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jessreadingg's review against another edition
reflective
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? It's complicated
1.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Lesbophobia, Suicide attempt, Medical content, Mental illness, Mass/school shootings, and Murder
Moderate: Car accident and Panic attacks/disorders
Minor: Chronic illness
i don’t understand the hype this book got i had to proper push through to finish it. the plot was extremely slow paced and i kept on getting bored. everytime the pace would pick up it would slow right back down again although i love the use of the song “american pie” reminded me of black widow if you know you know ;)graybat's review against another edition
emotional
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
3.5
sad but i don’t think it was well written :/
Content Warnings
Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Fire/Fire injury, and Grief
ugh_itsjane635's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
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
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death and Grief
Moderate: Car accident, Child death, and Violence
Minor: Bullying, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Medical trauma, Suicide, and Suicidal thoughts
crystallis's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Car accident, Chronic illness, Fire/Fire injury, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Grief, Mental illness, Cancer, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, and Suicidal thoughts
snowypineapples's review against another edition
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.5
I havent stopped thinking about this book since I finished reading it. The writing was in very "simple" language but it was incredibly impactful and hard to put down. I definitely recommend it to anyone who is looking for a mlm story or someone who enjoys the "right person wrong time" trope
Content Warnings
Graphic: Car accident, Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Suicide, and Suicide attempt
Minor: Biphobia, Blood, Chronic illness, Suicidal thoughts, and Terminal illness
kimi72714's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
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
This book was amazing. It took my heart, made it feel lots of emotions, and then tore it into a thousand pieces (not even a spoiler, it's literally in the title).
This was a fantastic book and I highly recommend it!
This was a fantastic book and I highly recommend it!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Car accident, Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Gun violence, and Panic attacks/disorders
Minor: Alcohol, Blood, Chronic illness, Medical content, and Suicide
klavin_lovell's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
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
5.0
It's not rare for a book to make me cry but very few have made me so emotional that I had to put it down several times to calm down before continuing as this one did.
From the title you could assume this is a story about, and on its surface it is. But it's so much more than that.
This is a story about two boys learning that they are going to die and they have 24 hours to live their lives right. We have 368 pages to live their lives with them and honestly it felt like such an amazing life.
This is, on the surface, a story about death but at its core it's so much more. This is a story about friendship, about family, about courage, and happiness, about grief, about loss, about love. At its core this is a story about life. A story about living.
I couldn't recommend it enough.
From the title you could assume this is a story about, and on its surface it is. But it's so much more than that.
This is a story about two boys learning that they are going to die and they have 24 hours to live their lives right. We have 368 pages to live their lives with them and honestly it felt like such an amazing life.
This is, on the surface, a story about death but at its core it's so much more. This is a story about friendship, about family, about courage, and happiness, about grief, about loss, about love. At its core this is a story about life. A story about living.
I couldn't recommend it enough.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Car accident, Death of parent, Death, Fire/Fire injury, and Grief
Moderate: Animal death, Gun violence, Lesbophobia, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Violence
Minor: Cancer, Child death, Chronic illness, and Terminal illness
_fallinglight_'s review against another edition
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.0
Very gloomy book, a little on the melodramatic side of things but I'm glad I stuck with it. Made me contemplate a lot of things and the Death-Cast (service?) is a very interesting aspect of the book as much as is the invisible villain. I wish we could have gotten more info on how it came to be; who or what government entity founded it or are they independent of govt control; how much in control are they in someone's End Day; is this some sinister and covert way to establish population control or something and people don't really die randomly, Death-Cast is more involved in their deaths somehow; what is the deal with Delilah and Rufus for that matter? Are they really gonna be the first to cheat Death? I don't know I have so many questions and this lack of world building was nonsensical tbh bc trying to make sense of a Death-Cast post-world was bugging me so much, but overall it was a glum but enjoyable read, to an extent, even if it's a little sanctimonious at parts, but eh, the book calls for it I guess. Some of the characters came a little flat and (I'm sorry) lifeless, though. As for Rufus and Mateo, I found their relationship's progression well done and I'd say believable. I didn't mind the instalove it was purposeful.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Car accident, Chronic illness, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Violence
Minor: Panic attacks/disorders
sincerelykore's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
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
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death and Death
Minor: Chronic illness, Chronic illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide
sierranorgan's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
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? It's complicated
3.75
This is more like 3.7 stars for me! I had very strong feelings about this book, so I’m going to break it down into what I liked and didn’t like-
What I loved-
•Mateo and Rufus. These two were the perfect fit for each other’s last friends and watching their relationship grow throughout the course of the day was beautiful!
