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klavin_lovell's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
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? Yes
5.0
It's not rare for a book to make me cry but very few have made me so emotional that I had to put it down several times to calm down before continuing as this one did.
From the title you could assume this is a story about, and on its surface it is. But it's so much more than that.
This is a story about two boys learning that they are going to die and they have 24 hours to live their lives right. We have 368 pages to live their lives with them and honestly it felt like such an amazing life.
This is, on the surface, a story about death but at its core it's so much more. This is a story about friendship, about family, about courage, and happiness, about grief, about loss, about love. At its core this is a story about life. A story about living.
I couldn't recommend it enough.
From the title you could assume this is a story about, and on its surface it is. But it's so much more than that.
This is a story about two boys learning that they are going to die and they have 24 hours to live their lives right. We have 368 pages to live their lives with them and honestly it felt like such an amazing life.
This is, on the surface, a story about death but at its core it's so much more. This is a story about friendship, about family, about courage, and happiness, about grief, about loss, about love. At its core this is a story about life. A story about living.
I couldn't recommend it enough.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Car accident, Death of parent, Death, Fire/Fire injury, and Grief
Moderate: Animal death, Gun violence, Lesbophobia, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Violence
Minor: Cancer, Child death, Chronic illness, and Terminal illness
kaitielou's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
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? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Terminal illness, Fire/Fire injury, and Blood
Moderate: Car accident, Panic attacks/disorders, and Gun violence
whyamikai's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
sad
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? Yes
4.0
it’s a good story that develops in one day but you don’t realize it because there are so many things going on. at the end you also get the feeling that these characters have known each other for a long time because of how much they’ve gone through together. their romance feels a little bit forced for me, like they had a different kind of relationship that the jumps to being romantic. there’s some hinting that they want it to happen but it wasn’t evident for me.
as the title says you know they’re both going to die but it still feels unexpected and tragic, especially mateo’s death because we see how it impacts other people and even more with his characteristics. the reason i’m giving it 4 stars and not 5 is because i’m not too much into romance and also because the whole thing with peck and his gang felt useless, like it was creating expectations that then don’t lead to anything and maybe that’s the point but it still feels useless
overall a nice light reading with mlm representation that doesn’t revolve around coming out or discrimination and an interesting prompt.
as the title says you know they’re both going to die but it still feels unexpected and tragic, especially mateo’s death because we see how it impacts other people and even more with his characteristics. the reason i’m giving it 4 stars and not 5 is because i’m not too much into romance and also because the whole thing with peck and his gang felt useless, like it was creating expectations that then don’t lead to anything and maybe that’s the point but it still feels useless
overall a nice light reading with mlm representation that doesn’t revolve around coming out or discrimination and an interesting prompt.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death and Death of parent
Moderate: Violence and Car accident
Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Gun violence
tremoore24's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-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? It's complicated
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Gun violence, Violence, and Medical trauma
Minor: Terminal illness, Death, and Car accident
laurahuskinson's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
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? Yes
2.75
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child death, Death, and Violence
Minor: Death of parent and Terminal illness
nelira's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Death, and Terminal illness
Moderate: Body horror, Car accident, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt
Minor: Death of parent and Medical content
thereadersofrohan's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
inspiring
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
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent, Death, and Grief
Moderate: Car accident, Violence, Gun violence, and Terminal illness
Minor: Suicidal thoughts
mariareviews's review against another edition
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
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Bawling at 2am on a Sunday because of two boys afraid of elevators wasn’t what I expected when I started this book 2 days ago. I remember laughing at the booktok videos of people crying after reading this book and now I can only imagine the universe (or the persons reading this) laughing at my tears.
What would you do if this was your last day to live? They Both Die At The End makes you reflect about life and how you’re currently living it. Marcus and Rufus teach you that maybe you don’t need to meet someone for years to be able to say I love you and really mean it. They also teach you how precious every second is. I really relate to Marcus because tbh I’m someone utterly afraid of change and making decisions... so, to see a character that I could wholeheartedly relate too fills my heart with happiness and inspires me to live another day.
