty. I love the colors and the serene atmosphere with the doe and the overgrown car. So that was what I expected from the story as well. A chill YA story set in a postapocalyptic world – what it turned out to be but also more profound and differently structured than I expected. So I was pleasantly surprised! I always forget haw cozy a post-apocalyptic setting is – fewer people, less noise pollution, nature reinhabiting the world – sign me up! In the beginning Andrew and Jamie meet in a hut in a forest. After some hesitation they decide to hike across the country together to find civilization – to see how many people have survived the disease that wiped out 95% of America!!! Now the story picks up some momentum – from the comfortable shelter of their solitude they venture out into the world, where the challenges of an extinct civilization and the conflicts of their survivors wait for them. Not everyone they meet has good intentions and they have to learn who to trust. What I enjoyed most about the book was their banter, the fact that they retold each other their favorite movies, because what else is there to do in a blacked-out world, their slowly growing trust and friendship in each other, and the really unique well described scenes that made me think: yes, these crazy things would really happen in a wiped-out society, good and bad. I devoured this book and would definitely recommend it. It has a unique and cozy atmosphere with some deep moments. When I found out that there was a second book I was really excited, but theoretically it could have been a stand-alone. But I also enjoyed the sequel!