The First to Die at the End
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Summary
In this prequel to #1 New York Times bestselling phenomenon They Both Die at the End， two new strangers spend a life-changing day together after Death-Cast first makes their fateful calls。
It’s the night before Death-Cast goes live， and there’s one question on everyone’s mind: Can Death-Cast actually predict when someone will die， or is it just an elaborate hoax？
Orion Pagan has waited years for someone to tell him that he’s going to die。 He has a serious heart condition， and he signed up for Death-Cast so he could know what’s coming。
Valentino Prince is restarting his life in New York。 He has a long and promising future ahead and he only registered for Death-Cast after his twin sister nearly died in a car accident。
Orion and Valentino cross paths in Times Square and immediately feel a deep connection。 But when the first round of End Day calls goes out， their lives are changed forever—one of them receives a call， and the other doesn’t。 Though neither boy is certain how the day will end， they know they want to spend it together…even if that means their goodbye will be heartbreaking。
Told with acclaimed author Adam Silvera’s signature bittersweet touch， this story celebrates the lasting impact that people have on each other and proves that life is always worth living to the fullest。
It’s the night before Death-Cast goes live， and there’s one question on everyone’s mind: Can Death-Cast actually predict when someone will die， or is it just an elaborate hoax？
Orion Pagan has waited years for someone to tell him that he’s going to die。 He has a serious heart condition， and he signed up for Death-Cast so he could know what’s coming。
Valentino Prince is restarting his life in New York。 He has a long and promising future ahead and he only registered for Death-Cast after his twin sister nearly died in a car accident。
Orion and Valentino cross paths in Times Square and immediately feel a deep connection。 But when the first round of End Day calls goes out， their lives are changed forever—one of them receives a call， and the other doesn’t。 Though neither boy is certain how the day will end， they know they want to spend it together…even if that means their goodbye will be heartbreaking。
Told with acclaimed author Adam Silvera’s signature bittersweet touch， this story celebrates the lasting impact that people have on each other and proves that life is always worth living to the fullest。
Reviews
Starr ❇✌❇
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3*Review to come*
Cory Le
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 This books bro， took me a whole year to finish but FUCK。 The ending makes me so sad， the LAST LINE TOO。 NAWW I’m gonna be lonely for my entire life， I’m so convinced 💀💀 THIS BOOK AGRHAHAJDBJSKS
Kristine
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Really interesting dystopia with great characters who have major heart。 There were portions of the book where I felt like I was missing something major， which shouldn’t happen in a prequel， but it didn’t lower my overall enjoyment。 Some of the messages were extremely heavy handed， so this would be better for the younger crowd。I have not read book 1。 This does stand alone， mostly。Thank you to NetGalley and HarperCollins for the ARC。
Kara Povey
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AHHHHHHH SO EXITED TO READ THIS！！！！ （HOPING FOR A RUFUS AND MATEO CAMEO）
Dalton Steinert
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I want to preface this by saying I really， really enjoyed TBDATE。 I felt it was an original， fresh take on a genre saturated without novel ideas。This one， however， did not do it for me。 I felt most of the characters to read from the same narrative voice and be overall juvenile。 Yes， this is a YA novel but they literally read like children。 Even the adults read as one-dimensional beings without much flesh or substance。 They were filled with so much。。。 egotistical， nonsensical greed that it was ha I want to preface this by saying I really， really enjoyed TBDATE。 I felt it was an original， fresh take on a genre saturated without novel ideas。This one， however， did not do it for me。 I felt most of the characters to read from the same narrative voice and be overall juvenile。 Yes， this is a YA novel but they literally read like children。 Even the adults read as one-dimensional beings without much flesh or substance。 They were filled with so much。。。 egotistical， nonsensical greed that it was hard to relate to literally anyone。 And also， the best friend of one of the main characters is a horrible human being。 Not only does she try to control everything about her friend's life， but she acts like his mother and the friend never stands up for himself （which I felt was a way of saying emotional/mental abuse is okay）。 I DNF'd this about 64% of the way through。 。。。more
Brooke
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This book was both heartwarming to the core and gut-wrenching。 I cried and I laughed and I fell in love with these characters。 I found myself afraid of the ending even though I knew from the moment I picked up the book there wouldn't be a happy ending。 This book was enchanting to the highest degree and will definitely be one I recommend in the future to my friends （read: force them to read also）。The writing style was easy to follow and felt genuine， like a stream of thoughts straight out of the This book was both heartwarming to the core and gut-wrenching。 I cried and I laughed and I fell in love with these characters。 I found myself afraid of the ending even though I knew from the moment I picked up the book there wouldn't be a happy ending。 This book was enchanting to the highest degree and will definitely be one I recommend in the future to my friends （read: force them to read also）。The writing style was easy to follow and felt genuine， like a stream of thoughts straight out of the character's own mind。 It was easy to fall into the pages and let the story engulf all my thoughts。 。。。more
Maria
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this book destroyed me。 i was crying in my garden at a grill party and everyone actually thought someone i knew died。 i was over with my life。 since i've read this book i couldn't bring myself to start another one。 i finished this book over a month ago。 this book destroyed me。 i was crying in my garden at a grill party and everyone actually thought someone i knew died。 i was over with my life。 since i've read this book i couldn't bring myself to start another one。 i finished this book over a month ago。 。。。more
Ashleigh
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The First to Die at the End was a great addition to the universe established in They Both Die at the End。 It gave good insight to the world that exists， although it did leave me with more questions than answers。 The shifting perspectives made for a very well-rounded understanding of the story as a whole。 I would have like a bit more background on Death-Cast， but the mystery of it all was still intriguing。
Lizzy
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Review to Come because I need a minute to stop crying。
Jenny
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This book is suddenly blowing up on booktok and hooray hooray， it's what I've always wanted。 More stories in this world。 :/Fantastic。[Planning to put it to want to read] This book is suddenly blowing up on booktok and hooray hooray， it's what I've always wanted。 More stories in this world。 :/Fantastic。[Planning to put it to want to read] 。。。more
Caroline Evans Shaw
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This book was just as heartbreakingly beautiful as TBDATE， maybe even more。 I am so grateful to have received and ARC and read it early。 I did absolutely love it。 I think it holds up as a sequel/prequel very well。 I do think it should come with some content warnings。 I would have appreciated them going in as I found parts of TFTDATE quite difficult to get through。 They are listed here- not necessarily spoilers， but stop reading now if you don’t want to hear them。 ------Mass shootingsDomestic vio This book was just as heartbreakingly beautiful as TBDATE， maybe even more。 I am so grateful to have received and ARC and read it early。 I did absolutely love it。 I think it holds up as a sequel/prequel very well。 I do think it should come with some content warnings。 I would have appreciated them going in as I found parts of TFTDATE quite difficult to get through。 They are listed here- not necessarily spoilers， but stop reading now if you don’t want to hear them。 ------Mass shootingsDomestic violenceChronic/terminal illness Terrorism/9/11Violent vehicle accidentsMental/emotional abuseAlcoholismReligious traumaGun violence 。。。more
Julian
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4。5 StarsAhh where do I begin！！I read They Both Die at the End a very long time ago and loved that book。 It broke me to pieces and I was left an ugly mess at the end， but I loved it nonetheless。 I’m just now remembering that after finishing that book， I told myself to never read another Adam Silvera book because my heart couldn’t take it。 I guess I forgot about that because here I am， heartbroken yet again， reviewing the prequel。I’ll start off by saying that if you enjoyed They Both Die at the E 4。5 StarsAhh where do I begin！！I read They Both Die at the End a very long time ago and loved that book。 It broke me to pieces and I was left an ugly mess at the end， but I loved it nonetheless。 I’m just now remembering that after finishing that book， I told myself to never read another Adam Silvera book because my heart couldn’t take it。 I guess I forgot about that because here I am， heartbroken yet again， reviewing the prequel。I’ll start off by saying that if you enjoyed They Both Die at the End， you will very likely enjoy this one。 It’s a different story with different characters， but the same general idea is there: two young guys meet， a romantic connection is born， and there is death at the end as promised by the title of the book。 So read this knowing you’ll likely end up in tears and with a broken heart。I’ll try to keep this review spoiler-free （at least regarding major spoilers） but read with caution！ I’m just going to list the things that I loved and some of the things that didn’t work for me personally:What I loved:There are a lot of characters in this novel and it was easy for me to keep track of each one and not confuse their stories。 