dreamingofreadingx's review
- Strong character development? Yes
4.0
I was a bit worried that reading about a deadly disease would hit a little too close to home right now. But honestly it just felt relatable. Also this plague and their situation was just so much worse, that I felt a bit grateful. (Which I know sounds ridiculous to say).
I loved the representation in this book. We got to read from the POV of a non-binary character. Which I’m sad to say, I’ve never seen in any of the books I’ve ever read.
My favorite part about this book was watching all our characters grow so much. We got to see all our characters learning to work together and trust one another. Which is hard for a lot of them to do.
Overall, I would really recommend this book. Just please check trigger warnings first. At the End of Everything deals with a lot of dark themes.
Thank you so much Source Books Fire for the ARC!
*All opinions in this review are my own*
Moderate: Ableism, Child abuse, Death, Transphobia, Sexual assault, Racism, Blood, and Gun violence
b3ck'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? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Gun violence, Death, Medical content, Abandonment, Grief, Transphobia, and Confinement
Moderate: Medical content, Vomit, Outing, and Animal death
Minor: Sexual assault and Suicidal thoughts
laurennnn1066's review
- 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
4.5
Graphic: Abandonment, Sexual assault, Mental illness, Violence, Gun violence, Grief, Death, Bullying, Transphobia, Terminal illness, Police brutality, Medical content, and Deadnaming
lokenstein's review
- 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: Ableism, Death, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, and Terminal illness
Minor: Racism, Transphobia, and Sexual assault
betweentheshelves's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Anyway! I was expecting a more tense thriller kind of story with this one, and while those elements are there, it's more of a character driven story, focused on the teens in this detention center. Besides the plague and trying to survive, there's not much a plot driving the story. It's definitely the relationships and what transpires between this particular group of teens.
There's good representation here, with a variety of identities represented throughout the story. For the most part, I didn't necessarily feel emotionally invested in their story, but maybe that's because it felt too real? I can't quite put my finger on it. The descriptions of all of the measures they were taking against the plague, though, did feel very real. I did appreciate the world building and the extra pieces of news and information between the chapters. It helped build the intensity overall.
Graphic: Abandonment, Medical content, and Ableism
Moderate: Child abuse, Death, and Animal death
Minor: Sexual violence, Deadnaming, and Sexual assault
Also realistic descriptions of a pandemicchildoflight's review
- 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
4.25
Graphic: Abandonment, Medical content, and Terminal illness
Moderate: Ableism
Minor: Sexual assault, Deadnaming, and Transphobia