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Al final mueren los dos by Adam Silvera

16 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

ariep's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny 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? Yes

4.25

Really loved this book!! I cried way more than I was expecting, but I really enjoyed it. I thought it was very reflective, and joyous, and full of heart. The structure was really fun, I really loved getting multiple perspectives and the layout of the book. Very good read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Mass/school shootings, Gun violence, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Injury/Injury detail, Car accident, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Medical content, and Child death

Minor: Biphobia, Sexual content, Lesbophobia, Homophobia, and Confinement

mixmousereads's review against another edition

challenging dark 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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Car accident, Death, Death of parent, Grief, and Violence

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Fire/Fire injury, Animal death, Suicide attempt, Gun violence, and Suicide

Minor: Lesbophobia, Terminal illness, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, and Homophobia

miss__manga__'s review against another edition

challenging emotional 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? Yes

4.0

A really interesting book. I love the concept, but I do think it could have used a bit more editing to polish it. I have the collector’s edition, where it’s clear that Rufus’ parts were added in after the first draft and unfortunately this shows. Also, ate being so good and yet so anxious - I feel like this was done really heavily, we weren’t really given any reason for it so it felt kind of forced.

I would have liked to have closure for other characters such as Delilah. I really liked how you couldn’t tell how they died until it happened - there were lots of possibilities which kept you guessing. I also enjoyed how everyone was so interconnected even if they didn’t realize it.

Character 6.5
Engagement 8
Plot 8
Writing 6.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, and Death of parent

Moderate: Medical content, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, and Car accident

Minor: Cursing, Sexual harassment, Stalking, Terminal illness, and Abandonment

amazelan's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Blood, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Medical content and Car accident

Minor: Sexual content, Lesbophobia, and Suicide attempt

cookiecat73's review against another edition

emotional 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Death, and Grief

Moderate: Physical abuse, Animal death, Blood, Child death, Death of parent, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Violence, Car accident, Cursing, Gun violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Lesbophobia, Terminal illness, Alcohol, Drug use, Pregnancy, Outing, and Panic attacks/disorders

seren's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Death, and Death of parent

Moderate: Car accident, Child death, Cursing, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, and Medical trauma

Minor: Lesbophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Panic attacks/disorders, Gun violence, Homophobia, and Suicide attempt

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

zombiezami's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny mysterious 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

4.5

I was reluctant to read this book because it just seemed like another "bury your gays" plot. However, the science fiction device of the Death-Cast was what made it interesting to me. This book was thoughtful and profound. I enjoyed the characters, even knowing that they both die at the end. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Fire/Fire injury, Violence, Death of parent, Child death, and Grief

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Medical content, Suicide, Car accident, Animal death, and Stalking

Minor: Gun violence, Lesbophobia, Sexual harassment, and Cursing

Death of a sibling, incarceration, drowning, bombs, death in childbirth, gangs

thelightabyss's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Death of parent and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Lesbophobia