Reviews tagging 'Cancer'

Al final mueren los dos by Adam Silvera

12 reviews

hookerkitty's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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? Yes

5.0

I absolutely loved the humor in this book (esp the dark flavored variety). It was sewn in well to help break up the emotional stuff (and was very much appreciated). Here’s an example that made me cackle:

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

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Content Warnings

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

martereadsbooks's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful lighthearted mysterious 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Death, Violence, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Car accident, Gun violence, Abandonment, Terminal illness, Death of parent, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Mass/school shootings, Cancer, and Murder

viireads's review against another edition

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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Police brutality, Bullying, Cancer, and Cursing

Minor: Car accident

pinkupengu's review against another edition

dark emotional sad 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Child death, Panic attacks/disorders, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Murder, Gun violence, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death of parent, Grief, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Bullying, Car accident, and Violence

Moderate: Cancer

Minor: Toxic relationship, Ableism, and Classism

tankajahari's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death

Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Cancer, and Grief

packedjam's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious 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? Yes

3.75

They Both Die at the End is a masterclass in world building and detail work, and the format really, really works. definitely not a lighthearted book by any means (shocking, i know, for a book with this title), but there’s a lot of joy and life packed into these pages. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Violence, and Car accident

Moderate: Confinement, Cursing, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Suicidal thoughts, Panic attacks/disorders, Mass/school shootings, and Murder

Minor: Racism, Lesbophobia, Mental illness, Bullying, Cancer, Child death, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Terminal illness

saraellenme's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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

5.0

This is one of the best books I’ve read in a long time. I experienced every emotion while reading it. I was hesitant to read it given the title, but I can’t recommend this one enough.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Abandonment

Minor: Cancer, Terminal illness, Police brutality, and Murder

sharlapeggy's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad 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? It's complicated

4.0

The ending had me in pieces. Why wasn’t Mateo there to hold him BACK!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, and Gun violence

Minor: Cancer, Chronic illness, Dementia, Terminal illness, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Hate crime, Gun violence, Death, Cursing, Child death, Car accident, and Abandonment

crystallis's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective sad slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Chronic illness, Fire/Fire injury, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Grief, Mental illness, Cancer, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, and Suicidal thoughts

ummsprout's review against another edition

dark emotional sad

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, and Death of parent

Moderate: Cancer, Gun violence, and Car accident

Minor: Animal death