Reviews tagging 'Chronic illness'

The First to Die at the End by Adam Silvera

57 reviews

ewarde's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful 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? It's complicated

4.75

Not often I enjoy the prequel more than the original, but for this is rings true. I found the story of how DeathCast came to be intriguing, the interconnectivity of characters interesting

including the original characters making an appearance

and how when it all winds down to be your time to go you never know how it will happen. Sad. Beautiful. Tragic.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Violence, and Gun violence

Moderate: Death of parent, Toxic relationship, Chronic illness, and Grief

Minor: Sexual content and Medical content

jabean'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

4.75

Beautiful. Makes life feel beautiful. The words are gripping and the plot unknown, yet you grieve the main charecter before you even start.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death of parent, Death, and Chronic illness

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Homophobia

greenlivingaudioworm's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Cursing, Car accident, Domestic abuse, Grief, Homophobia, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Chronic illness, Gun violence, Death, Death of parent, Mass/school shootings, Medical content, Murder, and Violence

xomandymoo's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Child abuse, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Murder, Physical abuse, and Mass/school shootings

nox_is_lost's review against another edition

adventurous emotional sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Chronic illness

Minor: Injury/Injury detail

kkuecker218's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Violence, and Death

Moderate: Grief, Sexual content, Medical content, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Death of parent

ashsparrow's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-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

4.25

i didn’t cry over this like i did over they both die at the end but it still hurt me

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Cursing, Death, Chronic illness, and Violence

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Grief, Gun violence, Homophobia, Religious bigotry, Car accident, Death of parent, and Mass/school shootings

Minor: Sexual content

lilifane's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful 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? No

3.0

Uuuh, this is a hard one. Because I adored half of the book but was bored by the other, unfortunately. 
I really loved the second half of the book when you start to realize how the different POVs are connected or how things are connected to the previous book. In fact, every time details from book one were mentioned, I had tears in my eyes because I am still so emotionally invested in that story and the characters. 
And here is the problem: I did not feel much for the 2 protagonists in this book. I liked Valentino a lot at the beginning. How innocent and naive he was and his relationship with his twin sister. But this all mostly disappeared the moment he met Orion. And I didn't feel it, I didn't feel any chemistry between them. While I fell in love with Rufus and Mateo in book one, I was not invested in Orion and Valentino. Sadly. Because in these kinds of books, the chemistry between the two main characters is kind of the point. 
However, I was there for all the side characters. They managed to stand out, even if we got little time with them. I was rooting for them, feeling for then, was heartbroken for them. 
But I also think there were 1–2 choices where it felt like the only reason they were there was for the shock factor/forced emotional reaction. They definitely accomplished it, but it felt cheap to me in retrospect. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Medical content, Death of parent, Death, Gun violence, Homophobia, Terminal illness, Domestic abuse, Grief, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Sexual content

besotted's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Car accident, Death, and Death of parent

Moderate: Homophobia, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Mass/school shootings, Domestic abuse, and Grief

Minor: Medical trauma, Police brutality, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Body horror, Forced institutionalization, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, and Blood

bookswithlauren's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative 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? No

4.25

I was hesitant to pick up this book as I was disappointed with 'They Both Die at the End' but I am glad I picked it up because I really enjoyed it!

The story goes through many twists and turns but also remains clever and surprising despite the title of the book stating what is going to happen. There are many things I really enjoyed in this book like getting more information about Death Cast and how the company launched, the multiple character perspectives which give us a more in depth story, the easter eggs linking both books together and the friendships and relationship that grew throughout. I loved spending time with ValentinOrion, watching their friendship and relationship grow, their happiness and confidence shine through, it was beautiful.

I do think there were too perspectives at times that didn't always contribute to the story which made it a little confusing but it didn't impact my overall enjoyment of the story. I also wish we got more background knowledge on Death Cast, how it was created, why it was created and the mechanics of it. Even though the book was long, I felt the ending was rushed and could have been paced a bit better.

Because this book was longer and more detailed, I found myself thinking about how I would feel in Valentino or Orion's situation. What if Death Cast existed in my world? Would I sign up? Could I cope with that knowledge? It is definitely a book that gets you thinking but with the main message of live your life to the fullest, do everything you want to do and to love whole heartedly, even when people around us are dying or have died, even when we might die ourselves.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Death of parent, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Homophobia, Mass/school shootings, Physical abuse, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Hate crime, Car accident, Death, Domestic abuse, Grief, and Murder