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Micky Barnard (542 KP) rated They Both Die At The End in Books

Dec 6, 2018  
They Both Die At The End
They Both Die At The End
Adam Silvera | 2017 | Fiction & Poetry
8
9.0 (22 Ratings)
Book Rating
Uplifting and sad
This was more uplifting than I expected and an easy story to slip into despite the dystopian slant of the contemporary setting. Both Matteo and Rufus were endearing characters in different ways with friends and family you could love on. The book takes place over a very short timeline and it takes some talent to make connections work in this context but the dystopia facilitated some of this.

I didn’t expect the culmination (outside of the obvious) to happen in the way that it did. It took me by surprise and half cheated my hopes and desires for the story. However, I felt a lot and sniffed to the end.

Great narration, I particularly liked the use of a third narrator to add in any random characters POV of which this book has rather a few. This third narrator contextualised this aspect.
  
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Leanne Crabtree (480 KP) rated The Ninth Star (The Ninth Star, #1) in Books

Jan 8, 2021  
The Ninth Star (The Ninth Star, #1)
The Ninth Star (The Ninth Star, #1)
Laura Albins | 2013
8
8.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
Well I like my dystopian stories and when I saw this free on Amazon, I just had to have it.

I'll admit this started a little slow for me. It seemed very sci-fi for a while but then revelations were made and I started to get into the story. I was intrigued with how everything would play out with Ander and Katya and everyone else.

It plodded along quite happily, keeping me entertained and I was going to give it 3 stars because I had liked it. But then that last 10% or so knocked it up a full star because I was not expecting that! What a plot twist!

It has certainly left me wondering what's going to happen next--since I have been left with several unanswered questions--and I will be getting the second book in the series soon. Very good for a first book!