#erik j brown

[haveyoureadthisbook-poll]

[melmov]

A quiet afternoon

[thatonedudewholikesbooks]

I´ll never get over these books:

All That´s Left In The World by Erik J. Brown

The Song Of Achilles by Madeline Miller

literally any book Rick Riordan ever wrote

[bl00d-1n-wat3r]

LOOK WHAT I JUST GOT AJAGGAGAGAH

SIGNED COPIES OF CEMETERY BOYS BY AIDEN THOMAS AND ALL THATS LEFT IN THE WORLD (uk edition) BY ERIK J BROWN. CEMETERY BOYS CAME WITH THE CHARACTER CARDS TOO AHAGGAGAGGA

AND THE SELLER GAVE ME THESE CUTE STICKERS. I CANT THIS IS AMAZING

The seller is shuki_1521 on ebay (Tumblr isnt letting me link them). Their selling a bunch of books on there, go check it out!

[gl4ukopis]

All that's left in the world by Erik J.Brown

"Suddenly everything feels so hopeless. But then I look at him; I hear his laugh, I see his smile, and the darkness melts away. Then I do have hope - even just for a little while - because I know that there is something in this world I can fight for. Something I will fight for if I have to."

[lazybug16]

Rereading the loml All that's left in the world and I am once again hoping Jamie and Andrew would turn back and not walk towards the fireworks

[illmamnim]

5 reasons you should read All That's Left In The World By Erik J. Brown

1. Good queer representation

Without giving much away, the development of relationship and character in the book is well built and darling. As someone who doesn't invest in romance as much, I very much still enjoyed seeing the two characters come to terms with their emotions and grow together. It's a found family as much as it is a romance.

2. Character/World balance at it's finest

I don't want to drag other books, and I certainly won't point them out, but I've seen quite a few YA stories that avoid heavy personal events for the sakes of keeping things in the realm of a "light hearted read", and it always takes away from the gravity of the story. All That's Left In The World is a post apocalyptic romantic story that doesn't favour one or the other. There's harmony in both the truma the characters been through and the prose that keeps it relatable, engaging, and touching. Giving us adorable banter all the while never taking away from the fact that the world truly did end, and actions have serious consequences.

I could go on because I truly love their characterization but we have more points to make.

3. Excellent world building (yes, it is different from reason 2)

This is an American story, full of American references, places, beliefs and more. However, as a non American, no nod or reference disturbed my immersion or felt out of place. The references and jokes aren't put just to fill up space, they genuinely deliver a small level of exposition and a look into who the characters were before the start of the story. As a non American, I can still get a sense of how the world each of them lived in shaped them to who they were when they met.

4. Morality in a changing world

Like I said, the world building is well thought out, and the question of right and wrong is a fundamental part of our heros' journey. The world has ended, people are left to fend for themselves, how do you know what's morally wrong when you're counting down each can of mushrooms? How do you change years of learning to be a good person because suddenly it's you against the world?

Morality, politics and identity are all reoccurring thoughts that our heros' deal with, on their own and together, and try to make the right choices when so much of the world is wrong.

5. Not a coming of age story (and why it works)

Coming of age are some of my favourite stories, both because I relate to them as well as it being a fun light read. But this story, in a sense, tricked me into thinking it is a coming of age, when it deals a little differently. The characters don't grow up because they're learning things about life, but rather are forced to grow because... Well, the world ended. Suddenly having to take care of themselves, their mistakes aren't stepping stones, they are a literal matter of life and death (but no pressure).

If they break out of their shell it's because they need to survive. If they have a hard choise to make- it can but their lives on the line. They still grow and learn about themselves, still question who they are, but the story doesn't conclud with their identity, because the goal isn't who they are- it's others.

Again, I could go on, because this is the tip of the iceberg for me spreading the ATLITW propaganda, but I'll leave you with this for now.

And, hey, maybe in the future I'll do a small analysis with actual spoilers, who knows.

(bonus reason: the Audiobook is REALLY good!)

[haveyoureadthisqueerbook]

[iitsfantastiical]

just some new books to add to my collection. 😌👉🏻👈🏻

[shxpeshifterr]

Sunday reads ✨

[bensbooks]

ARC Review: The Only Light Left Burning

Against the backdrop of a ravaged world, Andrew and Jamie have settled in a new community, more in love than ever. Finally they've reached safety and have each taken on roles and responsibilities in this new life. But it's soon clear they want different things: Jamie is ready to move on and take to the road, just the two of them. Andrew wants to remain in the safety of numbers. With a storm brewing up the coast they have no choice to head back into the wilderness where old enemies roam and they don't know who to trust. Can they find their way back to safety and each other?

My review:

The Only Light Left Burning is a phenomenal follow-up to the successful book All That's Left in the World. We return to Andrew and Jamie's story some months after the end of the first book, where they've found friends and work in their new community. But things aren't all roses, especially when Jamie isn't settled and doesn't want to put roots down, whereas Andrew thinks of the community as family and wants to stay.

But trouble comes knocking, and the two boys and their closest friends are soon on the road again. Much like the first book, there's a lot of post-apocalyptic problems the group has to deal with, from nature to unfriendly communities to relationship problems. Despite the cast of characters having expanded, it in no way retracts from the core of the series - Andrew and Jamie themselves.

This was one of my most anticipated reads of the year, and it did not let me down for a single minute. This book will keep you on the edge of your seat, and the pages just fly by as you hope desperately for the good moments to come for the characters. A must-read!

[quillaffinity]

bae plssss do a web weave for asaden🥺🥺

your akiangel and dazaatsu ones already made me feel sooo overwhelmed (in a good way ofc), i think i'd actually die happy with asaden

tis my only way to cope cuz i bet my ass fujimoto will never give them a happy ending

😭😭

your love like a star(fish)

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whose been waiting for who here? you are the heartbeat of my life

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Chainsaw Man is written and drawn by Fujimoto Tatsuki  

csm / leith ross, "we'll never have sex" / erik j. brown / hera lindsay bird / csm / hera lindsay bird / james baldwin / a.w. , "i was an island" / csm / richard siken / csm / ???

quill notes - i actually havent read this arc yet, so my apologies if its a lil clunky. im not the type to get flustered over spoilers, so this was actually kinda fun!

[melmov]

I read this book in three days and I wanted to make fanart because there is a distinct lack of it

[desdasiwrites]

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

[bl00d-1n-wat3r]

I NEED MORE PEOPLE TO READ ALL THATS LEFT IN THE WORLD BY ERIK J BROWN SO THAT THERES A FUCKING FANDOM. I HAVE LITERALLY READ EVERY SINGLE POST IN THE ALL THATS LEFT IN THE WORLD TAG. EVERY SINGLE FUCKING ONE. AND ON TOP OF THAT THERE IS ONLY 13 FUCKING FICS ON AO3 I AM GOING TO EXPLODE

[sunshine-on-marz]

“The note book” this

“Titanic” that

YOU CANT HOLD A TORCH TO WHAT ANDREW AND JAMISON HAVE