Having so many characters is usually problematic for me for 2 reasons: 1） The characters and their stories get confusing and I usually don’t know who is who。 2） The story usually tries to connect all of the characters and their stories in one way or another， but usually it’s not in a very meaningful way。 This book had none of the issues above。 Every character and every story and substory is important and ends up connecting to the major plotline。 It’s all clear and it’s fascinating to see how in a big city like New York， each major and minor character is related in one way or another。 This leads to my next point of the relation of this book to the first one （mini spoiler up ahead！）。 Again， I read the first book a long time ago so I forgot pretty much everything that happens in it （including the names of the characters）。 When I realized some of the characters in this prequel are the same characters in the first book I was in shock。 It was a very emotional moment and a beautiful nod to the first book and its characters。 I love how the prequel complements the first book and it’s done in a way that doesn’t feel like an after-thought。 It flows and connects well， and I think people will love the connections between both books。The majority （if not all） of the characters are Hispanic， and I love that the author wrote them this way。 Hispanic culture isn’t a huge part of the novel， but as a Latin-American myself， it’s refreshing and exciting to read a book where the characters are people like me。 Art/creativity is a very important theme in the novel。 I myself don’t really care too much for art， but I know a lot of people do and I think they will appreciate the importance that the characters and story give it。 I think the story could be very inspirational for people wanting to pursue their artistic dreams since so many characters， both young and old， are related one way or another to their artistic passions。I don’t want to talk about the story itself too much since I don’t want to spoil it， but I couldn’t put the book down。 Like the first book， this one forces you to keep reading because you need to know what’s going to happen。 You’re hopeful that death isn’t imminent and you need to know how everything ends。 It’s an insta-love story and I think many will have an issue with that。 It may be unrealistic for some， but if you’re going into this book expecting young romance， then you’ll be fine。 Everything that happens in the book is so beautiful。 Everything is so heartbreaking。 There are moment when you celebrate things and moments when you sob and say “no， no， no” and you still keep reading。 This book punches you in the heart real hard。 There were several times when I said “F you Adam Silvera” because of what he wrote for the characters。 There’s even a few moments that “break the fourth wall” where the author basically admits to being an asshole for punishing his characters。 I don’t know if being heartbroken because of a book is a good or bad thing， but I’m including this point in this list because the book succeeds at it。Things that didn’t really work for me （in no particular order）:I mentioned earlier how the majority of the characters （including the leads） are Hispanic， but I was a bit disappointed to learn both of the main characters have white features。 Yes， there are white Hispanics， but we already have a lot of gay romance books with characters with white features， so I wish this had been different in this book。 Both characters are stereotypically good looking。 One of them has sharp facial features， and the other is basically a hunk。 I just wish they had been more “ordinary” since we also already have a lot of books with conventionally attractive people。 The story of the book gives “The Fault in our Stars。” It’s obviously not the same story and there’s a lot that’s different， but there’s also several fundamental similarities。 I’m not saying that’s a bad thing， but I think it’s a trope that has been done before and maybe isn’t the most original。Both the prequel and the first book are essentially the same type of story （insta-love with the promise of death at the end）。 I didn’t really mind this， but I think it would have been interesting to maybe see the story of a gay couple who has been together for a long time。 This would make it an even more heartbreaking story。 There’s some young/gen Z/millennial words here and there and they just didn’t do it for me。 I found it a bit cringey and could’ve easily been left out。I wish Scarlett would’ve had a bigger role at the end。 I feel like the character was built up a lot and then at the end she was almost inexistant。 I was expecting her to have a much bigger role at the end considering the events that take place。The ending！！！ Or more like the events that lead to the end。 It felt like a Hispanic telenovela。 It was very hard to believe， very fast， and almost too dramatic。 It felt like I was reading a totally different book。To conclude my thoughts: I loved/hated this book。 I loved it because it’s a beautiful story and the book sucks you in completely。 I hated it because of the heartbreak I was left with。 I will now remember to not read another book by Adam Silvera because I cannot keep doing this to myself。Disclaimer: I won an advance copy of this book from a Goodreads giveaway。 。。。more
Linda