They Both Die At The End is that kind of books that makes you stop and think if how you’re currently living is worth it. Three years ago this book would’ve been a nice slap to the face, for I used to wake up with no spark to live. Now? It’s still a nice slap. It makes me think about how much time I lost doubting myself, especially now that this COVID thing has been going for a year, and makes me want to stay alive to see another day.
⌛️
If there’s any mistake, cut me some slack...it’s 2am, I’m sleepy, and the tears make the screen look blurry.
Bawling at 2am on a Sunday because of two boys afraid of elevators wasn’t what I expected when I started this book 2 days ago. I remember laughing at the booktok videos of people crying after reading this book and now I can only imagine the universe (or the persons reading this) laughing at my tears.
What would you do if this was your last day to live? They Both Die At The End makes you reflect about life and how you’re currently living it. Marcus and Rufus teach you that maybe you don’t need to meet someone for years to be able to say I love you and really mean it. They also teach you how precious every second is. I really relate to Marcus because tbh I’m someone utterly afraid of change and making decisions... so, to see a character that I could wholeheartedly relate too fills my heart with happiness and inspires me to live another day.
They Both Die At The End is that kind of books that makes you stop and think if how you’re currently living is worth it. Three years ago this book would’ve been a nice slap to the face, for I used to wake up with no spark to live. Now? It’s still a nice slap. It makes me think about how much time I lost doubting myself, especially now that this COVID thing has been going for a year, and makes me want to stay alive to see another day.
⌛️
If there’s any mistake, cut me some slack...it’s 2am, I’m sleepy, and the tears make the screen look blurry.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death and Grief
Moderate: Gun violence, Death of parent, Suicide, Violence, and Child death
Minor: Animal death, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Terminal illness, and Blood
lynseychristina's review against another edition
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
slow-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
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Death, Death of parent, and Car accident
claudiamacpherson's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
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? Yes
3.5
When someone is going to die, they get a call from Death Cast around midnight the day before, allowing them to say their goodbyes and live their last day to the fullest. Rufus was the only member of his family to survive a tragic accident, and has since found a second family in the Plutos, a group of foster kids in the same house. Mateo is socially awkward and paranoid, never doing much of anything for fear that he'll die. When both get the call from Death Cast, they use the Last Friends app to find company for their final day.
I knew this book would make me cry and I still read it! The concept is fascinating (if morbid), and I liked the "YOLO" message (though I know some people found it cheesy). I had to take breaks from reading because I found it both sad and very tense, and I don't typically spend quite this much time contemplating death. I liked how several side characters' stories were woven through the main narrative to add details and show connections between seemingly unrelated characters and events.
I know some people really hate spoilers (like the title of this book), but they have honestly never really bothered me because a story is its middle far more than its end. I want to see how we get to the ending, even if I already know what happens. Plus, with sad endings, I think having the disclaimer helps me deal with it so I'm not completely blindsided (sad endings really aren't my thing).
While I, of course, didn't care for the ending (as in, they both die), I did like how it was ambiguous but also tied the characters together through implications from earlier in the story (though I did wonder how Delilah ended up dying).
I knew this book would make me cry and I still read it! The concept is fascinating (if morbid), and I liked the "YOLO" message (though I know some people found it cheesy). I had to take breaks from reading because I found it both sad and very tense, and I don't typically spend quite this much time contemplating death. I liked how several side characters' stories were woven through the main narrative to add details and show connections between seemingly unrelated characters and events.
I know some people really hate spoilers (like the title of this book), but they have honestly never really bothered me because a story is its middle far more than its end. I want to see how we get to the ending, even if I already know what happens. Plus, with sad endings, I think having the disclaimer helps me deal with it so I'm not completely blindsided (sad endings really aren't my thing).
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death
Moderate: Grief and Violence
Minor: Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Terminal illness