![]() Or maybe it was because the last book I read before I started this was Fairy Tale by King and that was just too phenomenal to jump into a YA novel immediately after finishing it. ![]() In this prequel to the bestselling phenomenon They Both Die at the End, two new strangers spend a life-changing day together after Death-Cast first makes their fateful calls. ![]() The First to Die at the End by Adam Silvera. I don't know if I just had blinders on when I read the original because I loved it so much, maybe it's actually of the same quality and I am just remembering through rose tinted glasses, but I was looking forward to the book ending about a quarter of the way through so I could move on to the next book on my list. THAT ARE HAPPY AND EMOTIONALLY DESTRUCTIVE. Way too much "tell" and not enough "show". There were some lines that were just downright painful to read, like they were written by a high-schooler taking creative writing for the first time. There are too many characters, too much switching perspectives, and too little actual story to invest and care about any of the characters. ![]() The consequences and reactions to the establishment of Death-Cast seem poorly thought out, juvenile at best. The logic, reasoning, and behavior of the characters is so beyond believable and I don't mean that they weren't true to life or that the characters were too flawed, I mean they just didn't make sense. The writing is just so bad, even for a YA novel. ![]()
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