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From the bestselling author of 'History is All You Left Me' comes another unforgettable story of life, loss and making each day count.On September 5th, a little after midnight, Death-Cast calls Mateo Torrez and Rufus Emeterio to give them some bad news: They're going to die today. Mateo and Rufus are total strangers, but, for different reasons, they're both looking to make a new friend on their end day. The good news: There's an app for that. It's called the Last Friend and through it, Rufus and Mateo are about to meet up for one last great adventure - to live a lifetime in a single day.Another beautiful, heartbreaking and life-affirming book from the brilliant Adam Silvera, author of 'History is all You Left Me' (a Zoella Book Club 2017 novel).
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Adam Silvera is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of THEY BOTH DIE AT THE END, MORE HAPPY THAN NOT, HISTORY IS ALL YOU LEFT ME, INFINITY SON and INFINITY REAPER. He has also co-written WHAT IF IT'S US and HERE'S TO US with Becky Albertalli. He was born and raised in the Bronx and now lives in Los Angeles. He is tall for no reason.
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I got the book in really good condition. Book's pages are not good enough but you can read from it. Content is really good. I will probably recommend everyone for atleast give one try.
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Reviewed in India 🇮🇳 on 23 February 2023
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One of the best books I've ever come across so far. It is very interesting and easy to read. Its a must.
The characters in the book are well written and you get attached to them very easily and get to know their pov.
Even though the title suggests it all but i was still hoping for a different ending. Nevertheless i enjoyed it enough and it was a binge-read.
10/10 recommend
The characters in the book are well written and you get attached to them very easily and get to know their pov.
Even though the title suggests it all but i was still hoping for a different ending. Nevertheless i enjoyed it enough and it was a binge-read.
10/10 recommend
Reviewed in India 🇮🇳 on 9 February 2023
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definitely overrated; does not have clear and vivid descriptions. it felt awfully flat and blatant. *the song of Achilles* is way better than they both die at the end imo, cool beans tho, nice book overall
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For a book dealing with topics such as death, this was neither as depressing nor as deep as I'd thought it would be. Then well, this book wasn't anything I'd expected. The story follows Mateo and Rufus who are called by Death-Cast to give them some bad news: They're going to die today. Mateo and Rufus are total strangers, but, for different reasons, they're both looking to make a new friend on their End Day. The good news: There's an app for that. It's called the Last Friend, and through it, Rufus and Mateo are about to meet up for one last great adventure and to live a lifetime in a single day.
“But no matter what choices we make - solo or together - our finish line remains the same … No matter how we choose to live, we both die at the end.”
It sounded like an extremely powerful read and yet They Both Die At The End had far less of an emotional impact on me unlike Silvera's debut novel More Happy Than Not. While that book had me gripped with emotion, huge chunks of this book were very slow.
Even though, this was such a great concept and idea, I felt that if more work was put into it, it could've been way better. I loved all the characters who were carefully weaved and how they were dealing with their own deaths and lives yet I think that there could've been so much more. We are already spoiled by the blurb about the start of the book and the title further spoils the ending for us. Very little actually happens that we don't know before starting the book.
The main characters, Rufus and Mateo are polar opposites and yet similar. This was one aspect of the book I really liked. As always Adam's characters actually sound like teens which is a knack many authors in YA genre lack (Rufus in me: that rhymes). Rufus was a character who excelled in maintaining the correct balance between depth and comedy. He was definitely my personal favorite. Mateo is a small precious little bean who deserves to be wrapped in bubble wrap and preserved. But well, as you have been spoiled from the title he dies (Rufus's dark humor is affecting me).
The writing style of the book also reminded me of one of my favorites from 2017: Sun Is Also A Star. This was the inclusion of random chapters from other characters' perspectives. In between Mateo's and Rufus's story, we get a brief glimpse into the lives of many other characters. There's something about this that I love - the suggestion that no character is throwaway, that even though some characters are not central to the story being told, they all have their own lives and stories going on. It also gave us a lot of insight into how Death-Cast has affected others.
World-building was my one real issue. I would have liked more explanation or building around Death-Cast and how it works. The concept was incredibly interesting and unique, and I would have loved to see it expanded on. However, this aside I did like the culture and ideas around the idea of End-Days, and I felt it was incredibly realistic of what it would be like if this was real. The way that society is dealing with the burden gave the story another layer of depth, and I really liked the way that all the individual storylines within the book all intertwined throughout the world.
