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The First to Die at the End by Adam Silvera

224 reviews

khowick24's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring 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

4.0

Much better than the first one. The characters were much more well defined and the story was more gripping. Heart warming and crushing! 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Sexual content and Domestic abuse

fpcat99's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Gun violence, Terminal illness, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Physical abuse, Violence, Grief, Religious bigotry, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, and Murder

lugotthecinema's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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? No

5.0

a painfully beautiful story. absolutely ripped my heart out i havent stopped crying

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Blood, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, and Car accident

Minor: Cursing, Religious bigotry, Suicidal thoughts, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mass/school shootings, and Medical content

clovetra's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful medium-paced

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

3.0

let's not talk about how long it took me to finish this ok 
now i will start this off by saying out of the two currently published books in the death-cast series, this one is the best. ill be real tho and say its not by much. 
ill say that i find silvera's writing style a bit... repetitive? not saying its shit because it very much is not shit!! its just not something i prefer
like every so often an inspirational phrase like "im going to live my life, even if i die" or some shit is said and i want to put the book down from annoyance.
help this sounds so mean I DONT MEAN IT TO 😭
i will say orion & valentino are cute, and the added suspense surrounding the validity of death-cast is a nice added feature! i found with the other book in this series, i did not find myself experiencing any tension because you knew the main characters were going to die. i liked the added concern regarding if death-cast is legit or not! i mean it kind of was in vain and i knew that deep down but its fine i was delulu.
what else? most characters felt shallow to me, but i will say i did love love love gloria's story. valentino & orion i was a bit meh on.... but i liked seeing joaquin as well.
i don't know i think im not the target audience for this book. and that's ok! not every book is made for every reader! i held out hope that me not liking [book:They Both Die at the End|33385229] was isolated to that story and my feelings didn't extend to silvera's other stories, but sadly it did :( 
i could see myself reading the third instalment of this series, but other than that sadly i don't think i'd enjoy his other works. to me, they read quite surface level, are repetitive & i find the tone and pacing quite uncomfortable. for me. 
i hate writing negative reviews 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Terminal illness, Death, Murder, Medical content, and Violence

Moderate: Death of parent, Homophobia, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Blood

gabe_escobedo's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense medium-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? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gun violence, Car accident, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Religious bigotry, Homophobia, and Grief

pam_simpson06's review against another edition

fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Gun violence, Murder, and Domestic abuse

mari_universe's review

emotional hopeful sad medium-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

3.0

I avsolutely loved loved loved they both die at the end, so I had a lot of hopes for this prequel, which maybe is why I was a little disappointed. The story was great, I adored Valentino and Orion and their connection. The fact that we got to see more of Mateo and Rufus made me so happy as well! My main issue with this book was that many events just seemed so unlikely; it's not enough to have one traumatic experience, there has to be an incurable heart-disease as well and a bump into a stranger with a traumatic past who happens to be the first decker as well. The way all the events add up in this book made it hard to believe that those things could really be happening the way they did. The message and the ending and the emotions this book conveys are incredible, which is why I still really enjoyed reading it, it just made it a little hard to believe.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Domestic abuse, Death, Death of parent, and Gun violence

Moderate: Car accident

sorcha's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Grief, and Death

Moderate: Blood, Domestic abuse, Chronic illness, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Violence, Homophobia, and Death of parent

Minor: Infidelity and Sexual content

harrietta_xx's review against another edition

emotional 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Death, and Death of parent

Moderate: Terminal illness and Homophobia

alexbrandis's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Death

Moderate: Gun violence, Alcoholism, Cursing, Cancer, and Car accident