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Book: They Both Die At The End
Author: Adam Silvera
Age Rating: young adult (12+)
Page Count: 384 pages
Star Review: 4.5/5 stars
Summary: On September 5th, 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--to live up a lifetime in a single day.
Memorable Quote: "You mat be born into a family, but you walk into friendships. Some you'll discover you should put behind you. Others are worth every risk."
So, I'm not going to beat around the bush. Rufus and Mateo do indeed, both die at the end and I'm going to say now: It is heartbreaking!! While it's expected since it's in the title, it's not something you see coming or that you can prepare yourself for. This situation is similar to when you accidentally spoil who dies for yourself in the book you're reading. You try to prepare yourself, but you're still caught off guard and the death still manages to absolutely destroy you. (I personally experienced this with Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo)
I'm going to start by saying I adored Mateo. His character was so flawed and I love a good 'n flawed character!! He was so interesting to read about in the sense that him dying is the obvious choice. A paranoid 18-year-old who refused to let himself live due to fear, even though he very well knew he couldn't die, because of Death-Cast. He also has the backstory of a mom who died giving birth and his father in a coma, leaving him alone. His character screams 'PERFECT CANDIDATE FOR DEATH!!' And I think what I loved most about him was his realization that he wasted his life. Him realizing he lived a cautious life when he didn't need to worry. And his friend Lidia was amazing. She was such a good friend. I adored her.
One thing though was the way Rufus talked sorta annoyed me. He said 'yo' too often and in random places for my liking and it got to an annoying point. I mean this definitely was a vital part of his character, but I was kinda glad Silvera sorta dropped it in the middle of the book though it was brought back near the end to my dismay.
My biggest issue was also one of my favorite things: how much we learn about background characters. I loved that we got so much about other characters and that we got to feel connected to others, but it made it hard to keep up with the main story at times. Sometimes I mixed up details about Rufus's past because of how much we learned about either Malcolm or Tagoe (I forget which one oops). But I did adore the way that the main story centered around Rufus and Mateo, but we also would chime into the lives of civilians and learn about them. Whether or not Death-Cast called them. A little bit about their lives. How they connect to Rufus and Mateo. And I did really love the slight subplot of the character, Delilah and the uncertainty of her ending. Uncertainty is often something I dislike in a book, but Silvera handled it really well with Delilah's subplot.
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--to live up a lifetime in a single day.
Memorable Quote: "You mat be born into a family, but you walk into friendships. Some you'll discover you should put behind you. Others are worth every risk."
So, I'm not going to beat around the bush. Rufus and Mateo do indeed, both die at the end and I'm going to say now: It is heartbreaking!! While it's expected since it's in the title, it's not something you see coming or that you can prepare yourself for. This situation is similar to when you accidentally spoil who dies for yourself in the book you're reading. You try to prepare yourself, but you're still caught off guard and the death still manages to absolutely destroy you. (I personally experienced this with Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo)
I'm going to start by saying I adored Mateo. His character was so flawed and I love a good 'n flawed character!! He was so interesting to read about in the sense that him dying is the obvious choice. A paranoid 18-year-old who refused to let himself live due to fear, even though he very well knew he couldn't die, because of Death-Cast. He also has the backstory of a mom who died giving birth and his father in a coma, leaving him alone. His character screams 'PERFECT CANDIDATE FOR DEATH!!' And I think what I loved most about him was his realization that he wasted his life. Him realizing he lived a cautious life when he didn't need to worry. And his friend Lidia was amazing. She was such a good friend. I adored her.
One thing though was the way Rufus talked sorta annoyed me. He said 'yo' too often and in random places for my liking and it got to an annoying point. I mean this definitely was a vital part of his character, but I was kinda glad Silvera sorta dropped it in the middle of the book though it was brought back near the end to my dismay.
My biggest issue was also one of my favorite things: how much we learn about background characters. I loved that we got so much about other characters and that we got to feel connected to others, but it made it hard to keep up with the main story at times. Sometimes I mixed up details about Rufus's past because of how much we learned about either Malcolm or Tagoe (I forget which one oops). But I did adore the way that the main story centered around Rufus and Mateo, but we also would chime into the lives of civilians and learn about them. Whether or not Death-Cast called them. A little bit about their lives. How they connect to Rufus and Mateo. And I did really love the slight subplot of the character, Delilah and the uncertainty of her ending. Uncertainty is often something I dislike in a book, but Silvera handled it really well with Delilah's subplot.
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