Tag: They Both Die At The End
They Both Die at the End ā ā ā ā ā
Holy mother of feels, yāall. I was warned this one had a lot of heart-smashing, toe-curling feels to dish out, and even thought IĀ 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: Theyāre going to die today. Mateo and Rufus are total strangers, but, for different reasons, theyāre both looking to make a new friend on their End Day. The good news: Thereās an app for that. Itās 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 reallyĀ reallyĀ 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 wouldnāt cry forever.
Iām not a fan of contemporary. I donāt 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 didnāt, and Mateoās and Rufusās 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 didnāt quite get.
So, in summary:Ā feels on feels on feels on feels.
Maggie’s September TBR
I’m still reading a lot of the same ARCs; but I’ve been approved for Adam Silvera’sĀ They Both Die At The End so expect that review up soon! I’m also finally startingĀ Six of Crows and finishing up my all time faveĀ The Savage Dawn, book 3 of Melissa Grey’sĀ The Girl at Midnight series.
I won’t include the back copy for all top row, since you can see that in my August TBR post, but here’s all the new stuff: