The First to Die at the End

The characters were so lovable and had me rooting for them from the beginning. I loved the pacing of the story and how storylines intertwined. My only draw back is the way some of the dialogue is written. It was distracting at times and wasn't consistent. Easily overlooked though with the quality of the story!

“I???m always telling stories before I even know what they???re about, getting carried away and turning words into sentences, sentences into paragraphs, paragraphs into chapters, chapters into love stories.”

You'd have thought I'd learn my lesson after last time? Spoiler: I didn't.

This book shattered my heart into a million pieces. I'm struggling to find the words to describe this experience because it was so surreal. The two main characters are wonderfully complicated with fleshed out backstories that made them feel like real people. I was a bit worried going into it that it wouldn't be as good as They Both Die at the End but I think I actually prefer this

The story is full of so many magical moments both sad, funny and tender. There were so many moments that made me almost tear up but the ending broke me. I highly recommend xD

Holy shit.
Adam, (I like to think I'm on a first name basis at this point) how dare you break my heart every single time.
This book is beautiful and while it sometimes repeats itself too much it didn't take away from my enjoyment. I was filled with emotions, ranging from bliss to shock to sadness.
I am sooo happy this book didn't disappoint and I would like to buy the next heartbreaking book Adam will write for us.

Now excuse me while I go sit in a corner and process this book for the next three days, please and thank you.

I'm sorry but nothing interesting happened. Valentino's voice actor choosing to read every single chapter in this heartfelt, almost-about-to-cry voice really irked me on a whole new level. If I never have to hear someone say “everything is mad hazy” like it's the most poetic thing and like they're moving themselves to tears ever again I'm good. Also the clownery of saying that and hating on the word selfie literally in the next sentence ... 🤡 I cannot 
No thanks to this one

Adam Silvera me ha roto en mil pedazos, otra vez. Al final muere el primero es una hermosa precuela que nos presenta como fue el lanzamiento de muerte súbita y el último dia del primer fiambre. Aunque lo acabo de terminar siento que conecte mas con este libro que con el anterior; en pocas palabras, llore mucho más con este.
Debo admitir que hubo algunas cositas que no me convencieron del todo, como el hecho de que en la historia habia aspectos ya eran implícitos, y no era necesario denotarlos. También, más por curiosidad personal, me hubira gustado que nos contaran un poco más acerca del secreto de muerte subita.
De todas maneras, puedo decir que disfrute mucho este libro y que estare al pendiente de nuevos proyectos que tenga Adam Silvera.

It is pretty much the same as the first book. There are numerous outright impossible coincidences where the main characters meet the protagonists of They Both Die at the End. Honestly in some places it takes away from the story as a huge WINK WINK from Silvera to remind us that They Both Die at the End exists.

The story is okay but it's genuinely just the same as the first book. It's all about accepting death in a book twice as long (for some reason) with a predictable twist and ending. The story is essentially this:


See I thought, given that Valentino gets the call really early in the book, there is going to be some fun twist. Maybe he won't be the one to die as it's established Death-Cast is not perfect missing 12 people who ended up dying.

Nope. He dies and gives Orion, a stranger, his heart. I am all for romance and finding love on one's last day like in They Both Die at the End but this was a little silly.

The biggest missed opportunity is Dalma. She is upset that Valentino leaves the hospital and that Orion essentially tells her to F-off so the two boys can hang out (which is a hugely a-hole thing to do to your best friend/sister who has always been there for you). I thought that it would be Dalma causing Valentino's death in some malicious way to ensure that Orion gets his heart.

Then there is Scarlett who is a nothing character. When it was revealed that Death-Cast can make mistakes I thought “AHA! Maybe the ‘first to die at the end' is not going to be either of the boys but her, or Silvera will switch it up!” - NOPE. What you think is going to happen on PAGE 1 is going to happen in the end.

The abusive landlord being the cause of Valentino's death is beyond lame. That was supposed to be a red herring, Adam! COME ON