Reviews tagging 'Blood'

The First to Die at the End by Adam Silvera

67 reviews

sorcha's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, and Grief

Moderate: Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Religious bigotry, and Death of parent

Minor: Infidelity and Sexual content

purplee_rain89's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful 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? Yes

5.0

Just like the first book, this story was so heartbreaking, yer incredibly beautiful. I really loved the way it was written; I felt like I was in the situations the characters were in myself and was really able to feel with them. Orion and Valentino's love story might be tragic but in contrast to the first book, it was so beautiful to see one of them live on with the help of the other. I also love how Adam Silvera portrayed the concept of "change the things you can and accept the things you can't change" perfectly, e.g. with Scarlett not being able to see Valentino for one last time and his parents never truly accepting him and loving him as they should. But he still got all the closure he could from their last phone call and the fact that both Scarlett and Valentino found a family with Team Young had something really hopeful about it and I'd like to think that they ho on to heal from his death together.
Another great thing was all the connections you had to the first book! Like Valentino and Orion meeting the younger versions of Rufus and Mateo and even Rufus family, especially his mom who obviously played a big role. Plus, Dalma being the creator of the Last Friends app was beautiful as well.
Just like with the the first book, I found this story to be really inspiring and somewhat motivating to think of life differently and not take it for as granted as we're used to. It really is a whole different perspective to see life through the eyes of someone who knows their death is basically around the corner and it gets you to think about your own views and how maybe you shouldn't wait to do the things you want to do. You need to actually LIVE and to be alive for as long as you can. I could go on and on about how beautiful I think these books are but I'd never finish, so just a huge thank you to Adam Silvera for writing these amazing stories (and also for all the queer and Latino representation in it) <3

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, and Outing

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Misogyny, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Alcoholism, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, and Abandonment

itsrae03's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Chronic illness, Death, Physical abuse, Grief, and Death of parent

Minor: Homophobia, Toxic relationship, Blood, Car accident, Murder, and Alcohol

bestsoph123's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring 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? It's complicated

3.75

It was such a good book, I kept dropping it because I never had the time to finish it but oh my god.

IT IS SO GOOD.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, and Murder

nightowlreader46's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Terminal illness, Blood, Grief, Mass/school shootings, and Car accident

kyrstin_p1989's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful 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

4.0

This book is touching and sweet and incredibly sad all at once. I enjoyed this prequel as it provided some clarity for things that happened later on down the line. I felt like the characters are all written very distinctly so the shifting perspective is never confusing. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Homophobia, Infidelity, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Car accident, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

strawberrytheauthor's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny 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? No

5.0

Literally bawled my eyes out like a freaking baby! First time crying in my dorm while my roommate was there. This book with claw out your heart and replace it with its own. 

I only wish we were able to learn how deathcast works. I feel like the way this was written where it tried to involve you in the creation of deathcast but still keep you separate didn’t work. It made me think that Adam Silvera doesn’t actually know how deathcast is supposed to work. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Homophobia, Infidelity, Sexual content, and Alcohol

kim_lommaert's review against another edition

dark emotional funny lighthearted reflective sad fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, and Grief

Moderate: Chronic illness, Gun violence, Homophobia, Violence, Death of parent, Murder, and Outing

Minor: Cursing, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Car accident

kingangie's review against another edition

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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Medical content, Grief, and Death of parent

Moderate: Homophobia, Physical abuse, Blood, Religious bigotry, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Gun violence and Sexual content

teslis's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.5

I really loved the first book when I read it last year, but sadly this one didn’t blew me away. 

I do think Silvera’s language is quite easy which is something I liked last time, but now it just felt flat (?). I think the characters speech and actions feels unreal, but I do really like the plot and the thing with one of them dying. 

I just had higher expectations and they weren’t meet.

I have both books from “the infinity son” which I’m planning to read but be will see. 

Took me 9 hours and 48 minutes 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail