teslis's review against another edition
- 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 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
Graphic: Medical content, Domestic abuse, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Homophobia, Death, Physical abuse, Gun violence, Abandonment, Blood, Violence, Toxic relationship, and Injury/Injury detail
aliveandnotlovingit's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Moderate: Car accident, Cursing, Death, Homophobia, Mass/school shootings, Medical content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Domestic abuse, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Chronic illness, Gun violence, and Terminal illness
datgirllani's review
- 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
Moderate: Cursing and Death
Minor: Toxic relationship, Car accident, Blood, and Homophobia
lucyford's review
- 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
4.25
Spoiler
and I’m ready to live for all the Valentinos that haven’t lived enough.Graphic: Death, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Terminal illness, Murder, Domestic abuse, Grief, Gun violence, Death of parent, and Medical content
Moderate: Mass/school shootings and Homophobia
lovelymisanthrope's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
"The First to Die at the End" follows Valentino and Orion, two young men who meet on the day Death-Cast launches, technology that alerts you if you will die within the next 24 hours. Valentino is excited to start his life over in New York City with his twin sister. He was not super interested in signing up for Death-Cast, until his sister almost dies in a car accident. Now he wants to know if his end is coming. Orion does not want to sign up for Death-Cast because he needs a heart transplant, so he already knows his death is imminent. When Death-Cast goes live at midnight, one of them gets a call, and they decide to live one more day together, even though they know how their story will end.
It was really interesting to get more of an origin story for Death-Cast because I think it opens up more discourse about whether this technology is really as great as the creators hope it is. On the one hand, knowing when you will die will definitely light a fire under you to live like it is your last day. However, it can also make your last day completely unbearable because you will inevitably keep waiting for death. I think this idea makes for a great story, but I definitely hope this technology remains as fiction.
Adam Silvera has an amazing ability to write characters that I absolutely swoon over. Both Orion and Valentino are such good-hearted people, and even though I knew the ending from the beginning, I held out so much hope that their story would be happy. Maye Death-Cast has some errors and will be inaccurate at launch.
Orion and Valentino were perfect for each other. They were the person the other needed and I loved seeing them support each other through 24 hours. Their's was a love story that I ached for.
I 1000% will read more from Adam Silvera in the future, and I hope he writes more of this Death-Cast world.
Graphic: Medical content, Mental illness, Homophobia, Death, Murder, Gun violence, Violence, Domestic abuse, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Terminal illness
Minor: Sexual content
_happilyeverafter_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Gun violence, Homophobia, Physical abuse, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Medical content and Terminal illness
iremesu's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Moderate: Death of parent, Death, Domestic abuse, and Homophobia
Minor: Car accident, Toxic relationship, and Violence
ewarde's review against another edition
- 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
Spoiler
including the original characters making an appearanceSpoiler
and how when it all winds down to be your time to go you never know how it will happen. Sad. Beautiful. Tragic.Graphic: Blood, Violence, and Gun violence
Moderate: Death of parent, Toxic relationship, Chronic illness, and Grief
Minor: Sexual content and Medical content
ashsparrow's review against another edition
- 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
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
mmm_reads's review against another edition
- 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
mild character spoiler:
Spoiler
I love it so much that child Rufus and child Matheo were included in the story😩Moderate: Death of parent, Homophobia, Violence, and Death
Minor: Toxic relationship and Injury/Injury detail