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A review by theravenkingx
They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera
4.0
4 stars
Plot = 4 stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Characters = 4 stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Writing = 4 stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐
I wasted all those yesterdays and am completely out of tomorrows
May contain minor spoilers
Adam Silvera is one of my favourite author. His stories are always so meaningful and different. I love how he use tragedy to convey an empowering and a life changing message. His writing reminds me of John Green, I don't know why but the similarities between the two are uncanny. They both write from their heart and their books are so damn quotable.
They both die in the end was a heartbreaking story. It made me really really sad. I knew that it would be pretty stupid to fall in love with the characters that were going to die in the end, but i couldn't keep myself from falling in love with Mateo and Rufus. They're so well written and relatable. I related much more with Mateo because I am also an introvert and often feel that I am not living up to my full potential. Seeing him conquering his fears and living a life he was too afraid to live made me realize that if he can do it, I can do it too. After reading this i really want to go out and slay my demons and be the person i have always wanted to be.
Mateor and Rufus are two very different characters but they complimented each other so well. I really enjoyed their chemistry and their friendship. I was rooting for them to fall in love and when it happened, It made me really sad, because I knew they were going to die and they won't be able to spend much time together. But i guess spending a day with someone who can love you right is better than spending a lifetime with someone who can never understand you. At least they didnt die unloved.
"I want to go to Jones Beach and race you to the waves and play in the rain with our friends. But I want quiet nights, too, where we talk about nonsense while watching bad movies.”
People have their time stamps on how long you should know someone before earning the right to say it, but I wouldn’t lie to you no matter how little time we have. People waste time and wait for the right moment and we don’t have that luxury. If we had our entire lives ahead of us I bet you’d get tired of me telling you how much I love you because I’m positive that’s the path we were heading on. But because we’re about to die, I want to say it as many times as I want—I love you, I love you, I love you, I love you.
I also loved the Pluto family and Lidia. They all brought so much depth and emotions into the plot. The freindship and kinship they shared was so endearing. Anyone would be lucky to have such friends.
You may be born into a family, but you walk into friendships. Some you’ll discover you should put behind you. Others are worth every risk.
The conversation between Amie and Rufus. OMG! it was so beautiful.
"And if I can’t wake up, I want to go to sleep forever where there’s a chance I dream everything beautiful about you, like how you looked at me for me and not because you wanted to gawk at this fuckery on my face.”
The best thing about this book were the different POV's. We got to see the world from many different perspectives and it really helped in understanding the world and the whole Death-cast thing. Besides Rufus and Matheo i really enjoyed reading Lidia's perspective. She was such a great friend to Mateo.
"goodbyes are the most possible impossible”
When you know how the book is going to end, you dont get involved in the story as much as you do when you don't know how the story is going to end. This story would have been so much more interesting, in my opinion, if we didnt know the ending. My only issue with the book was that there was no mystery. Adam tried to shock us on multiple occasions, but it didn't work for me. This book was great but i enjoyed History is all you left me alot more than this.
With that being said, I think Adam deserves all the success in the world. He is an amazing author, and I am really looking forward to his next book with Becky Albertalli.
No one wants to die. Even people who want to go to heaven don’t want to die to get there. And yet death is the destination we all share. No one has ever escaped it. And that is as it should be, because Death is very likely the single best invention of Life. It is Life’s change agent. It clears out the old to make way for the new. - steve jobs.
Plot = 4 stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Characters = 4 stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Writing = 4 stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐
I wasted all those yesterdays and am completely out of tomorrows
May contain minor spoilers
Adam Silvera is one of my favourite author. His stories are always so meaningful and different. I love how he use tragedy to convey an empowering and a life changing message. His writing reminds me of John Green, I don't know why but the similarities between the two are uncanny. They both write from their heart and their books are so damn quotable.
They both die in the end was a heartbreaking story. It made me really really sad. I knew that it would be pretty stupid to fall in love with the characters that were going to die in the end, but i couldn't keep myself from falling in love with Mateo and Rufus. They're so well written and relatable. I related much more with Mateo because I am also an introvert and often feel that I am not living up to my full potential. Seeing him conquering his fears and living a life he was too afraid to live made me realize that if he can do it, I can do it too. After reading this i really want to go out and slay my demons and be the person i have always wanted to be.
Mateor and Rufus are two very different characters but they complimented each other so well. I really enjoyed their chemistry and their friendship. I was rooting for them to fall in love and when it happened, It made me really sad, because I knew they were going to die and they won't be able to spend much time together. But i guess spending a day with someone who can love you right is better than spending a lifetime with someone who can never understand you. At least they didnt die unloved.
"I want to go to Jones Beach and race you to the waves and play in the rain with our friends. But I want quiet nights, too, where we talk about nonsense while watching bad movies.”
People have their time stamps on how long you should know someone before earning the right to say it, but I wouldn’t lie to you no matter how little time we have. People waste time and wait for the right moment and we don’t have that luxury. If we had our entire lives ahead of us I bet you’d get tired of me telling you how much I love you because I’m positive that’s the path we were heading on. But because we’re about to die, I want to say it as many times as I want—I love you, I love you, I love you, I love you.
I also loved the Pluto family and Lidia. They all brought so much depth and emotions into the plot. The freindship and kinship they shared was so endearing. Anyone would be lucky to have such friends.
You may be born into a family, but you walk into friendships. Some you’ll discover you should put behind you. Others are worth every risk.
The conversation between Amie and Rufus. OMG! it was so beautiful.
"And if I can’t wake up, I want to go to sleep forever where there’s a chance I dream everything beautiful about you, like how you looked at me for me and not because you wanted to gawk at this fuckery on my face.”
The best thing about this book were the different POV's. We got to see the world from many different perspectives and it really helped in understanding the world and the whole Death-cast thing. Besides Rufus and Matheo i really enjoyed reading Lidia's perspective. She was such a great friend to Mateo.
"goodbyes are the most possible impossible”
When you know how the book is going to end, you dont get involved in the story as much as you do when you don't know how the story is going to end. This story would have been so much more interesting, in my opinion, if we didnt know the ending. My only issue with the book was that there was no mystery. Adam tried to shock us on multiple occasions, but it didn't work for me. This book was great but i enjoyed History is all you left me alot more than this.
With that being said, I think Adam deserves all the success in the world. He is an amazing author, and I am really looking forward to his next book with Becky Albertalli.
No one wants to die. Even people who want to go to heaven don’t want to die to get there. And yet death is the destination we all share. No one has ever escaped it. And that is as it should be, because Death is very likely the single best invention of Life. It is Life’s change agent. It clears out the old to make way for the new. - steve jobs.