A review by montymole
They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

This book shows a much more reasonable reaction to the idea of, what would you do if you knew when you were going to die. The character development in this book is fully fleshed in even small details. Given that the characters only have one day, the pacing of growth cannot be judged but, the steps Mateo made to go through his growth were not drastic. It was very refreshing to read a book that has a healthy relationship of each side helping each other grow to be a better person and waiting on the other to take their time to do so, even when given the time limit. Found family is a huge element to this book and it is one of my favorite themes of all. The love all around in this book is greatly shown through actions and words from almost all characters. The element of surprise is something that is very prevalent in this book, it shows that nothing is guaranteed or predictable in life at all which is ,obviously, a main plot of the story. The author knows very well of how to distract yourself into forgetting very small aspects of events that previously took place as things that would be easily looked past and seem unimportant in the long run. As much as I think the different storylines are interesting and showcases how life is all interconnected, it can be hard connecting them all. Thankfully the flo chart provided in the back of my version was very helpful. 
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