The First to Die at the End

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