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4.02 AVERAGE
4.02 AVERAGE
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
relateable
Content Warnings
Graphic: Self harm
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I honestly don’t even know what to say about a book like this. Maybe just this: Adam Silvera has broken my heart more times than I can count… And he’s done it again. His writing is so beautiful, so gripping, that you find yourself reading without pause - you simply can’t put the book down, not even for a moment.
Naively, I thought this one might be a little easier. After all, unlike parts one and two, it doesn’t say someone is going to die at the end. Oh, how wrong I was.
This book shattered me into a million pieces. It’s the kind of story that leaves you speechless and breathless when you turn the final page. You just sit there, staring at the wall, unsure what to do next. And when you do finally move, you can feel that a tiny piece of your heart is still trapped inside the book. There’s no way to get it back - and honestly, you don’t want to. That little piece belongs to the story now.
When you think of it later, it gives you that beautiful, aching feeling, because part of you is still in that world, still with those characters.
Thank you, Adam, for doing this to us - again. Your books hurt in ways that almost feel unbearable, but they are among the most heartbreakingly beautiful works of art I’ve ever read.
Naively, I thought this one might be a little easier. After all, unlike parts one and two, it doesn’t say someone is going to die at the end. Oh, how wrong I was.
This book shattered me into a million pieces. It’s the kind of story that leaves you speechless and breathless when you turn the final page. You just sit there, staring at the wall, unsure what to do next. And when you do finally move, you can feel that a tiny piece of your heart is still trapped inside the book. There’s no way to get it back - and honestly, you don’t want to. That little piece belongs to the story now.
When you think of it later, it gives you that beautiful, aching feeling, because part of you is still in that world, still with those characters.
Thank you, Adam, for doing this to us - again. Your books hurt in ways that almost feel unbearable, but they are among the most heartbreakingly beautiful works of art I’ve ever read.
challenging
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I found this a lot different than the first two books. i had to take breaks during reading because it was so emotionally devastating, but i'm glad i pulled through.
although Paz was the main character, Alano appealed to me the most. for some reason, i resonated with him more than with Paz, even tho we share the dame diagnosis.
by the end, this became as special as the other books in this series, but this one was a lot more painful to read.
although Paz was the main character, Alano appealed to me the most. for some reason, i resonated with him more than with Paz, even tho we share the dame diagnosis.
by the end, this became as special as the other books in this series, but this one was a lot more painful to read.
challenging
dark
emotional
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gun violence, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Murder, Pregnancy
medium-paced
Honestly less would’ve been more
A non toxic teenage relationship would’ve been better
Decent but Not It
A non toxic teenage relationship would’ve been better
Decent but Not It
does this deserve five stars? no way. it's like, really bad actually lol. but i lowkey loved it. i'm just kind of obsessed with death cast, i think it's really fun, and sometimes you just need to read a weird cringy book. also, the main characters' relationship was SO unhealthy but like whatever
dark
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I enjoyed the beginning immensely; it felt like coming home to the familiar world of death-cast but with the new focus on politics and suicide. I liked seeing Orion again and hearing about Mateo's dad and Rufus' friends. I did not enjoy the subplot with Alano's friends, however, and there was an abrupt tonal shift from the first half to the second half of the book, and things kept getting more random from there.
I did not entirely buy into Alano's character. The same guy has heterochromia, an eidetic memory, AND his dad is one of the richest, most powerful people in the world? really? I also didn't really buy that the main characters should be together--didn't love the way Alano played Paz' therapist, even though Alano was in crisis himself. It's one thing to have that happen on a maybe-end-day, it's another thing for these characters to declare they have a future together, idk.
It was interesting to hear more about the politics surrounding death-cast. The focus in this book isn't as tight as the others, seeing as it's longer and is set over multiple days. The author included more big-picture events in this book compared to the previous ones, and because the focus is not as limited, I would have liked to see more of a resolution to those plots. Maybe in the next book. (Also, I think this book made me somewhat of a pro naturalist myself.)
At the very end, it is revealed that Alano knows the secret of death-cast because he heard it as a fetus in his mother’s womb (see: eidetic memory.) Earlier in the book, it is discussed how death-cast cannot predict miscarriages or animal death, so this seems to be a contradiction on whether or not fetal personhood is canon in this universe. He also mentions that his parents only stopped talking about the secret in front of him when he was four. So, why not just have him remember it from when he was an infant/toddler instead of a fetus?
It was interesting to hear more about the politics surrounding death-cast. The focus in this book isn't as tight as the others, seeing as it's longer and is set over multiple days. The author included more big-picture events in this book compared to the previous ones, and because the focus is not as limited, I would have liked to see more of a resolution to those plots. Maybe in the next book. (Also, I think this book made me somewhat of a pro naturalist myself.)
At the very end, it is revealed that Alano knows the secret of death-cast because he heard it as a fetus in his mother’s womb (see: eidetic memory.) Earlier in the book, it is discussed how death-cast cannot predict miscarriages or animal death, so this seems to be a contradiction on whether or not fetal personhood is canon in this universe. He also mentions that his parents only stopped talking about the secret in front of him when he was four. So, why not just have him remember it from when he was an infant/toddler instead of a fetus?
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I thought the first two books in the series were a little meh, but this one was fantastic. It does deal with very heavy and triggering themes, and goes into a lot of explicit detail. The audio was phenomenal; the narrators are beyond exceptional.