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They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera

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inkerly's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring reflective sad 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? It's complicated

3.75

This was a very sweet and heartfelt book about an unlikely pair who find friendship and love after learning that they will be dead within the next 24 hours. There is also commentary sprinkled in about the value of Life, treasuring the little things and what Matters most, and the implications of living in a technologically advanced society where Death can be predicted —or in grim cases, manifested.

It took me way longer than I’d like to admit to finish this book - 6 months on and off? - and I can’t say if it was the first person pov switching or the pacing of the book that waned my interest. Every chapter switched the narrator pov just as I was starting to like them and get into who they were. The first 1/3 of the book is a lot of prolonged goodbyes , that let’s be honest , could have been whittled down so we could dig into the characters? After the 50% mark I think things got faster paced and things weren’t just a slog of “they visited x, they went to z”. There didn’t seem to be any real direction in the plot in the first half but in retrospect I think it makes sense that two teens who’ve learned they only have 24 hours to live would be pretty aimless in their direction of “End Day” activities.

There’s a beautiful butterfly effect that unfolds in this book when you realize how each character connects to each other and directly or indirectly influences the trajectory of the story. I am still in shock at the ending , even though I knew it was coming. Dang. Rufus and Mateo created a beautiful friendship and what’s great is they both overcame their fears and did the things that they’d wished they could do because they now had each other. I think this book had a lot of potential in fully weaving together the casts’ stories because although there was an attempt, it came in bits and pieces. This really is a story that only works well written once so I’m wondering what the other book(s) in the Deathcast universe hold. But I recommend reading this one for sure.

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keepingitread's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging emotional hopeful 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

Although you know what happens in the end, it does not make it any easier. You go in trying to distance yourself from the characters because you know but at some point, that wall comes down and you become attached to them. This book really make you think, how would I react? Would I want to know? What would I do on my end day?

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kathi_kx's review against another edition

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emotional inspiring sad tense 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

4.25

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whatamidoing_rn's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful reflective fast-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? Yes

4.5

I really loved this book, but I was really confused at some times because of the multiple POVs and keeping them straight which is why I didn’t give this 5 stars. It is an amazing book though!

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ashybri's review against another edition

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dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense fast-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? Yes

4.5

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thebookaddict's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring 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

4.5

🇳🇱: Dit boek is zo mooi geschreven. Wat als je weet dat je dood gaat maar niet hoe en wanneer. Het denkproces van twee mensen die dit telefoontje kregen wordt heel mooi beschreven. Twee prachtige mensen, totaal verschillend maar hetzelfde lot. Het boek is erg aangrijpend en zet je aan het denken. Ook is het zo geschreven dat je er doorheen vliegt. Het is erg prettig dat de hoofdstukken kort zijn en dat je boven het hoofdstuk ziet over wie het gaat. Al met al een prachtig boek met een mooi onderwerp.

🇬🇧: This book is so beautifully written. What if you know you are going to die but you don't know how or when. The thought process of two people who received this phone call is described very nicely. Two beautiful people, completely different but with the same fate. The book is very moving and makes you think. It is also written in such a way that you fly through it. It is very nice that the chapters are short and that you can see who it is about at the top of the chapter. All in all a beautiful book with a beautiful subject

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