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They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera

31 reviews

eatmytoe404's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad slow-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

4.5

i am crying blood, really recommend

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Fire/Fire injury, and Grief

Moderate: Death of parent, Gun violence, Hate crime, Animal death, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Alcohol, Car accident, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Abandonment, Bullying, Hate crime, Chronic illness, Outing, Suicide attempt, Biphobia, Blood, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, and Violence

viireads's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Police brutality, Bullying, Cancer, and Cursing

Minor: Car accident

mirandap442's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring reflective 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? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Child death, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Bullying, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Violence, Death, Death of parent, Gun violence, and Grief

Moderate: Medical trauma, Panic attacks/disorders, and Medical content

Minor: Gaslighting, Abandonment, Animal death, and Bullying

heykieramc's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-paced

2.5

I liked the concept of the book; however, the execution just wasn't for me. Maybe it was because I listened to it on audiobook, but Rufus's written voice was mad annoying (lol). Both boys felt like extreme stereotypes, and I found it hard to connect with either one.

Also, it drove me crazy how Silvera kept setting up different extreme ways for the boys to die, only to have them conveniently dodge death at every turn! Like seriously how are they going to survive an explosion and out run some guy with a gun? It felt cartoony.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent and Death

Moderate: Violence, Gun violence, Fire/Fire injury, and Car accident

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Bullying, and Grief

pinkupengu's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Child death, Panic attacks/disorders, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Murder, Gun violence, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death of parent, Grief, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Bullying, Car accident, and Violence

Moderate: Cancer

Minor: Toxic relationship, Ableism, and Classism

bugzandthingz's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Medical content, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Bullying, Car accident, Cursing, and Death

brandie_abbie19's review against another edition

dark sad tense slow-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

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

m_riaelle's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny 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

5.0

No.

"No one should feel bad for trying to be good."

Mateo deserved every good thing in the world because he believed there is a good part in everyone deep inside. He'll give everyone the benefit of the doubt. He's pure, innocent, and kind that I would willingly save him in the face of danger, and he'll do the same. He lived for everyone. My love for this character will be endless.

If anyone would ask if this made me cry, the answer is no. But it felt like my heart squeezed with every passing chapter because of how attached I felt to Mateo. The fact that deep inside, I was rooting for Mateo to beat Death-Cast. Deep inside, I wished death for him was not inevitable. With my all, I wish he's real and knowing that a person like him is living would be comforting.

Mateo is 97% reason I'm giving this five stars, 1% because of how great that everything and EVERYONE are connected (in some way) and have their own POVs, and 2% because Rufus helped Mateo be everything he wanted to be in his last hours and Mateo, helped Rufus found colour in his life in his last hours.

CW: Violence, Blood, Death of Animal (Bird), House on Fire, Car Accident, Bomb Explosion, Suicide Ideation, Gun, Anxiety, Attempted Murder, Bullying, Death, Depression, and Grief (search it up for more specifics or correct CW as mine is what I thought is triggering while I read it)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Gun violence, Bullying, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Death, Car accident, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Grief, and Animal death

amcghig's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Death of parent, Bullying, Car accident, Grief, Gun violence, Medical content, Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Abandonment

hellofriend's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Bullying, Car accident, and Death

Minor: Medical content and Panic attacks/disorders