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A review by adeleighpenguin
They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera
2.0
2.5 Stars
It took upwards of 300 of the 368 pages of this book to get myself past the concept of Deathcast. Silvera makes it clear that the concept doesn't encourage suicide, but I couldn't help but feel confused and uncomfortable about even the existence of suicide in a world like this. My mind was plaguing me with the ideas of young children being called through their parents' cell phones before experiencing horrific deaths, and I couldn't zero in on the more important storytelling involving Matteo and Rufus.
Too many pop culture references. Cards Against Humanity? Taboo? Xbox Infinity? Mark Zuckerberg?? Just, why. Rufus' two friends from the foster home worked because they were fun and friendly. Aimee and Lidia, however, were given traits that I frequently find and frequently hate in YA fiction. They were portrayed as Very Smart, but without really any rhyme or reason for doing so.
I didn't feel as though a relationship could be earned over the course of 24 hours, but I believe that Matteo and Rufus's relationship was. I felt sorry for them, and it was heartwarming, but this book simply didn't reach me in the way it seems to reach other people.
It took upwards of 300 of the 368 pages of this book to get myself past the concept of Deathcast. Silvera makes it clear that the concept doesn't encourage suicide, but I couldn't help but feel confused and uncomfortable about even the existence of suicide in a world like this. My mind was plaguing me with the ideas of young children being called through their parents' cell phones before experiencing horrific deaths, and I couldn't zero in on the more important storytelling involving Matteo and Rufus.
Too many pop culture references. Cards Against Humanity? Taboo? Xbox Infinity? Mark Zuckerberg?? Just, why. Rufus' two friends from the foster home worked because they were fun and friendly. Aimee and Lidia, however, were given traits that I frequently find and frequently hate in YA fiction. They were portrayed as Very Smart, but without really any rhyme or reason for doing so.
I didn't feel as though a relationship could be earned over the course of 24 hours, but I believe that Matteo and Rufus's relationship was. I felt sorry for them, and it was heartwarming, but this book simply didn't reach me in the way it seems to reach other people.