They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera

The way his anxiety manifests is very unique, unlike other fictional characters I’ve read before, and I enjoyed seeing him conquer his fears and gain control over his intrusive thoughts. Mateo is the SMALLEST LIL BEAN, I wanted to protect him with my life. I really loved both of our main characters. It gave us a lot of insight into how DeathCast has affected others, and it was interesting to see how so many of these seemingly unimportant character were connected to the larger part of the story. Though I’m usually not pleased with this sort of format, it was executed extremely well.

Throughout the novel, there are maybe 10 people additionally to Mateo and Rufus that get at least one chapter in regards to if they are dying or not today. Normally, I’m not a big fan of books that have super insignificant characters as an additional perspective, but I think it worked really well for this book. I didn’t know it was possible to laugh so much on the last day of two boy’s lives, but it happened. He excels in striking the correct balance between depth and comedy, and his talent for dark humor REALLY shined in this book. His teens always speak like teens – the excessive but totally realistic amount of times Rufus said “mad” really spoke to the New Yorker in me. It also features a gay Puerto-Rican main character and a bisexual Cuban main character, and I am ALL ABOUT this ownvoices representation.Īs always, Adam’s writing style is wonderful. They Both Die At The End is a fascinating speculative-YA about living vs.

I have been hyping it up for myself since about 2015 and it absolutely did not disappoint!

They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera