Reviews tagging 'Mass/school shootings'

They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera

22 reviews

sefalinde's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Car accident, Gun violence, Suicide, Hate crime, Death, and Grief

Minor: Chronic illness, Mass/school shootings, and Suicide attempt

ankiaisreading's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-paced

• 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Death of parent, Gun violence, Car accident, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, and Mass/school shootings

lyd41's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective 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

3.25

First things first: Silvera has a major talent for characterization. Everyone in this book is now my best friend. The set up of this book is exactly like There There by Tommy Orange. The multi pov isn't my favorite, and I could have done without it. The bright side is that it led us into the worldbuilding aspects and how this construct affects society through individual experiences.  The ending annoyed me though. It did make me shed a tear. Some subplots were just completely unnecessary though. It was okay. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Hate crime, Mass/school shootings, Suicidal thoughts, Murder, Mental illness, Cursing, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Panic attacks/disorders, Gun violence, and Suicide attempt

bethhstanley's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful sad 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury and Death

Minor: Terminal illness and Mass/school shootings

abcangelcake's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad 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

3.0

Did I know what was going to happen and when it was going to happen? Yes. Did I still manage to cry? Also, yes. 

I’m not personally a huge fan of “we fell in love in less than a day”, but it was still really cute. Mateo and Rufus were both really easy characters to enjoy, and I wish we would’ve gotten more time getting to be with them.

I loved a lot of the secondary characters too (namely the Plutos and Lidia), but I think that, even though it connected to Mateo’s and Rufus’ stories, a lot of the other perspectives were a bit distracting. I had to page through to remember characters who were only mentioned one other time in passing. It’s a REALLY cool concept, but I just have mixed feelings on it.

★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆

“Twelve hours ago I received the phone call telling me I’m going to die today, and I’m more alive now than I was then.”

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, Child death, Death, and Violence

Moderate: Car accident, Panic attacks/disorders, Animal death, Mass/school shootings, Blood, Terminal illness, Gun violence, and Suicide attempt

bealittlebrave's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Grief, Car accident, and Death

Moderate: Animal death and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Mass/school shootings, Pregnancy, Suicide, and Terminal illness

martereadsbooks's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful lighthearted mysterious 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Death, Violence, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Car accident, Gun violence, Abandonment, Terminal illness, Death of parent, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Mass/school shootings, Cancer, and Murder

antimonium's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad slow-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

4.0

The premise is legit stolen from the Machine of Death short stories but it is a sweet YA queer romance take on it

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Mass/school shootings

rpoe's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective sad 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? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, and Death of parent

Moderate: Gun violence, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

literary__mary's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

• 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? Yes

2.5

I really liked the premise for this book which is set in a society in which you know when you will die. The book covers the last day of two teenagers who become unexpected friends. Although they both undergo development over the course of the day, I feel like I didn’t know enough about them beforehand to feel that sad at the end, and I found many other areas in the book to be underdeveloped. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, and Mass/school shootings