The First to Die at the End

This book made me cry, and it's the first book to do so (excluding the first book in this series). It came in wonderful condition and it's such a sad and beautiful story. I highly recommend this book to anyone interested in romance books, or specifically lgbtq romance!

A heartbreaking prequel that asks what we’d do with a borrowed tomorrow. Silvera crafts a love story so fragile and hopeful it hurts in all the right ways.

If you liked the first book more for its emotions and message instead of the plot setting, then this book will probably not be as good for you. It was a good book, it just didn’t have the same resonance as the first one. It still had a good message, but it was much more about plot. It was really pushing the idea of another book as well. The first one seems like it wasn’t going to have a sequel, so I feel like they weren’t set up the same to have a completely closed ending. But, not comparing it to the first one, it is a great book and I will be buying the third one when it’s published.

So this story begins with our two main characters Valentino & Orion and I honest to god love them so much! This story is set on the night before the launch of Death-Cast. Valentino just moved to the city as an aspiring model who then decides to go to the launch party in times square for the launching of Death-Cast where he meets Orion. Orion has lived in NYC for all of his life he was nervous for death casts launch due to the fact that death has touched his life in a very tragic way (I’m not gonna say what bc no spoilers!) They both meet each other at the launching and it was so cute! ugh the way he writes these characters is amazing and i have love for all of his characters in this series! Death cast goes live and one of them gets a call and ofc they decide to spend the next 24hrs together as usual! Nobody knows if Death-Cast is correct or even how they know who will die its still a mystery of how they know that and I kinda dig it even though its driving me nuts lol i don’t wanna get too much into it bc i can keep going lol but throughout the book we get different POVS besides Valentino & Orion, which if you read the first one then you know, and I absolutely go feral for how almost every ch is woven together its mind boggling and very well down! The way they are woven together reminds me that we have a tony connection that we probably may never understand or realize and thats the beauty of this book. Now to the characters, the love is kind of insta lovey but with the timeframe they had it was to be expected so Im not even mad their banter with each other was great just everything about this book was great! i obsessed with these books! Also what I loved was there was some connections to the first book and I WENT FERAL. I was so excited and happy to see the connections (like i said not gonna spoil it) and I teared up bc the first one was just so good! The first one was/is still my absolute favorite though! I cant wait for the next one! If you haven’t given this series a shot definitely do it! It’s a great fun read i finished the first one in 2 1/2 days and I finished the second in 2 days lol def quick reads!

After the book was finished, in his acknowledgment, Adam Silvera wrote: "This book tried to end me"... I understand perfectly what must have been happening in his heart, what emotions raged in him every day, every hour, every minute when he was working on his new novel, if, after passing through the filters of words and consciousness, a storm of emotions flares up in your heart. This is a wonderful book. The plot unwinds like a spring. The feelings and actions of the characters are often unexpected and convincing, events are predictable, and at the same time unpredictable. Also, I would define this book for myself as a New York novel. But that doesn't mean the book is written just for New Yorkers. Readers who know New York will find an extra "dimension" in this book. And not only because the action takes place in New York and the descriptions of the various parts of this city are incredibly "live", voluminous, and filled with accurate, vivid, memorable details. It's like a high-definition picture of NYC. Each chapter of the novel, each of its episodes, is like the windows of a New York high-rise building glowing in the evening. At first, it seems that all these windows are similar to each other. They all seem to "glow with the same light". But in fact, every window has its own life, not like the others. Behind each window, there are different destinies, different hopes, different joys, and sorrows. However, in some strange and mysterious way, these destinies are intertwined, imperceptibly connected. And it becomes gradually clearer and clearer that we, people, are connected - without even realizing it - with each other by hundreds of threads. This book is a hymn to love, which is stronger than death. Despite the tragedy of events, the optimism and beauty of this book are that people can rise above circumstances and, in the end, be unbroken and happy in the highest sense of this word. It is another great book written by a beloved author. I highly recommend reading it and reflecting on the many implications of its deep and vibrant story.

My hands are shaking as I write this review . So amazing , so beautiful, so much for words !! Thank you Adam for this fantastical read . Can’t wait to start he next 😉

Could’ve lived with no book cover but what do they always gotta put the sticker like this. It’s ripping the actual book 😒 other than that it is in fine condition

I thought this would be about Mateo and Rufus growing up, it is not. It is about when Death Cast first launched, which I found interesting. This book has two male protagonists, and their story is a bit like Mateo's and Rufus's. It's one of their end days, and they are living it to the fullest. I would recommend it- not to find out more about Rufus and Mateo (they made an appearance or two as children)- to read a cute romance story about two young adults.

Fue un regalo y le encantó :)

A heart-wrenching prequel to They Both Die at the End, this novel dives into the origin of Death-Cast and explores the emotional rollercoaster of love, fate, and loss. Orion and Valentino’s story is tender, deeply human, and gut-punching—Silvera masterfully reminds us how precious every moment can be. Themes: Love, mortality, destiny, and the beauty of fleeting time.

I absolutely loved this book, just as much as I loved "They both die at end" and any other book written by Adam!

Book quality- Paperback book, page's are of good quality. Readable font size. Book review- This story is set to happen seven years before They both die at the end. Deathcast is to make its debut on the 31st of July 2010. Orion Pagan, an 18 year old writer, who is dealing with a heart condition, has always been in constant fear of untimely death thinks that Death cast might call him today. On the eve of the Death cast premiere, he decides to attend the inaugural function with his best friend, Dalma. Valentino Prince on the other hand is a handsome model who moved to New York City to make his modelling career with his twin sister and believes that Death cast won't be calling him today as he feels reborn. He too decides to take a tour and attend the Death cast premiere. Where he meets Orion and Dalma, and they decide to spend their time together and get to know about each other. As the midnight rolls around, Joaquin Rosa, the creator of Death cast gets ready to call the first Decker. As he picks up the phone and dials to first Decker, the phone begins to ring among the group of three just met friends. And soon gunshots can be heard echoing and chaos unleashes. I won't give any spoilers because it is an experience that you won't understand until and unless to yourself go through it. For me it was way better than they both die at the end, in terms of emotions. I felt everything deeply and was having a hard time healing from the tragedy. A must read!!

Meine Tochter liebt diese Bücher. Es gibt noch ein 2. Buch dieser Serie. Idealer Inhalt für Teenager: Liebe, coole junge Leute. Es ist ein bisschen traurig, hat aber eine gute Botschaft und ist richtig gut geschrieben.