To reiterate, I'd say that this book was definitely a one time read and it's worth giving it a chance if you like LGBT+ books or want to start reading it. And Adam Silvera, of course, is a genius and a GREAT writer. His writing is raw and rich and it'll grab you by the heartstrings from page one, and then won't let go- not even when you close the book.
“But no matter what choices we make - solo or together - our finish line remains the same … No matter how we choose to live, we both die at the end.”
It sounded like an extremely powerful read and yet They Both Die At The End had far less of an emotional impact on me unlike Silvera's debut novel More Happy Than Not. While that book had me gripped with emotion, huge chunks of this book were very slow.
Even though, this was such a great concept and idea, I felt that if more work was put into it, it could've been way better. I loved all the characters who were carefully weaved and how they were dealing with their own deaths and lives yet I think that there could've been so much more. We are already spoiled by the blurb about the start of the book and the title further spoils the ending for us. Very little actually happens that we don't know before starting the book.
The main characters, Rufus and Mateo are polar opposites and yet similar. This was one aspect of the book I really liked. As always Adam's characters actually sound like teens which is a knack many authors in YA genre lack (Rufus in me: that rhymes). Rufus was a character who excelled in maintaining the correct balance between depth and comedy. He was definitely my personal favorite. Mateo is a small precious little bean who deserves to be wrapped in bubble wrap and preserved. But well, as you have been spoiled from the title he dies (Rufus's dark humor is affecting me).
The writing style of the book also reminded me of one of my favorites from 2017: Sun Is Also A Star. This was the inclusion of random chapters from other characters' perspectives. In between Mateo's and Rufus's story, we get a brief glimpse into the lives of many other characters. There's something about this that I love - the suggestion that no character is throwaway, that even though some characters are not central to the story being told, they all have their own lives and stories going on. It also gave us a lot of insight into how Death-Cast has affected others.
World-building was my one real issue. I would have liked more explanation or building around Death-Cast and how it works. The concept was incredibly interesting and unique, and I would have loved to see it expanded on. However, this aside I did like the culture and ideas around the idea of End-Days, and I felt it was incredibly realistic of what it would be like if this was real. The way that society is dealing with the burden gave the story another layer of depth, and I really liked the way that all the individual storylines within the book all intertwined throughout the world.
To reiterate, I'd say that this book was definitely a one time read and it's worth giving it a chance if you like LGBT+ books or want to start reading it. And Adam Silvera, of course, is a genius and a GREAT writer. His writing is raw and rich and it'll grab you by the heartstrings from page one, and then won't let go- not even when you close the book.
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Reviewed in India 🇮🇳 on 18 January 2023
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Reading this book was a cathartic experience. In some ways, it helped me face my own grief- which I've been actively avoiding for years.
Regardless of where you are in your life right now, read this book. Trust me when I say this- you need it.
Regardless of where you are in your life right now, read this book. Trust me when I say this- you need it.
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I was bawling my eyes out at middle of the night... it is what it says they both die but that's not what the book is about really it showed what they did while they were still alive.
I feel like people give up easily on 'living their lives' cause everything is going to end someday, and we take it for granted that we are still very much alive.
Adam Silvera did a good job showing how different people perceived life, for instance Rufus' parents and sister: they gave up on even trying to get out of car, maybe cause they knew it would all be pointless and Rufus was the only hope.
Deirdre Clayton(the virtual adventure lady who sat near the entrance): she didn't die cause she found hope from those two boys who were still living.
Delilah: She didn't accept death even though it was right in front of her, that's what kept her moving and not giving up when she has 2 otherwise fatal accidents. (That got me thinking she did not accept victor too cause she knew that will be the end of her career hence her life and maybe she died when she met victor cause he is her death)
The gang with no name: their life will be dead even when they are not physically dead. If they change to be a better people their life wouldn't be so dead.
And ofcourse Mateo and Rufus: Rufus found hope in the last friend app and Mateo found hope from Rufus. If they didn't meet each other they would have probably died in the same place: Mateo in his house without ever doing anything and Rufus while crossing the road looking down at his phone waiting for Aimee.
All this got me thinking why Death-Cast did not tell the exact time of death when they could say the end day (ready?): cause they simply dont know. Death is inevitable but it all depends on the person's will to live. If we convert that one day into our lifespan; we all are part of the Death-cast cause we know we all are gonna die (we get the call the moment we are born) and few of us dont realize that it's pointless worrying about death itself cause it will come for sure. What we need to think about is that what are we going to do with the live we have. Cause we can do anything in one day ANYTHING. Yesterday I spent my day reading this book which I'm very grateful of, today I could be doing something I love, heck could, would, should've are too big words to use in this short life.
