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m_riaelle'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? Yes
5.0
"No one should feel bad for trying to be good."
Mateo deserved every good thing in the world because he believed there is a good part in everyone deep inside. He'll give everyone the benefit of the doubt. He's pure, innocent, and kind that I would willingly save him in the face of danger, and he'll do the same. He lived for everyone. My love for this character will be endless.
If anyone would ask if this made me cry, the answer is no. But it felt like my heart squeezed with every passing chapter because of how attached I felt to Mateo. The fact that deep inside, I was rooting for Mateo to beat Death-Cast. Deep inside, I wished death for him was not inevitable. With my all, I wish he's real and knowing that a person like him is living would be comforting.
Mateo is 97% reason I'm giving this five stars, 1% because of how great that everything and EVERYONE are connected (in some way) and have their own POVs, and 2% because Rufus helped Mateo be everything he wanted to be in his last hours and Mateo, helped Rufus found colour in his life in his last hours.
CW: Violence, Blood, Death of Animal (Bird), House on Fire, Car Accident, Bomb Explosion, Suicide Ideation, Gun, Anxiety, Attempted Murder, Bullying, Death, Depression, and Grief (search it up for more specifics or correct CW as mine is what I thought is triggering while I read it)
Graphic: Animal death, Bullying, Death, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Grief, Car accident, Suicide attempt, and Fire/Fire injury
amcghig'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? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Animal death, Bullying, Death, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Abandonment
hellofriend'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? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Bullying, Death, and Car accident
Minor: Panic attacks/disorders and Medical content
packedjam'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? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Death, Violence, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Confinement, Cursing, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Mass/school shootings, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Bullying, Cancer, Child death, Mental illness, Racism, Suicide, Terminal illness, Suicide attempt, and Lesbophobia
ri_'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
4.5
Minor: Animal death, Bullying, Chronic illness, Death, Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, Terminal illness, Blood, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
abbycrotts's review against another edition
Graphic: Death, Suicide, and Death of parent
Moderate: Addiction, Chronic illness, Cursing, Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Addiction, Bullying, Child death, Chronic illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, and Car accident
robin_reads'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
5.0
After 2n read
I don't remember crying this much when I read it for the first time. Maybe it's so much sadder now because I have already lost Mateo and Rufus once before and because I know what's going to happen. Whatever the reason: I cried a lot. A lot lot. So much. It hurt more than the first time around.
Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Bullying, Gun violence, Blood, and Medical content
Minor: Animal death and Suicide
gagne'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? No
Graphic: Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Child death, Death, and Death of parent
Minor: Bullying, Gun violence, and Car accident
a bomb goes off in a public space, parent in a comasaturn26'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, Hate crime, Homophobia, Terminal illness, Violence, Medical content, and Grief
Moderate: Bullying, Chronic illness, Gun violence, Abandonment, and Alcohol
johannafrth'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
4.25
Graphic: Child death, Death, Physical abuse, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Outing
Minor: Bullying, Blood, and Pregnancy