Book Review: They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera

Release Date: September 5th, 2017
Read: October 9th-16th, 2017
Publisher: HarperTeen
Series: Standalone
Format: ARC, 384 pages
Source: Publisher in exchange for an honest review

Description from GoodReads:

   On September 5, a little after midnight, Death-Cast calls Mateo Torrez and Rufus Emeterio to give them some bad news: They're going to die today. Mateo and Rufus are total strangers, but, for different reasons, they're both looking to make a new friend on their End Day. The good news: There's an app for that. It's called the Last Friend, and through it, Rufus and Mateo are about to meet up for one last great adventure and to live a lifetime in a single day.

Review:

   Do it up

   My friends were the ones to convince me to give Adam Silvera another chance. Back in January I had picked up History is All You Left Me, and it was one of the most depressing things I had ever read, and so I DNF'd it at 40% through the book. I had heard that his previous book had also been the same way, and that this one was guaranteed to be the same. So I put the thought of reading They Both Die at the End away, and continued on. That is until my friends promised that this would be the one I enjoyed, and so I gave Adam another try.

   After basically having read two Adam Silvera books, I've determined that his books usually contain two things; lost of death and grief, and a LGBTQ+ character/romance.

   Adam's stories are not for the faint of heart, they really get you hard with your emotions and make you think of what would happen to you and those you love when you die. That's basically the state I was in for the entirety of the book, I could not stop thinking about what would happen to everything when I died. It even got to the point where I brought it up as a dinner time conversation. I think the book was really important lesson when it comes to living your best life. Throughout the book we saw through the perspective of a bunch of different characters and the state that they were in before they died, they either went out with a bang or with regret. Unlike the people in the novel, we don't get to know when we die. Because of this, we never know if the day could be our last or not. I think the lesson of the book is to try and make every day count, and I'm hoping that lesson sticks with me.

   From the two books I've read, LGBTQ+ characters are the second piece that continues to make an appearance. In books now a days, throwing in a LGBTQ+ character or two is becoming a common thing. I love how it's becoming a norm, that we don't even think twice about it anymore. I love how it's become a constant in his books, and so I want to thank Adam for doing so. The world needs more LGBTQ+ books for people to finally have characters that they can relate to.

   They Both Die at the End was an emotional rollercoaster, filled with french toast, skydiving and so much more. I'm glad I gave this one a chance, I really did enjoy different aspects of the book. So I look forward to seeing what Adam Silvera publishes next. 

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Favourite Quote:

"You may be born into a family, but you walk into friendships. Some you'll discover you should put behind you. Others are worth the risk."

Recommend to People Who Enjoy:

Young Adult, Contemporary, Dealing with grief, Dealing with death, Bucket Lists