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4.01 AVERAGE
4.01 AVERAGE
dark
emotional
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
hopeful
sad
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
This book absolutely crushes my soul, like all of Adam’s books do. He did an amazing job portraying how it can feel to be suicidal and to sh.
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 went in with high expectations considering it was tackling such heavy subject matters and providing more insight into life intertwined with the Death-Cast company. However, my expectations were exceeded by far by providing: (1) awareness of lesser discussed mental health disorders, (2) demonstrations of how healing is not linear, (3) a mixture of tense and sweet moments between the characters, especially when the people in Paz & Alano's lives meet. The complexity of relationships between friends and family ultimately left me wanting to love louder and bolder. The previous Death-Cast books have a lot of paths crossing, but in this book Silvera creates so much more depth that strengthens the themes present. The only thing that was challenging for me to grasp was a certain aspect in regards to learning more about Alano towards the end. There was a piece about him that required me to suspend my belief a little, but it did not affect the rating considering Death-Cast in itself is a concept I've bought into since the first book. Overall, this was a six star book! This is the first book this year that moved me in a way that broadens my perspective on how to love someone in need of professional help. NATIONAL SUICIDE & CRISIS LIFELINE: 988
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Blood, Medical content, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Mass/school shootings
Minor: Infertility, Miscarriage
slow-paced
Love Adam's other books but this felt too drawn out and slow. Also twists felt too hinted at and over-explained, so the ending was really obvious. Really hoping the next book is something closer to TBDATE in terms of pace and shock.
Too long. Very (arguably overly) detailed descriptions of self harm. Questionable portrayal of BPD. Repetitive at times. Absolutely absurd explanation for how Alano knows secret. Still enjoyed overall.
I love the other two books in this series, but this one did not deliver in the same way. It felt really long and maybe the tension of not knowing who dies at the end and getting to the end of 700 pages with no one dying was lost here.
Also, I swear Alano’s green and brown eyes were mentioned a million times and I got increasingly agitated every time I got a reminder of them.
Also, I swear Alano’s green and brown eyes were mentioned a million times and I got increasingly agitated every time I got a reminder of them.
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
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
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
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:
Complicated
Wow what an incredible third story in this series. It has been an emotional roller coaster, but wow so terrific. I think it was the best one honestly. Had so many tidbits of previous books so don’t read unless you read the others. But wow so so so good! I love Paz and Alano’s story!
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
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
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes