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The Survivor Wants to Die at the End by Adam Silvera

22 reviews

spacecadetlav's review against another edition

5.0

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

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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

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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

lauraromamo's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense 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

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Another BRILLIANT book in the Death Cast series! So many mysterious moments and twists that kept me reading further. I loved all of the interconnected moments with characters from the first two books, and I can’t wait to read what comes next for Paz and Alano! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism, Infertility, Miscarriage, Alcohol

Minor: Bullying, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Dementia

yaidc's review against another edition

4.0

challenging emotional fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Its very mental health focused so definitely read the content warnings before starting the book!

Its very casually queer which i can appreciate but unfortunately the female characters fall flat most times. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Suicide attempt

Moderate: Infertility, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Alcoholism, Grief, Death of parent

fynm's review against another edition

2.0

dark emotional tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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unfortunatly this book reads like a first draft of a fanfiction that noone bothered to edit and contains a lot of serious topics that are at times described in very triggering ways or in ways that feel like bad representation 
maybe it‘s a very personal story or a way to reflect for the author, but to me some parts seem almost harmful 

it was catchy enough for me to want to finish reading it though and it‘s fun to find all the little hints and references to other characters and events from the series
i‘m curious to see what the next book will be, especially with

that cliffhanger at the end

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail

msmason's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional hopeful mysterious 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Death of parent

Moderate: Alcoholism, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Infertility, Forced institutionalization

eldervampire83's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt

Moderate: Ableism, Alcoholism, Bullying, Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Blood, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic friendship

Minor: Infertility, Miscarriage, Pandemic/Epidemic

There is a graphic self-harm scene that may trigger a struggling reader:

Pages 114-116

froggybooks's review against another edition

3.5

dark emotional medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

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I enjoyed this book, would I recommend it? no.

I do get it, we all had an unhealthy codependent friendship/relationship at the age of 19 but I feel like to put it in a young adult book, to the graphic extent it is, with no actual consequences shown, romanticises this and that should not be promoted AT ALL!

I do love this series and the regular easter eggs/call backs to the other books and I would be willing to read more in the series but this one… it just is a bit too graphic.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Blood, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Infertility, Miscarriage, Dementia, Pregnancy, Pandemic/Epidemic

eleanorouse's review

4.25

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder

Moderate: Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Dementia

thesapphiccelticbookworm's review against another edition

3.75

mysterious 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: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Suicide attempt, Death of parent

Moderate: Infertility, Miscarriage, Pregnancy

elliellama's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious 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

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 The amount of tears I cried while reading this book... Both Paz and Alano pull readers in and keep them grasping for more, and every turn they take shifts the whole book in an entirely new direction. This story is as hauntingly beautiful as it is raw and real. Adam Silvera doesn't shy away from the pits of heartache, and heartbreak, and despair. This book doesn't hide any of the hurts a person can fall into in those moments. He tackles them head on, and brings them into the light, where all that hurt and pain and suffering can finally begin to heal.

 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt

Moderate: Alcoholism, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Infertility, Blood, Death of parent

Minor: Miscarriage