They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera

They Both Die at the End (They Both Die at the End, #1)

by Adam Silvera

In a near-future New York City where a service alerts people on the day they will die, teenagers Mateo Torrez and Rufus Emeterio meet using the Last Friend app and are faced with the challenge of living a lifetime on their End Day.

Reviewed by Chelsea on

5 of 5 stars

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Holy what an ending.

LIKES
- While a sad story (it's called They Both Die at the End, come on), it's still a really happy one filled with love and hope.
- This book made me feel a lot of things and that's an important part of any book. Mostly I feel like I should be brave and really live my life (which sounds totally cheesy but it's still an important feeling I think).
- I also really loved the diverse cast of this novel. And the author did it so effortlessly (which is how any book should be written).
- It's so hard to say all the things I liked about this book. The characters were both very different which made a great duo for this kind of story.
- The plot was pretty straightforward but you were left wondering when/if these two were going to die (along with a couple side characters). I loved how the side characters were somewhat involved with each other. There was also not much that was predictable about They Both Die at the End which gives it an extra star really because that's a hard quality to come by in books these days.

DISLIKES
- I can honestly say there wasn't much I disliked about this book. My only complaint was that I found the very beginning (first 3-4 chapters) were kind of slow. Possible just because I'm used to a lot of action.

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  • 21 August, 2017: Reviewed