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A review by katymul
They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
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? It's complicated
5.0
I don't usually review books raw like this, but I spent the last pages of the novel ugly crying and all of that has to go somewhere.
It's a beautiful piece of work. I saw most (but not all!) of what it was planning to do coming, and it easily could have been cheesy, but it worked perfectly. It felt like an answer to the questions of the novel, about foreknowledge and fate. Could you change your fate if you saw it rushing toward you or someone else? No. But it would change you, to know. Maybe that's enough.
It's a beautiful piece of work. I saw most (but not all!) of what it was planning to do coming, and it easily could have been cheesy, but it worked perfectly. It felt like an answer to the questions of the novel, about foreknowledge and fate. Could you change your fate if you saw it rushing toward you or someone else? No. But it would change you, to know. Maybe that's enough.