Reviews - The Survivor Wants To Die At The End

846 reviews for:

The Survivor Wants To Die At The End

Adam Silvera

4.02 AVERAGE

castleraybollar's review against another edition

3.5

dark emotional sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

riereeds's review against another edition

4.0

challenging emotional reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Of the three books this one has been my least favorite. I still really enjoyed it but I felt more emotionally attached to the characters in the other books. I also am not fond of how BPD was written. But over I still liked the story.

aisling872's review against another edition

3.0

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

mcintyre's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional hopeful sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Holy crap. This had me a full-blown TEARS from start to finish. It resonated with me in a way that I can’t describe and all that did was make it so much sadder and more hopeful at the same time. Oh my God, I cannot recommend this enough. If you struggle with any kind of mental health disorder, this book will speak to you and it might even help you through it.

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riotstar's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad 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

tara_caitlin's review against another edition

3.5

dark emotional reflective 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 enjoy Silveras concept of deathcast. After reading the first two books, I must say that this one did resonate the least for me. The story often leans into melodrama. The relationship between Alano and Paz, for example, felt a bit too heightened and emotionally packed for its own good. Their connection developed in a way that sometimes came off as forced or overly cinematic, which made it harder to fully buy into the realism of their bond.

There were also a few moments in the plot that felt conveniently timed or overly coincidental, which slightly undercut the depth of the narrative.
I’m curious to see what the author will tell in its sequel.

withlivjones's review against another edition

4.25

dark emotional reflective sad slow-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: Complicated

How did I manage to finish a 700+ page book in three days?!? I simply did not want to put this book down. I loved the different direction Silvera took with this story compared to the previous books, a much-needed deviation from the formula IMO.

There are so many super sensitive topics that are discussed in a mature and empathetic way, such as suicide, mental illness, trauma, parenthood, and grief. I also really liked how Silvera depicted healing as never a linear process, how it’s almost always a constant uphill struggle, and how it’s normal and okay to fall backwards sometimes. I think it’s a really good introduction to young people who may not have heard of BPD before as it teaches them not to demonise those suffering from mental illnesses like BPD but also not to use one’s mental illness as an excuse for their behaviour, something that Paz learns throughout this book.

I liked both Paz and Alano, whom we see as all grown up after their appearances as children in TFTDATE, I thought their character arcs as individuals were really interesting and I also loved the PINING!! This is truly a slow-burn book, the characters don’t meet for 200 pages and then after that it’s just 500 pages of pining! I really liked how the plot was drawn out over several days so that the romance isn’t as insta-lovey compared to the other books. I’m really looking forward to (and scared of) seeing more of Paz and Alano’s story in the next instalment.

Now that I’ve said all that, respectfully what the FUCK was that last chapter? Bro can remember things from IN THE WOMB?!?!? Literally WTF that completely took me out of the story bc I was laughing so hard, I had to go and physically look up hyperthymesia to check if that was possible and no it’s not thank god imagine remembering your own birth. Traumatic.

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