Now I feel good (sorry this review was more like a life reflection for me)
READ THE BOOK INSTEAD
I was bawling my eyes out at middle of the night... it is what it says they both die but that's not what the book is about really it showed what they did while they were still alive.
I feel like people give up easily on 'living their lives' cause everything is going to end someday, and we take it for granted that we are still very much alive.
Adam Silvera did a good job showing how different people perceived life, for instance Rufus' parents and sister: they gave up on even trying to get out of car, maybe cause they knew it would all be pointless and Rufus was the only hope.
Deirdre Clayton(the virtual adventure lady who sat near the entrance): she didn't die cause she found hope from those two boys who were still living.
Delilah: She didn't accept death even though it was right in front of her, that's what kept her moving and not giving up when she has 2 otherwise fatal accidents. (That got me thinking she did not accept victor too cause she knew that will be the end of her career hence her life and maybe she died when she met victor cause he is her death)
The gang with no name: their life will be dead even when they are not physically dead. If they change to be a better people their life wouldn't be so dead.
And ofcourse Mateo and Rufus: Rufus found hope in the last friend app and Mateo found hope from Rufus. If they didn't meet each other they would have probably died in the same place: Mateo in his house without ever doing anything and Rufus while crossing the road looking down at his phone waiting for Aimee.
All this got me thinking why Death-Cast did not tell the exact time of death when they could say the end day (ready?): cause they simply dont know. Death is inevitable but it all depends on the person's will to live. If we convert that one day into our lifespan; we all are part of the Death-cast cause we know we all are gonna die (we get the call the moment we are born) and few of us dont realize that it's pointless worrying about death itself cause it will come for sure. What we need to think about is that what are we going to do with the live we have. Cause we can do anything in one day ANYTHING. Yesterday I spent my day reading this book which I'm very grateful of, today I could be doing something I love, heck could, would, should've are too big words to use in this short life.
Now I feel good (sorry this review was more like a life reflection for me)
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I got the book in really good condition. Book's pages are not good enough but you can read from it. Content is really good. I will probably recommend everyone for atleast give one try.

I got the book in really good condition. Book's pages are not good enough but you can read from it. Content is really good. I will probably recommend everyone for atleast give one try.
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good book!
the ending made me cry, it was written excellently and I made a connection with the characters. Absolutely love the concept and plot. Only negative feedback is that the beginning was very slow, it started getting a bittt boring and the ending seemed a bit rushed. Other than that i absolutely loved it! one of my top books, deffo recommend. Give it a try!
the ending made me cry, it was written excellently and I made a connection with the characters. Absolutely love the concept and plot. Only negative feedback is that the beginning was very slow, it started getting a bittt boring and the ending seemed a bit rushed. Other than that i absolutely loved it! one of my top books, deffo recommend. Give it a try!
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This book broke me, I just want to make that very clear before I get into the rest of this review. I don't know why I thought reading a book where the main characters die would be easier because their death is promised in title, it definitely isn't.
Mateo lives a quiet life, too afraid of stepping out of his comfort zone to have done much living when he gets the call saying he's going to die. With his father in a coma and his best friend being a single mum to his goddaughter, Mateo feels alone and turns to Last Friend in the hope of finding someone to help him live his life in twenty-four hours.
Rufus on the other hand lives the opposite of a quiet life, we meet him in the middle of beating up his ex girlfriend's current boyfriend and then he gets the call. It isn't the way Rufus saw things going, he'd already lost his parents and older sister to the Death-Cast, now it was his turn. As events unfold Rufus finds himself on the run from the police and separated from his friends, so Rufus also finds himself on Last Friend.
"No matter how we choose to live, we both die at the end."
I was really intrigued by the idea of Death-Cast, is life better when you know that you'll get a call on your End Day? Does it eliminate fear and encourage you to make the most of life? For Mateo it didn't, he spent his days indoors playing video games and following the last moments of others who got the call. Rufus says that it doesn't matter and that he and Mateo just need to accept what is happening and live.
"...I think you should post your life in colour."
Rufus and Mateo share their final hours together through Rufus' Instagram (so Gen Z, so relatable), sharing new experiences, getting to know each other and living as full a life as you possibly can in a day. For such an upsetting book there was some really touching moments that I don't want to ruin for any potential readers, but Mateo and his lego house made me very warm and fuzzy.
"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."
