Holy mother of feels, yâall. I was warned this one had a lot of heart-smashing, toe-curling feels to dish out, and even thought IÂ knew what was going to happen (because, regardless of how hard you hope, the title tells you everything you need to know about the ending) I still cried like a baby.
On September 5, a little after midnight, Death-Cast calls Mateo Torrez and Rufus Emeterio to give them some bad news: Theyâre going to die today. Mateo and Rufus are total strangers, but, for different reasons, theyâre both looking to make a new friend on their End Day. The good news: Thereâs an app for that. Itâs 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.
I really really really wanted this title to be a lie. I wanted to have Mateo and Rufus survive and be happy and together forever and the entire time I had hope that the title was wrong and that I wouldnât cry forever.
Iâm not a fan of contemporary. I donât hide that fact. But this was just enough fantasy to pique my interest and I was hooked. The ways the characters and the story intersected was amazing. I loved the little details that tied it all together.
Though the closer I got to the ending, the more I despaired. I was sure the ending was going to happen a certain way and then it didnât, and Mateoâs and Rufusâs actual deaths were fitting and just so goddamn painful to experience. I was barely able to read with all that rain coming out of my eyes.
I did have a lot of unanswered questions about Death-Cast and how that came to be and how it all worked. I wanted more out of the story in a world building way that I didnât quite get.
So, in summary:Â feels on feels on feels on feels.