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A review by dirtyseagull
They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
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
5.0
This should be titled "You will cry at the end", because you absoltuely will. It should also come with some tissues because fuck you Adam Silvera, I don't care if you told me in the title what was going to happen you still broke my heart by making this story and these characters come to life and then taking them away from me, you bastard.
Its so goddamn beautiful and intricate, the stories told in such a unique but dreary world are not only captivating but heartfelt and the way they cross over into each others lives like a web that mirrors real life is nothing short of perfection. Seriously I cant remember the last time a novel made me go "HOLY FUCK THE CROSSOVER" or "I DIDN'T SEE THAT COMING HOLY SHIT", and even just a good ole "NOOOOOOOOOO!!!!"
Like I said, It's been a while since a story hit me as hard as this one did, I have oh so many strong feelings about it, and think that the ending was perfect too.
Even though its intentionally left open and vague, I think I know whats intended to happen, but really it doesn't matter what happens after the last page. What matters is what they did to cherish the life they had while they had it, and I took a lot from that. DOTA
Its so goddamn beautiful and intricate, the stories told in such a unique but dreary world are not only captivating but heartfelt and the way they cross over into each others lives like a web that mirrors real life is nothing short of perfection. Seriously I cant remember the last time a novel made me go "HOLY FUCK THE CROSSOVER" or "I DIDN'T SEE THAT COMING HOLY SHIT", and even just a good ole "NOOOOOOOOOO!!!!"
Like I said, It's been a while since a story hit me as hard as this one did, I have oh so many strong feelings about it, and think that the ending was perfect too.
Even though its intentionally left open and vague, I think I know whats intended to happen, but really it doesn't matter what happens after the last page. What matters is what they did to cherish the life they had while they had it, and I took a lot from that. DOTA
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Child death, Death, Gun violence, and Death of parent
Moderate: Sexual content