The Only Light Left Burning

By: Erik J. Brown

Narrated by: Andrew Gibson, Barrett Leddy

What If It's Us meets They Both Die at the End in this sequel to the beloved postapocalyptic queer YA adventure romance All That's Left in the World by USA Today bestselling author Erik J. Brown.

Perfect for fans of Adam Silvera, Alex London, and Heartstopper by Alice Oseman.

After a long and treacherous journey south, Andrew and Jamie have finally found safety in the Florida Keys. But they soon learn that safety doesn't always mean happily ever after.

Settling into life in the Islamorada colony with other survivors of the bug, Andrew believes they've finally found themselves a home, even a family. But anxious Jamie is less comfortable in their new community and is eager to keep the promise they made to their friend Henri—to go north and reunite her with her daughter—so Andrew and Jamie can return to the cabin where they met.

When a hurricane and a shocking betrayal force them to leave the colony in search of new shelter, it brings their tensions to a head—and puts them in the path of some old enemies. Andrew and Jamie must set aside their differences to survive once more and find a new home. But what if "home" means different things to each of them?

Awesome sequel!!

Spoilers kinda
I loved this book… honestly I think I might like it more than the 1st one. All the different characters were great additions. It was serious and funny. Rocky horror was definitely one of my favorite characters and I’m so glad he got a happy ending.

Andrew is so clumsy I can’t believe he got hurt again lol.

The complexity of Andrew and Jamie’s character was elaborated on and I’m glad everything turned out how it did. Especially for Jamie’s sake.

I’m glad it didn’t got into detail about their sex life. They are minors for f’s sake. They are happy and together at the end so what do you think happened?? Gosh

CRYING

The story was amazing and I am so sad it's over, but it was amazing.

Amazing

Really enjoyed the sequel and the ending. Sad and happy moments. Great book, I will read again soon.

A hell of a journey. Wow.

Oh man. When I say this was a hell of a journey, I mean obviously both literally AND figuratively. Erik J Brown does NOT pull punches. Andrew and Jamie (as well as the others) go through so much. There’s never a break. But I was right there with them, emotionally, through the entire thing. Could not put this down. Even when I had to, I’d still be thinking about it until I could start reading again.

I’ll admit that the first part of the story made me wonder if I’d like where it was going, because there was a lot of uncertainty (I mean, deservedly so) and the whole “kids” thing did seem like a distraction to me at first. But each chapter that went by, I became more and more invested and enamored by the way Andrew and Jamie’s journey unfolded.

A lot of times, I get to the end of a story and feel that something is missing. There wasn’t a single thing missing from this. Everything felt right, everything was addressed. Both of these books will always be cherished by me, because it never gets old, being able to read a story about characters like myself (at least in some ways).

And once again, Andrew Gibson and Barrett Leddy give amazing performances as narrators. Their voices are perfect for these roles. Well done, all.

Favorite of 2024!

I have been beyond excited for this book….. and let me tell you! It didn’t let me down. No doubt in my mind that it is one of my favorite books of 2024!