•Their friends. I loved Lidia and the Plutos! It was nice to get inside reactions to the people closest to them on their last days. Seeing their sadness and their joy at being able to see their friends for one last time was the perfect addition to this book.
•The other characters chapters. I really liked being able to see into other peoples lives during this day and being able to see how everyone’s day interconnected and how one thing that one set of people does affects the things that happen to other people in the story. It was really interesting to see those connections!
•Rufus visiting Mateo’s dad. I loved that he went and told his dad all about their last day and then left him the note so that he could find their photos later. I thought that was really beautiful.
What I strongly disliked-
•I did not like all of the *potential deaths* throughout the book. The explosion at the book store. Peck threatening Rufus with the gun. The girl who considered killing herself just to prove Death Cast wrong. These things felt like they were supposed to create suspense but they just fell flat to me. I would’ve preferred it if they weren’t there. I understand they were supposed to create the feeling of never knowing when your last moment will be or how you will die but I just didn’t hit for me.
•I really didn’t enjoy the ending. Over the course of the book I became interested in Delilah’s story and we finally find out that she is actually going to die that day and only has a few hours left, and there’s ACTUAL suspense about how she might die. And then nothing. We get NO closure on how she dies. Or when. Or if she got to see her ex-fiancée one last time or not. It’s implied that the fiancée is the one who kills Rufus but the fiancée wasn’t slated to die that day. So did they see each other? Did the accident somehow kill Delilah as well? I hate that we don’t find out.
•I also didn’t like how quickly Mateo’s death was handled. I understand that he wouldn’t have wanted Rufus to spend the rest of his living day mourning him but still. It was really just passed over.
What I very strongly disliked-
The idea of Death Cast in general. It wasn’t fleshed out AT ALL. Like. If you’re going to create something like this you have to give me reason to 100% believe in it and that just wasn’t here. It really took me out of this book sometimes because I didn’t really feel the danger of the day because I couldn’t fully believe in the system.
Overall I enjoyed the book! But unfortunately their was more that I disliked than I liked. The characters are what really pulls up this rating!
•Mateo and Rufus. These two were the perfect fit for each other’s last friends and watching their relationship grow throughout the course of the day was beautiful!
•Their friends. I loved Lidia and the Plutos! It was nice to get inside reactions to the people closest to them on their last days. Seeing their sadness and their joy at being able to see their friends for one last time was the perfect addition to this book.
•The other characters chapters. I really liked being able to see into other peoples lives during this day and being able to see how everyone’s day interconnected and how one thing that one set of people does affects the things that happen to other people in the story. It was really interesting to see those connections!
•Rufus visiting Mateo’s dad. I loved that he went and told his dad all about their last day and then left him the note so that he could find their photos later. I thought that was really beautiful.
What I strongly disliked-
•I did not like all of the *potential deaths* throughout the book. The explosion at the book store. Peck threatening Rufus with the gun. The girl who considered killing herself just to prove Death Cast wrong. These things felt like they were supposed to create suspense but they just fell flat to me. I would’ve preferred it if they weren’t there. I understand they were supposed to create the feeling of never knowing when your last moment will be or how you will die but I just didn’t hit for me.
•I really didn’t enjoy the ending. Over the course of the book I became interested in Delilah’s story and we finally find out that she is actually going to die that day and only has a few hours left, and there’s ACTUAL suspense about how she might die. And then nothing. We get NO closure on how she dies. Or when. Or if she got to see her ex-fiancée one last time or not. It’s implied that the fiancée is the one who kills Rufus but the fiancée wasn’t slated to die that day. So did they see each other? Did the accident somehow kill Delilah as well? I hate that we don’t find out.
•I also didn’t like how quickly Mateo’s death was handled. I understand that he wouldn’t have wanted Rufus to spend the rest of his living day mourning him but still. It was really just passed over.
What I very strongly disliked-
The idea of Death Cast in general. It wasn’t fleshed out AT ALL. Like. If you’re going to create something like this you have to give me reason to 100% believe in it and that just wasn’t here. It really took me out of this book sometimes because I didn’t really feel the danger of the day because I couldn’t fully believe in the system.
Overall I enjoyed the book! But unfortunately their was more that I disliked than I liked. The characters are what really pulls up this rating!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Blood, Car accident, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Gun violence, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, and Suicidal thoughts