Throughout the book there are stories from other characters, one of those characters is Deidre Clayton, who goes through a tough time dealing with the whole premise of the Death-Cast and has suicidal thoughts because of it. Honestly one of my first thoughts about the subject when I read about it was how could anyone deal with the knowledge that one day their phone will ring and there's nothing you can do to change things? In life you like to think that death can be avoided, if you get in an accident that you could be helped, you can get treatment for illness and get better. The call is a unavoidable death sentence, and that's scary.
"You can't go around telling people you wanna be a tree and expect them to take you seriously."
Something I really liked about the book is the different conversations and opinions about the afterlife. For someone who is afraid of death, yes that's me -and I'm reading a book about so much death, it was really comforting for me to think about what could happen after death, some things I've never thought about. Death is so uncertain and there's no way to ever know what really happens, so we can choose to believe whatever we want if it helps us to navigate the world. It does help, or at least it does for me.
"I will make it so easy for you to find me. Neon signs. Marching bands."
Mateo and Rufus really were the most perfect characters to lead me through this story. Of course it's a curse that they didn't meet sooner but the time they did have together was made so special by their willingness to go all out and just be themselves. The two of them lived out what would have been months of a new friendship, in a single day, and it was beautiful.
I could go on and on about this book, there's characters I haven't covered who are amazing but I want to leave something for anyone reading this who is going to pick up the book. I would recommend this book to anyone who likes YA/LGBTQ+ reads, obviously there is some sensitive topics in this book so please read at your own discretion and do so in the comfort of your own home with a partner or pet or stuffed animal nearby for all the cuddles -you're going to need a lot.
Mateo lives a quiet life, too afraid of stepping out of his comfort zone to have done much living when he gets the call saying he's going to die. With his father in a coma and his best friend being a single mum to his goddaughter, Mateo feels alone and turns to Last Friend in the hope of finding someone to help him live his life in twenty-four hours.
Rufus on the other hand lives the opposite of a quiet life, we meet him in the middle of beating up his ex girlfriend's current boyfriend and then he gets the call. It isn't the way Rufus saw things going, he'd already lost his parents and older sister to the Death-Cast, now it was his turn. As events unfold Rufus finds himself on the run from the police and separated from his friends, so Rufus also finds himself on Last Friend.
"No matter how we choose to live, we both die at the end."
I was really intrigued by the idea of Death-Cast, is life better when you know that you'll get a call on your End Day? Does it eliminate fear and encourage you to make the most of life? For Mateo it didn't, he spent his days indoors playing video games and following the last moments of others who got the call. Rufus says that it doesn't matter and that he and Mateo just need to accept what is happening and live.
"...I think you should post your life in colour."
Rufus and Mateo share their final hours together through Rufus' Instagram (so Gen Z, so relatable), sharing new experiences, getting to know each other and living as full a life as you possibly can in a day. For such an upsetting book there was some really touching moments that I don't want to ruin for any potential readers, but Mateo and his lego house made me very warm and fuzzy.
"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."
Throughout the book there are stories from other characters, one of those characters is Deidre Clayton, who goes through a tough time dealing with the whole premise of the Death-Cast and has suicidal thoughts because of it. Honestly one of my first thoughts about the subject when I read about it was how could anyone deal with the knowledge that one day their phone will ring and there's nothing you can do to change things? In life you like to think that death can be avoided, if you get in an accident that you could be helped, you can get treatment for illness and get better. The call is a unavoidable death sentence, and that's scary.
"You can't go around telling people you wanna be a tree and expect them to take you seriously."
Something I really liked about the book is the different conversations and opinions about the afterlife. For someone who is afraid of death, yes that's me -and I'm reading a book about so much death, it was really comforting for me to think about what could happen after death, some things I've never thought about. Death is so uncertain and there's no way to ever know what really happens, so we can choose to believe whatever we want if it helps us to navigate the world. It does help, or at least it does for me.
"I will make it so easy for you to find me. Neon signs. Marching bands."
Mateo and Rufus really were the most perfect characters to lead me through this story. Of course it's a curse that they didn't meet sooner but the time they did have together was made so special by their willingness to go all out and just be themselves. The two of them lived out what would have been months of a new friendship, in a single day, and it was beautiful.
I could go on and on about this book, there's characters I haven't covered who are amazing but I want to leave something for anyone reading this who is going to pick up the book. I would recommend this book to anyone who likes YA/LGBTQ+ reads, obviously there is some sensitive topics in this book so please read at your own discretion and do so in the comfort of your own home with a partner or pet or stuffed animal nearby for all the cuddles -you're going to need a lot.
