I don't remember much of the first book or what my opinion was of it over two years ago but I feel like I was a different person back then because I'm much more disappointed this time around. I realize books about 17-year-olds aren't for me anymore but there still comes a point where the healing magical powers of gay love aren't enough to save the world. The impression I was left with is that Andrew has very misguided priorities and zero survival skills. Not to mention the illogical reasoning behind him being mad at Jamie. Both times. They both made impulsive decisions and changed their minds out of nowhere which didn't really align with how serious and life altering what they went through was. Overall a very breezy and casual overview of their entire road trip which was not a fitting tone. Not a huge fan of the "I'm distancing myself because I'm disappointed he doesn't like the person I've become anymore even though we love each other and this is the apocalypse." nonsense, I feel like you'd be way more concerned about the actual end of the world instead of petty insecurities. There were a handful of redeeming qualities about this catastrophic plot (literally and figuratively) so I've bumped the rating up to three stars.