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Why， not how， do I not know they'll be a prequel to one of the most heartbreaking stories I have ever read？ How am I so late to know？ Well whatever， at least I don't have to wait as long as the majority of you guys。 HAHAHHAHAHA。hahahahahaha。。。 *sobs* *cries* Why do I do this to myself？ Why do I torture myself like this？ *adds to TBR* Why， not how， do I not know they'll be a prequel to one of the most heartbreaking stories I have ever read？ How am I so late to know？ Well whatever， at least I don't have to wait as long as the majority of you guys。 HAHAHHAHAHA。hahahahahaha。。。 *sobs* *cries* Why do I do this to myself？ Why do I torture myself like this？ *adds to TBR* 。。。more
Kaylin Hedrick
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A real page turner ， the details catch you every time。 I couldn't put it down because it kept you entertained。 Would read again。 A real page turner ， the details catch you every time。 I couldn't put it down because it kept you entertained。 Would read again。 。。。more
Lynnek
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I won a copy of this on GoodReads and I was so excited when it came in the mail。 I love the idea of getting the origin story for Death Cast。 Orion and Valentino made the perfect pair to watch how they live the day。 There were heart felt moment， humor， and some sweet love。 The only reason for the four stars instead of five is I wish there had been more info about Death Cast and the inventor。 But overall， this is highly recommended！ It is a thick book but you fly through the easy and engrossing re I won a copy of this on GoodReads and I was so excited when it came in the mail。 I love the idea of getting the origin story for Death Cast。 Orion and Valentino made the perfect pair to watch how they live the day。 There were heart felt moment， humor， and some sweet love。 The only reason for the four stars instead of five is I wish there had been more info about Death Cast and the inventor。 But overall， this is highly recommended！ It is a thick book but you fly through the easy and engrossing read while imagining how this scenario would play out in our world today！ 。。。more
Book_portrait Δέσποινα Κ。
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Ενώ ο τίτλος σε προϊδεάζει για το τελος του βιβλίου ，δεν αφήνει το ενδιαφέρον σου να φύγει 。 Με συγκίνησε σε πολλά σημεία και με έκανε να σκεφτώ πως καλό είναι να ζούμε την κάθε στιγμή της ζωής μας κάθε μέρα 。
Shalev Alkulumbre
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It’s fine I’m fine
Ella I
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Screaming， puking throwing up， shitting my pants so excited for this！！！！！！ I will not be the same when this comes out
gio
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l’idea sarebbe stata anche carina ma no non mi è piaciuto
Jadelyn Tran
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seems plagiararized from they both die at the end but tbh whatever its a vibe
Lila （derricoreads）
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Thank you to HarperCollins for the ARC of this novel via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review！I am always nervous about prequels because I grow tired of unoriginal work being used to make money， but I felt like this book was a natural building block for the world of They Both Die at the End。 It's 2010 and Valentino has just moved to New York City to start the life he has always dreamed of with his twin sister， Scarlet。 He has his first big-time modeling job booked and endless optimism in Thank you to HarperCollins for the ARC of this novel via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review！I am always nervous about prequels because I grow tired of unoriginal work being used to make money， but I felt like this book was a natural building block for the world of They Both Die at the End。 It's 2010 and Valentino has just moved to New York City to start the life he has always dreamed of with his twin sister， Scarlet。 He has his first big-time modeling job booked and endless optimism in his heart。 Death Cast is just beginning its first day of calls and he's dubious about the practice。Orion is already living each day in a dance with Death。 With a genetic heart condition that has landed him in the hospital many times before， Death Cast comes as something of a relief for him。 Finally， he'll be able to live each day without worrying if it will be his last。 I mean。。。this book is devastating。 That's kind of the name of the game here。 With New York still in the shadow of 9/11 and a morbid theme of living out your life like you're dying， I spent the whole book dreading the ending。 I think book one was so special because even with the title I could be optimistically hopeful。 Maybe they WON'T die at the end， right？ Ha ha。。。 Good joke， Silvera。 There's something so much more tragic about hurtling towards an end you can't prevent。。。which is the whole meaning of the books。 I do not think this book was as good as the first， but I still felt really emotionally invested in it。 There is obviously insta-love here， and I wonder if it would be more tragic to lose a stranger or someone you have loved for some time。 Either way， I am in pain and forever wondering how people ENJOY reading sad books。 。。。more
