The First to Die at the End

Isn't biblically accurate because I've heard somewhere that gay means happy, hENCE WHY WAS I CRYING A RIVER TO THIS.

It was such a good book 😭 .

I’d recommend reading they both die at the end, but this book is like an extra to me!! it was a bit hard to go through and the pacing was a little off for me, the characters weren’t super loveable so it was a bit hard to care really, but it was still a good book!! this book explores the times when Death cast first made an appearance in the world!! you see how the people have doubts abt the system, and how things can go wrong. you learn more about how Death cast works (without divulging its secrets of course). it’s heartbreaking, and sacrificial. i could see how this book could definitely suit someone else’s tastes more than mine, so it’s more of a it wasn’t for me. i take this book as more of world building than anything:) also mateo and rufus have a scene of when they were kids in here, it’s cute and it hurts!

Had this in my shelf for over a year. Decided last night to pick it up. Finished in basically one sitting. I CRIED 😭

crying screaming throwing up i love this book so much i don’t know why i hope for the best when the cover literally tells me what’s going to happen but this book was so good i read it in like three days

I enjoyed this one way more than they both die at the end

★★★★,5

I WRAPPED THIS UP READY TO GIVE TO MY FRIEND AND I FORGOT TO ADD QUOTES SO THATS WHY I HAVENT DONE ANY !!

This time i wasn’t as emotionally attached as i was with the characters in the sequel, however i still very much felt for them. The plot kept me guessing the entire time, my theories were almost never correct, unfortunately and fortunately. The only thing different about how i feel towards this book and its sequel is that i didn’t cry as much, due to how emotionally invested i was in the other characters. But nevertheless i still cried. It was so beautiful and once again i just love how everything connects, it had me gasping audibly.

Touching and life-affirming.

** spoiler alert ** I couldn't help but sob throughout part 4 and 5. It left me desolated even though I knew this was supposed to happen right from the beginning. I loved the Rufus - Mateo cameos in here (ifykyk). And not to mention the star Last Friend App which led to the whole "They both die at the end". Finally we also meet the creator who is the ultimate reason our characters meet. The whole Death cast scenario is explored a bit more compared to TBDATE and the beginning of it all is quite whimsical. It took me quite long to finish because of my slump but this was worth every memory Oreo-Val captures in the day.

Me han encantado las referencias al otro libro, ha sido un detallazo, aunque es poco triste verlos de chiquitos y saber cómo morirán 😞

Great book it had nice references to "they both die in the end." but manages to pull a great story that can be read as a stand alone. Loved the characters and how everyone interacted with each other. But I specially loved how even tho it's stated early in the story that a person will die, the circustances allow the reader to have hope and feel dread about the fates of everyone in the story.

I loved it so much, I litterally could get enough if it, and I'm heartbroken by the ending but I don't think it could have been any better either. All i want is to live a life like Orion and Valention did on their day together. Plenty of minded changing qutoes too.

What an amazing theory! Death Cast! Still not sure if I loved it it hated it! ❤️❤️🤘🏻🤘🏻

What a great book to start off the year! I loved this story so much I may have even liked it better than the first book! The Death Cast concept is so interesting to me and I loved how we got more of the story of how it all started this time around. There even was a little more mystery in this prequel as we didn’t 100% know which characters would die in the end like we did with the first. I flew through this 550 page book and didn’t want it to end! We’ll done Adam Silvera!

This book broke me mentally and emotionally in the best way possible.

A good sequel to the first book. It felt great to read a little more about this world although I could feel the teasing from the author with some small comments that referred to the first book.

It was good, a little sad

i will never be able to recover from this.

I think it’s safe to say that TFTDATE was more heartbreaking than TBDATE. I know this because of the amount of tissues currently on my bed. (Adam, you owe me at least two boxes of tissues and therapy) No one can make me ugly cry and simultaneously laugh at dark humor like Adam Silvera can. Getting to know Valentino and Orion and all the others has been an incredible ride. Seeing their dynamics and the way they all fit together like one big perfect puzzle, brought so much warmth to my heart. Reading about how much they all mean to one another was enough to bring tears to my eyes and made getting attached to them all the more worth it. The cameos warmed my heart and shattered it all in the same breath. I wish I could say more, but I won’t. At least not until a few weeks after the book has been released. Adam never fails to astound me with the world that he’s built around Death-Cast. The creativity, the rawness of it all, just utterly flawless and ground shattering. He’s created a set of characters that come from different traumatic events and heartache, and they somehow still manage to live every single day to the absolute fullest. Thank you for the representation that you’ve given with every single story you’ve written. You’ve made me feel seen. You’ve made thousands of people feel seen. Adam has been one of my favorite author’s for a very long time, and an inspiration to the worlds I create too. So being able to be so privileged to review an ARC copy, is one of my many ‘firsts that I hope doesn’t double as a last.’ Thank you to HarperCollins Publishers and to Adam for the ARC copy.

I love this book, so if you are into a loving relationship with a deadline typa thing this is the perfect book for you, however, this book did make me cry for so long