Reviews tagging 'Murder'

They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera

67 reviews

bg_oseman_fan's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful 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

4.75

This book did a really good job of balancing the heaviness of its material with the need to tell a story that wouldn’t stay mired in existential dread. i appreciate that author wrote from Mateo’s and Rufus’ point of view and did so with distinct characterization. i admire as well how fleshed out all of the non main character felt as well. the story felt like a realistic depiction of what might go down in a world where Death-cast existed. At times, i found the theme being reiterated with slightly different phrasing that didn’t add to the story. i also feel that some people may read this story and not get the message the author intended. it’s a complicated topic, and I am glad someone made an attempt to address it through fiction.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Car accident, Child death, Death, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Grief, Suicide, Violence, Murder, Suicide attempt, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Blood, Pregnancy, Confinement, Gun violence, Medical content, and Stalking

gracemullender's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring lighthearted 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? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Murder, Death of parent, Grief, and Car accident

Minor: Child death, Violence, and Panic attacks/disorders

moniipeters's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful mysterious reflective 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

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

agoosethatcantread'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? It's complicated

4.5

Even though the total says what’s going to happen your still not prepared. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Gun violence

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders and Murder

Knowing there going to die at the end is a thought that lingers but I’d often forgotten until a threat arrives

stardustdreamer's review against another edition

emotional 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Child death, Death of parent, and Suicide

Moderate: Car accident, Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Gun violence, Medical content, Murder, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders and Pregnancy

kind0fdarkness's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional 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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Fire/Fire injury, and Death of parent

Moderate: Blood, Gun violence, Car accident, and Grief

Minor: Medical content, Violence, Murder, and Suicide

r_taylor96's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective 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

4.75

What an incredible read. Character development that gets you hooked into their short lives. A real tear jerker that had me crying through its final pages. As the title says, they both die at the end and the beautiful writing truly makes you feel as though you’re grieving real people. An incredible read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Car accident, Gun violence, Suicide attempt, Death, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, and Murder

lyd41's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective 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

3.25

First things first: Silvera has a major talent for characterization. Everyone in this book is now my best friend. The set up of this book is exactly like There There by Tommy Orange. The multi pov isn't my favorite, and I could have done without it. The bright side is that it led us into the worldbuilding aspects and how this construct affects society through individual experiences.  The ending annoyed me though. It did make me shed a tear. Some subplots were just completely unnecessary though. It was okay. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Hate crime, Mass/school shootings, Suicidal thoughts, Murder, Mental illness, Cursing, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Panic attacks/disorders, Gun violence, and Suicide attempt

prairieraven's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Bullying, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Blood, Chronic illness, Death, Child death, Gun violence, Miscarriage, Suicide attempt, and Violence

billi3louise's review against another edition

emotional 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? Yes

4.75

I truely loved this book. 
It did make me feel a bit anxious while reading it, thinking ‘why don’t I do something adventurous like them?’ ‘have I truely lived?’ ‘what if I died tomorrow?’. It was an emotional journey. 
I fell in love with the characters even though I told myself not to because well, they both die at the end, but that proved impossible and I was a mess at the end. 
This book has made me want to buy all of Adam Silvera’s books, that’s how much I enjoyed it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Death, Car accident, and Grief

Moderate: Suicide, Gun violence, Blood, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, Murder, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Animal death