Marta Aleksandra
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At first i thought it will be really good young adult， but reading it was really tiring。 I couldn’t get get through it。 In my opinion- this viral TikTok book isn’t worth all the attention it gets
fran ☽
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AHHHHH I CANT WAIT OMFG
Autumn
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omg
Lilia
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I'm so excited for this omgggggggg AHHHI CAN'T WAITTTT I'm so excited for this omgggggggg AHHHI CAN'T WAITTTT 。。。more
Tim
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*I was given a copy of this novel via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review*"The First To Die at the End" is a worthy prequel to the much-beloved and discussed "They Both Die at the End" that will keep you guessing until the very end。 If you do not like to get emotional and/or cry when reading， this is NOT the book for you。 It is an emotional rollercoaster and I went from grinning ear to ear to sobbing in the span of a few pages！ Adam Silvera deftly weaves together multiple narratives and p *I was given a copy of this novel via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review*"The First To Die at the End" is a worthy prequel to the much-beloved and discussed "They Both Die at the End" that will keep you guessing until the very end。 If you do not like to get emotional and/or cry when reading， this is NOT the book for you。 It is an emotional rollercoaster and I went from grinning ear to ear to sobbing in the span of a few pages！ Adam Silvera deftly weaves together multiple narratives and points-of-view， which make this novel soar！ Valentino is a model who is moving to New York with his twin sister Scarlett to start a new life， fulfill his dreams of a major modeling career， and get away from his uber-religious and homophobic parents。 He wants to live his life as an openly gay man， away from the parents who turned their backs on him when he came out。 Orion is a life-long New Yorker who lost his parents in 9/11 and is living with his mom's best friend Dayana and her family。 This family includes his best friend and "sister"。 He also has severe heart disease and he is going to soon be in need of a heart transplant。 Valentino and Orion meet in Times Square on the eve of the launch of Death-Cast， the program that calls members on the day that they are going to die。 Death-Cast was the catalyst of the first book and in that book， it had been around for a long time。 In this one， it is just starting。 Orion was signed up， along with the rest of his family， by Dayana。 Valentino sees the sign-up booth and decides last minute to sign up。 After signing up， the two boys meet as Orion boldly makes a move to say hello。 They spend the minutes leading up to launch together， along with Orion's bestie。 Midnight strikes and one of the two boys receives the very first Death-Cast call and then the world explodes。 The tale that follows is heartwarming and heartbreaking and will leave you breathless until the final section。 DO NOT look up which boy gets the call。。。 that will ruin the story。 It is worth the wait！ Oh， and you do see younger versions of Mateo and Rufus， the leads of TBDATE， in small sections in this novel and they are perfect！ Check this book out as soon as it is released！ You'll be glad you did。Thank you to Harper Collins for allowing me a chance to read this！ 。。。more
Shelly
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Good
Mrs。 Kenyon
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Valentino has just moved to New York City and can’t wait to move forward into the future。 Orion has a bad heart and keeps expecting to not have another day。 They meet in Times Square on the night before Death-Cast goes live。 They both joined Death-Cast for different reasons， but when Valentino receives the very first phone call … their lives become intertwined forever。 Neither boy knows how the day will end， but they do know they want to spend Valentino’s last minutes or hours together。The First Valentino has just moved to New York City and can’t wait to move forward into the future。 Orion has a bad heart and keeps expecting to not have another day。 They meet in Times Square on the night before Death-Cast goes live。 They both joined Death-Cast for different reasons， but when Valentino receives the very first phone call … their lives become intertwined forever。 Neither boy knows how the day will end， but they do know they want to spend Valentino’s last minutes or hours together。The First to Die at the End is the prequel novel to They Both Die at the End。 The original book was released five years ago， but I actually just read it this summer for book club。 Because of reading these two books so close， I was able to fully appreciate the cameo appearances of many characters from the original story。 I will admit I didn’t like the language and sexual thoughts/descriptions， but it wasn’t enough for me to stop reading the book。 A thoroughly enjoyable this prequel and I am glad I got to read about how it all started。 。。。more
Anne Hedge
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Good story。 Well written。
Sam
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