The ending was abrupt and left a lot of unanswered questions but I really liked the book and tore through it in about 24 hours. The whole story is an emotional roller coaster and makes one wonder what would happen should events like this really occur. I'm not sure I would be as strong as Alex. I'm hoping there is a sequel that I don't know about yet as I'm looking forward to knowing what happens next.

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As "Life As We Knew It" is one of my favorite books, I could not wait to read this. It started out seeming like a more diverse, perhaps politically correct, big city version of the same events and had many similarities. But it is a different set of characters and different setting experiencing the same event, after all. It still reeled me in and I became completely absorbed. I love the way this author can paint her characters so human that the reader becomes so emotionally attached to them. It is a much darker book than the first was, more heart wrenching in some ways. I highly recommend it, but be prepared not to feel the same at the end of this as the author left us feeling at the end of the first.

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Reviewed by Breanna F. for TeensReadToo.com

Alex Morales is a 17-year-old Puerto Rican boy living with his family in New York. He has two younger sisters, Briana and Julie, and his parents, who he calls Mami and Papi. Everything is going pretty normally for Alex. He's the vice president of his school council and he's looking forward to getting into a great college.

But in one moment everything changes. Something huge hit the moon and knocked it out of place. It's now closer to Earth, causing a lot of horrible changes, including tidal waves, flooding, blackouts, and overall panic. According to many people, the Earth is coming to an end.

Alex's father was in Puerto Rico when it happened and they haven't heard from him since, and his mother was called in to the hospital where she works. Alex is afraid that since she hasn't contacted them that she died when there was a flood in the subway.

All of a sudden, Alex realizes that he is the sole caregiver to his two sisters. He has no idea when his parents will be back (if ever) and he's terrified.

People all around New York are dropping like flies. Bodies line the streets. People are going crazy trying to get their hands on food. Nothing that seemed important before is important now. All that matters is staying alive. And Alex is determined to care for his sisters and keep them alive no matter what.

But is that really possible with what has happened to the Earth?

Wow, this book was intense! It's scary in all ways possible. Reading about the bodies lining the streets of New York brought shivers to my spine. It's hard to explain in words how crazy this book is. If you like really intense books then this is definitely a story for you.

Also, be sure to read Ms. Pfeffer's previous release, LIFE AS WE KNEW IT, which deals with the same issue that's discussed in this book but with different characters. I haven't read it yet, but I'm sure it's just as good and frightening as THE DEAD & THE GONE.

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Excellant! Couldn't wait to start it. Finished it in less than a day. Very, very believable and very well written.

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After I read "Life as We Know It" I could not wait to read the next book in the series. I was not disappointed. Once I picked it up, I could not put it down and read it all in one sitting. The story is gritty and difficult to read sometimes but you are compelled to keep going just so you can see what happens. I will be thinking about the characters in this book long after the book is done, just as I did in Miranda's story, "Life as We Know It." Can't wait to read the next installment.

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The 2nd book in the Last Survivors series. This one takes place in New York and follows Alex, his sisters and his friends. I didn't think that I could be more involved with a book than I was with LIFE AS WE KNEW IT but this sucks you in and hold you prisoner until the end. Terrifying, heartbreaking! Well done! 5 stars

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I liked the characters in this book much more than in Life as We Knew It.

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This book is the second in the Life as We Knew It series. After finishing the first, i wanted my hands on the second. Leery that this was written from a different viewpoint, i started my journey. This book is 100% different from the first. Same tragedy, different family, location, and experience. I did find myself enjoying the first book more. For the age of the main character and his IQ, i felt he was emotionally immature. Yes there are many ways we deal emotionally with tragedy, i know. The sisters also drove me insane. In general i didn't find myself rooting for the main characters. The ending was also very abrupt, though i know book 3 carries on from that point.

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This was book two to, Life as we Knew It, and it was a good book. This book took place in NY instead of PA. This book had alot of talk of God and church and Fathers and Nuns. But there was alot more to it than that. The book went deeper into the lives of three young siblings and their lives of survival. Trying to find food, hope, family and God in their time of need. This book is not a spiritual book by any means. I enjoyed the book. I liked the first one alot better though. But this book was very good and it was engaged and constantly wanting to know what would happen next. I can't wait to start book three and get back to the family in PA and see how the rest of the story goes. I would suggest this book The Dead and the Gone to Junior High level reading due to the nature of events that take place in this book. Heather

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