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They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera

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purpl3p0lkad0t's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring 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? Yes

3.5

I really love the concept of this book. The only thing I didn’t like is it didn’t have an explanation of how Death Cast works. I was trying to figure out how their universe functioned and I feel like that was a crucial part missed. I did really love the character development and the interconnectedness of all the characters. I wish we could see the web of all the people we are connected to in some way from an outsider’s perspective like that. This book really makes you reflect on life and the meaning of it. It was a great read, the pace was a bit slow for me however and I feel like a lot of scenes were just fillers.

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makenna_p22's review against another edition

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4.0

I really enjoyed this book, it took me a while to get into it but it was really good. It was not as heartbreaking as I thought it was going to be but I think that may be because I didn’t get super attached to the characters.

louiza_read2live's review against another edition

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1.0

I loved the idea and the theme, but I didn't enjoy the execution. It was too slow for me, and also I felt that it lacked the level of depth I would have wanted from this type of theme.

sophipil's review against another edition

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emotional funny 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

3.5

leahjanespeare's review against another edition

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medium-paced

3.5

This is not my usual read, but I read it to fulfill a Popsugar prompt, "book that takes place over 24 hours" and I am completing the challenge entirely with authors of color. Not surprisingly there weren't very many options.

I enjoyed this book for the rather dark concept because I love depressing things, but didn't fully love it. I liked the overall message of not wasting time and live as if it was your last day. But I think I lacked emotional connection except for a few moments scattered here and there. I am not sure why it didn't completely hit the mark for me. Maybe it was because halfway through I realized these death predictions weren't something like a designed death (a la Scythe) just a 'hey btw' that the person would randomly die somehow that day. I think since I love the Scythe series so much, this wasn't even close to comparing, so I was left unsatisfied.

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jenniferthor's review against another edition

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4.25

i’m so happy i finally read this!

i loved the concept. and i loved how everything was tied together, as a reader you see how the characters impact each other’s lives in such important ways.

now i’m aware (probably too aware) of all the ways your life could suddenly come to an end.