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They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera

31 reviews

marena02's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring reflective sad tense 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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Cursing, Toxic relationship, Panic attacks/disorders, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide attempt, Violence, Bullying, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Death of parent, Death, Car accident, and Grief

violetturnspages's review against another edition

dark emotional funny 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Car accident

Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Bullying

seapotatohowisitalrtaken's review against another edition

adventurous funny reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Animal death

Moderate: Child death, Murder, Gun violence, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Suicidal thoughts, Bullying, Car accident, Cursing, and Outing

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders

heckin_hello's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Exactly what you'd expect from a book with this title. In addition to the focus on the two main characters and the relationship they foster, I thought it was an elegant touch to interweave several additional character stories into the larger picture - showing just how accidentally connected we really are.

As far as the two main characters, Mateo and Rufus; I did find Mateo to be particularly frustrating the first half of the book, but that just lent to the charm of him as the story progressed. I would have liked to see a larger focus on Rufus and his growth, personally. It felt like the book was split 75/25 between Mateo's issues and Rufus'.

The short story "The Father Does Not Die at the End" included in the collector's edition was so heartbreaking... and absolutely tied the story off in a perfect way. I would not have considered the story complete without it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Bullying, Death of parent, Child death, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Car accident, Gun violence, Violence, Grief, Mental illness, Death, and Fire/Fire injury

nahtagain's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Gun violence, and Death

Minor: Bullying

awalt2790's review against another edition

emotional inspiring sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

Good and heartfelt but ended abruptly 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Death of parent, Violence, Bullying, Death, Suicide, Car accident, Grief, Gun violence, and Panic attacks/disorders

micaelamariem's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring reflective 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

4.0

Wonderful book, characters, worldbuilding! Would’ve just loved more in general 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Bullying, Car accident, Grief, Death of parent, Suicidal thoughts, Injury/Injury detail, Cursing, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Gun violence

jazdono's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

This book was really sweet, and I enjoyed reading it. The ending was a bit underwhelming, but it matched real life and made me think about life in a really beautiful way. 
The book offered an intersection of escapism—with a scifi style premise—and an ordinary slice-of-life story. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Death, and Violence

Moderate: Death of parent, Violence, Medical content, Suicidal thoughts, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Bullying, Mental illness, Car accident, Blood, and Suicide attempt

This book is definitely dark and handles a lot of potentially triggering topics very honestly. Because of the perspective shifts, you hear some really dark thoughts in different characters’ minds.

prairieraven's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Bullying, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Blood, Chronic illness, Death, Child death, Gun violence, Miscarriage, Suicide attempt, and Violence

celina_2604's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Fire/Fire injury, Cursing, Death of parent, Grief, Hate crime, Death, Bullying, Chronic illness, and Violence

Minor: Medical trauma, Mental illness, Hate crime, Medical content, and Panic attacks/disorders