Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

The First to Die at the End, by Adam Silvera

109 reviews

pippamillerxoxo_'s review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Medical content, Medical trauma, Infidelity, Murder, Violence, Car accident, Child death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, and Death

ashsparrow's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.25

i didn’t cry over this like i did over they both die at the end but it still hurt me

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Cursing, Death, Chronic illness, and Violence

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Grief, Gun violence, Homophobia, Religious bigotry, Car accident, Death of parent, and Mass/school shootings

Minor: Sexual content

_nem_'s review

dark emotional 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? No

4.0

This book was a good mix of perspectives that allowed you to understand all of the characters. There were unlikeable characters but mostly the characters were very lovable. It's a lot about exploring dreams and what you want to do with your life. I very much enjoyed this book but it was very sad. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Physical abuse, Death of parent, Death, Homophobia, and Injury/Injury detail

mmm_reads'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? It's complicated

5.0

I don’t know how to express my love for this book. I already loved the first book. The writing style is amazing and while the two main characters fell in love I also fell for them. "They both die at the end" made me cry so damn much, it was in comparison a rather mild cry at the end of this book but it still ripped my heart out (👀)
mild character spoiler:

Spoiler

I love it so much that child Rufus and child Matheo were included in the story😩

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Homophobia, Violence, and Death

Minor: Toxic relationship and Injury/Injury detail

sierranorgan's review against another edition

emotional sad tense fast-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

Listened to this on audio and I enjoyed it! I do think I would’ve enjoyed it more if I had read it instead of listened to it though. Sometimes they talked to fast and I lost track on what was happening haha 

But overall I did enjoy this one a lot! I got so invested in all the interconnections between characters and seeing how everything played out in the end! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Death of parent, Grief, Physical abuse, Death, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Medical content, Gun violence, Homophobia, and Religious bigotry

j_emerson18's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

4.75

Oh my sweet goodness. I can't stop crying. My heart is so full and so broken at the same time. The emotion that Adam Silvera can evoke is so incredible. I feel as if I lost the character myself and sit grieving with the others by the end. Can't express my love for this novel enough. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, and Death

Moderate: Homophobia, Religious bigotry, and Panic attacks/disorders

rebeccabryson21's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

This was heartbreaking good, I can’t even out into words how much I loved this. 

Ten out of ten 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Medical trauma, Death, Death of parent, Gun violence, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Terminal illness, Murder, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, Medical content, and Blood

reiley_61's review against another edition

emotional sad 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 of parent, Death, and Grief

Moderate: Murder, Homophobia, and Gun violence

lilifane's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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? No

3.0

Uuuh, this is a hard one. Because I adored half of the book but was bored by the other, unfortunately. 
I really loved the second half of the book when you start to realize how the different POVs are connected or how things are connected to the previous book. In fact, every time details from book one were mentioned, I had tears in my eyes because I am still so emotionally invested in that story and the characters. 
And here is the problem: I did not feel much for the 2 protagonists in this book. I liked Valentino a lot at the beginning. How innocent and naive he was and his relationship with his twin sister. But this all mostly disappeared the moment he met Orion. And I didn't feel it, I didn't feel any chemistry between them. While I fell in love with Rufus and Mateo in book one, I was not invested in Orion and Valentino. Sadly. Because in these kinds of books, the chemistry between the two main characters is kind of the point. 
However, I was there for all the side characters. They managed to stand out, even if we got little time with them. I was rooting for them, feeling for then, was heartbroken for them. 
But I also think there were 1–2 choices where it felt like the only reason they were there was for the shock factor/forced emotional reaction. They definitely accomplished it, but it felt cheap to me in retrospect. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Medical content, Death of parent, Death, Gun violence, Homophobia, Terminal illness, Domestic abuse, Grief, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Sexual content

bookswithlauren's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring 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? No

4.25

I was hesitant to pick up this book as I was disappointed with 'They Both Die at the End' but I am glad I picked it up because I really enjoyed it!

The story goes through many twists and turns but also remains clever and surprising despite the title of the book stating what is going to happen. There are many things I really enjoyed in this book like getting more information about Death Cast and how the company launched, the multiple character perspectives which give us a more in depth story, the easter eggs linking both books together and the friendships and relationship that grew throughout. I loved spending time with ValentinOrion, watching their friendship and relationship grow, their happiness and confidence shine through, it was beautiful.

I do think there were too perspectives at times that didn't always contribute to the story which made it a little confusing but it didn't impact my overall enjoyment of the story. I also wish we got more background knowledge on Death Cast, how it was created, why it was created and the mechanics of it. Even though the book was long, I felt the ending was rushed and could have been paced a bit better.

Because this book was longer and more detailed, I found myself thinking about how I would feel in Valentino or Orion's situation. What if Death Cast existed in my world? Would I sign up? Could I cope with that knowledge? It is definitely a book that gets you thinking but with the main message of live your life to the fullest, do everything you want to do and to love whole heartedly, even when people around us are dying or have died, even when we might die ourselves.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Death of parent, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Homophobia, Mass/school shootings, Physical abuse, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Hate crime, Car accident, Death, Domestic abuse, Grief, and Murder