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A review by nenaveenstra
They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera
adventurous
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
3.75
Adam Silvera is masterful at making you care about characters so much within such a short period of time. I mean, you meet these kids for less than 24 hours and I would die for them. (Not literally) It was not hard for me to believe the way their relationship developed - I think, given the circumstances, that 24 hours is a very decent amount of time to get close to someone.
I really liked this story and the characters, but I didn't get as invested as I've heard others have, partly because I found it hard to believe that Death Cast would ever be a thing and that people would like it. To me it seems only like a way to make people scared or indifferent on their last day and to make self-fulfilling prophecies happen. Mateo said it himself in this book: what if we're dying because we met? What if they were dying because they met on an app for people who have been predicted to die that day? The concept of Death Cast just seems like a terribly bad idea for me and that left me cynical at times - but that's on me more than on the author, I think.
I really liked this story and the characters, but I didn't get as invested as I've heard others have, partly because I found it hard to believe that Death Cast would ever be a thing and that people would like it. To me it seems only like a way to make people scared or indifferent on their last day and to make self-fulfilling prophecies happen. Mateo said it himself in this book: what if we're dying because we met? What if they were dying because they met on an app for people who have been predicted to die that day? The concept of Death Cast just seems like a terribly bad idea for me and that left me cynical at times - but that's on me more than on the author, I think.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Grief, and Death of parent
Moderate: Suicide attempt
Minor: Gun violence and Panic attacks/disorders