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I'm unsure how so many people were upset or surprised by the ending of this book when it is literally the title. I found the concept interesting but the lack of detail regarding how death cast works disappointing and disengaging. The slang used by Rufus feels forced but is not a dealbreaker. My biggest complaint would be that it took a long time for the story to built enough momentum to get past the characters backstories. I probably wouldn't recommend this to anyone over the age of 18 as it feels like it was written for a younger audience. the book has some high points, nice character development towards the end and easy to read. definitely not the most engaging book I've read but certainly not the worst
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Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on 14 March 2021Verified Purchase
What would you do if you knew you would die within the next 24 hours?
I'll tell you what I wouldn't do: read this book. I don't see myself as someone who moans about books, and if you loved this book - which many did - I'm sorry for what I'm about to write; this is just my opinion.
They all die in the end, in a nutshell, is set in a world where a service informs everyone of the day they will die. The story is of Mateo and Rufus and how they become best friends through an app - which was created to match people who will die on the same day - and spend their last day together.
I personally found the friendship between Mateo and Rufus was awkward and both characters were presented as unlikeable. I wanted to find a connection with them but I just couldn't. I wanted to be upset by their death at the end of the book, but I wasn't. The book should of been a tear jerker, but was inconsistent, and felt rushed and left me feeling very underwhelmed.
The book also has chapters that add the story of other characters and 90% of these added nothing to the book and felt like they were just there as filler chapter.
I felt like the book was a chore to read, and has put me off reading anything else by same author
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My biggest bug bare is the instant love connection between the characters; which in my opinion came out the blue and felt so unrealistic as they had met mere hours before and they are 'head over heels'. The love connection seemed unnecessary and I would of been a lot happier if they were just friends.
This book wasnt for me at all - although I'm sure you guessed that by now. There were parts about this book that were good but the cons outweighed the pros by far to much.
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I'll tell you what I wouldn't do: read this book. I don't see myself as someone who moans about books, and if you loved this book - which many did - I'm sorry for what I'm about to write; this is just my opinion.
They all die in the end, in a nutshell, is set in a world where a service informs everyone of the day they will die. The story is of Mateo and Rufus and how they become best friends through an app - which was created to match people who will die on the same day - and spend their last day together.
I personally found the friendship between Mateo and Rufus was awkward and both characters were presented as unlikeable. I wanted to find a connection with them but I just couldn't. I wanted to be upset by their death at the end of the book, but I wasn't. The book should of been a tear jerker, but was inconsistent, and felt rushed and left me feeling very underwhelmed.
The book also has chapters that add the story of other characters and 90% of these added nothing to the book and felt like they were just there as filler chapter.
I felt like the book was a chore to read, and has put me off reading anything else by same author
IF YOU DON'T WANT SPOILERS STOP READING HERE
My biggest bug bare is the instant love connection between the characters; which in my opinion came out the blue and felt so unrealistic as they had met mere hours before and they are 'head over heels'. The love connection seemed unnecessary and I would of been a lot happier if they were just friends.
This book wasnt for me at all - although I'm sure you guessed that by now. There were parts about this book that were good but the cons outweighed the pros by far to much.
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Mike707
1.0 out of 5 stars
Vomitsville!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on 31 May 2021Verified Purchase
I am sorry but this was just awful. The initial concept is quite clever ( a bit like Logan's Run"), but turns out to be a wasted opportunity. So many 5 star reviews - there must be an awful lot of young, gay/bi-curious American readers. I should have been alerted to the few credits on the cover, of whom I have never heard of. So many "yo", "dude", "my bad". I found it corny and schamlzy. "They both die at the end" - I just wished it happened 350 pages earlier.
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papapownall
4.0 out of 5 stars
Imaginative death cast game caper
Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on 18 June 2021Verified Purchase
I had heard that They Both Die At the End was a bit weird and I was not disappointed. It's a sort of a Hunger Games / Black Mirror / video game caper in which a phone call from Death-Cast informing Mateo and Rufus that they are both "deckers" and have 24 hours to live. They form an unlikely friendship and try to fulfill their dreams able to undertake dangerous activities without fear. Ridiculous as this all sounds, it works quite well and draws the reader into a strange adolescent world that is not without some dark comedic aspects and reminded me of the style of Scott Pilgrim v The World. This will not be for everyone but there were some genuinely laugh out loud moments for me at least and it is refreshing to read something as original and entertaining as this. I can see this being adapted for film and doing really well at the box office.
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