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

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. 
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