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hookerkitty's review against another edition
- 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 brunette girl, mad pretty, is bawling when a guy advances on her with some tired-ass pickup line (“Maybe you’ll live to see another day with some Vitamin Me in your system.”)
As a person with a monster truck of anxiety, I very much related to Matteo. Most of the passages I highlighted to save are from his POV. I enjoyed watching him as the story progressed.
The only complaint I can think of is my disappointment that Final Destination was not mentioned ONCE during this entire book, when it had been set up so perfectly so many times. But as I was writing this I had the panicky thought that kids today might not even know what that movie is, which is horrifying
I know there’s a prequel that came after this, and just discovered there’s a book 2 coming out next year. I obviously don’t know what happens in those so I don’t know if this gets answered, but I want another book to come out where you find out there’s some big nefarious conspiracy to how Death-Cast got started, and how people deal with finding it out/having to get it shut down/something like that. Buuut that’s my love of ominous horror/thrillers bleeding into this world lol
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Grief, Violence, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, and Death of parent
Moderate: Gun violence, Animal death, and Blood
Minor: Abandonment, Suicide, Pregnancy, Child death, Cancer, Lesbophobia, and Vomit
supershy_cutiepie_stay's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Death, Grief, Toxic relationship, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Terminal illness, Car accident, Medical trauma, Hate crime, and Medical content
Moderate: Animal death and Panic attacks/disorders
Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide attempt
suicidal thoughts and suicide attempt for minor character, parent in a comad00rframe's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Body horror, Death of parent, Gore, Physical abuse, Grief, Gun violence, Murder, Stalking, Medical content, Suicide, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Car accident, Child death, Medical trauma, Terminal illness, Toxic friendship, and Violence
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Alcoholism, Drug use, and Alcohol
Minor: Torture, Homophobia, Animal death, Mass/school shootings, Hate crime, and Sexual content
thebookaddict's review against another edition
- 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
🇬🇧: This book is so beautifully written. What if you know you are going to die but you don't know how or when. The thought process of two people who received this phone call is described very nicely. Two beautiful people, completely different but with the same fate. The book is very moving and makes you think. It is also written in such a way that you fly through it. It is very nice that the chapters are short and that you can see who it is about at the top of the chapter. All in all a beautiful book with a beautiful subject
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Animal death, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Car accident, Grief, Mental illness, Self harm, Gun violence, Fire/Fire injury, Violence, and Death of parent
a_sleepy_berry's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Gun violence, Medical content, Death, Medical trauma, Violence, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Child death, Car accident, Grief, and Physical abuse
Moderate: Animal death, Abandonment, Blood, and Body horror
rubadubindabathtub's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
Me not even ten or so pages later: *balling my eyes out for the rest of the book*
READ THIS BOOK. DO IT. Of course if constant mentions of death is triggering for you, then don’t read it. I keep thinking about the book and just want to cry 😭
Graphic: Death
Moderate: Animal death and Death of parent
Minor: Suicide, Abandonment, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Toxic relationship
seapotatohowisitalrtaken's review against another edition
- 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
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
- 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
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'.
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
lynsea's review against another edition
- 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
4.5
Graphic: Death and Grief
Moderate: Gun violence, Child death, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide attempt, Fire/Fire injury, Panic attacks/disorders, Stalking, and Mental illness
Minor: Chronic illness and Animal death
mixmousereads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Child death, Car accident, Death, Death of parent, Grief, and Violence
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Fire/Fire injury, Animal death, Suicide attempt, Gun violence, and Suicide
Minor: Lesbophobia, Terminal illness, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, and Homophobia