Reviews tagging 'Mass/school shootings'

The First to Die at the End by Adam Silvera

51 reviews

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

airsosweet's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring 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

4.0

that was really fucking good.
i think i liked it more than “they both die at the end”

i looove when a story weaves together the lives of characters that seemingly have no connections. it’s so satisfying and adam executed it brilliantly 

my only critique is it can be kinda cringey at times. its the usual, stupid nicknames (O-bro??) and siblings calling each other “bro” and “sis”, but tbh you can just look past it it’s not too much

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse

Minor: Homophobia, Death of parent, Mass/school shootings, Death, and Religious bigotry

kates_cupcakes's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring reflective 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Mass/school shootings

Minor: Death

churoe's review against another edition

dark emotional 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? It's complicated

5.0

Half way through this book I knew it was going to be a 5 star book. After reading "they both die at the end" I was a complete wreck - but this story broke me even more.

I absolutely loved watching the characters stories intertwine & even the sneak peak of Mateo and Rufus from the sequel and how Dalma is the one who invented the app that allowed them to meet in the future. 

I am really hoping there is another book which explores *how* death cast actually predicts the deaths of people & more on the different side stories of Rolando/gloria & Paz as well as naya & joaquin.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Death, Death of parent, Religious bigotry, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Homophobia, and Panic attacks/disorders

teawitchontravel's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This book is one of the saddest and at the same time most hopeful books I have ever read. It tackles the issue of dealing with knowing the death of a close person or even yourself will occur and how to live your life to the fullest, not only when you know it's about the end. It shows in a heartbreaking and beautiful way how important it is to take control of your own life, be the captain of your own ship if you will. For that it not only uses the two main characters but also the people surrounding them and learning the same lesson. They are included in the story with an amazing  thoughtfulness and their lifes are tied into each other which shows how close and similar we can be to someone without realizing. This book will forever remain in my heart and I am so thankful the author wrote this prequel. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Homophobia, Grief, Death of parent, Chronic illness, Physical abuse, Mass/school shootings, Gun violence, Death, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Sexual content, Religious bigotry, Car accident, Injury/Injury detail, Cursing, Medical content, Outing, Murder, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Infidelity and Alcohol

nightowlreader46's review

adventurous dark emotional sad tense 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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Child death, Domestic abuse, Mass/school shootings, Terminal illness, Blood, Grief, Death, Homophobia, Car accident, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, and Cancer

stephmcoakley's review against another edition

emotional inspiring 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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Violence, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Car accident, Death, Domestic abuse, Medical trauma, Grief, Homophobia, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Abandonment, Death of parent, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Toxic relationship, Gun violence, and Injury/Injury detail

kyrstin_p1989's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring 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? It's complicated

4.0

This book is touching and sweet and incredibly sad all at once. I enjoyed this prequel as it provided some clarity for things that happened later on down the line. I felt like the characters are all written very distinctly so the shifting perspective is never confusing. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Car accident, Cursing, Infidelity, Mass/school shootings, Blood, Child death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Gun violence, Homophobia, Terminal illness, Violence, Child abuse, and Death

strawberrytheauthor's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny tense fast-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

Literally bawled my eyes out like a freaking baby! First time crying in my dorm while my roommate was there. This book with claw out your heart and replace it with its own. 

I only wish we were able to learn how deathcast works. I feel like the way this was written where it tried to involve you in the creation of deathcast but still keep you separate didn’t work. It made me think that Adam Silvera doesn’t actually know how deathcast is supposed to work. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Car accident, Mass/school shootings, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Murder, Chronic illness, Cursing, Blood, Domestic abuse, and Grief

Moderate: Alcohol, Homophobia, Infidelity, and Sexual content