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
Mark Gee
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I’ve read this book in just over one day， I loved they both die in the end， I loved this book too but I didn’t find it as emotional as the previous book。 What I like about the book/s is that it’s making me think about my crap life and how I’m not living it。The book is just making me want to live a better life and stop caring about the stupid unimportant things in life， move on and start again。 “Out with the old in with the new” I loved this book I really did。
Yuval Givony
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literally read this book in one day，，， it broke my heart so many times but mended it too for a change （looking at you adam）。 this was less devastating （not by much） than his other books but i loved it so so muchadded: i also really love the way adam connects his stories and it all makes sense， there are quite a few characters but they’re all at least a little connected somehow and whenever one character sees another i always gasp。anyway adam ily pls always keep breaking my heart
Laura Martens
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I went into this so sceptical， but the sheer chokehold this book has had on my brain while I read it。 I honestly enjoyed it more than the first one！
Tiannah
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This book devastated me and has left an empty void in my heart because I consumed it too fast。 10/10 would go through it again。 TFTDATE is full of beautiful writing， a few laughs and full heartbreak。 I loved these characters so much and getting to dive back into the Death Cast Universe。
ezrabella 2。0
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Spoiler Alert: （Title）
Ali
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No one is surprised that I bawled my eyes out 🥲
BookBagDC
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This is a story about hope and regret。 Death-Cast， a new service that claims it is able to predict the day that people will die， is about to go live。 Many have signed up for the service， where Death-Cast calls you when it is your “End Day，” while others are convinced the service is nothing more than an elaborate hoax。 On the night of the launch， amidst a gathering in Times Square， two young men cross paths。 Orion， no stranger to sudden and tragic deaths， has a bad heart condition。 After years of This is a story about hope and regret。 Death-Cast， a new service that claims it is able to predict the day that people will die， is about to go live。 Many have signed up for the service， where Death-Cast calls you when it is your “End Day，” while others are convinced the service is nothing more than an elaborate hoax。 On the night of the launch， amidst a gathering in Times Square， two young men cross paths。 Orion， no stranger to sudden and tragic deaths， has a bad heart condition。 After years of uncertainty for his and his family， Orion， a native New Yorker， signed up for Death-Cast so he could finally have some certainty over when he would die。 Valentino Prince has just moved to New York from Phoenix to start his career as a model。 He left behind his parents， who have not accepted him since he came out， and is looking forward to building a new life， starting with a major modeling campaign that cast him。 He signed up for Death-Cast only after his beloved twin sister nearly died in a car accident。 On that fateful night， Orion and Valentino are immediately drawn to one another。 But when the first round of Death-Cast calls go out， one receives a call letting him know this is his End Day and the other does not。 They could go their separate ways but instead decide to spend the day together even though they know that， at least for one of them， the day will end in tragedy。 What they couldn’t know at that time is that both of their lives， and those of their families， will be changed forever by this one day they have with each other。 I thoroughly enjoyed this book。 This sequel to They Both Die At The End is a worthy successor to that great book。 Even as you know from the outset that one of the two main characters is likely to die by the end， the book is nevertheless uplifting and heartwarming in many ways。 Orion and Valentino had much different lives， each with their own tragedies and obstacles。 But it is a joy to spend the day with them together， as they discover connection and a type of hope that each felt was out of their reach。 By the end of this book， you are likely to have at least a few tears in your eyes from this touching story about love， chosen family， navigating tragedy， and living without regret。 Highly recommended！ 。。。more
Jordan Corso
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3。5 stars。For me， this was much better than 'they both die at the end' which I gave 2 stars， one for Rufus and one for Mateo。I feel like I really liked Orion and Valentino's relationship much more than Rufus and Mateo as I felt because the book being longer， I was able to feel empathy for these characters more as they experience their day and feel sympathy when 'the ending' happens。Last time， I didn't really like the side character perspectives as I felt they were so useless and didn't care at a 3。5 stars。For me， this was much better than 'they both die at the end' which I gave 2 stars， one for Rufus and one for Mateo。I feel like I really liked Orion and Valentino's relationship much more than Rufus and Mateo as I felt because the book being longer， I was able to feel empathy for these characters more as they experience their day and feel sympathy when 'the ending' happens。Last time， I didn't really like the side character perspectives as I felt they were so useless and didn't care at all， but because this time we got to learn about death-cast， it made those chapters more readable and enjoyable。 Still some side characters that felt a waste of time though。I felt like the book was paced really well and wasn't too bored during the middle。 Like there was something always going on and I really liked watching their （the love interest's） relationship develop over a day which normally I would not like b/c it was just a day but Adam Silvera made it feel like we have spent a lifetime with them which felt really nice！I LOVED the easter egg this book had for 'they both die at the end' and I don't want to say anything but it was PERFECTI thought the ending was done well as well but as the title depicts， predictable but this is the point of the novel。 I think it is really interesting how Adam makes you fall in love with the characters even though you know they are going to die and I think that is a really powerful writing ability and I commend him for that。Overall I would recommend this book over 'they both die at the end' as I feel like you can tell that Adam's writing has improved much more and it was just better story telling。 :） 。。。more
Nina
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This book was beautifully heartbreaking。 Just like “they both die at the end” this book made me cry like a baby。This book was shocking， emotional， full of love and grief， humorous and had so many lovable and flawed characters。They way the characters， even minor ones， are connected with each other is really enjoyable for me。 The way this book handled all his different characters was really great。 We got so many different POV’s and some really nice side story’s， while never shifting out of focus o This book was beautifully heartbreaking。 Just like “they both die at the end” this book made me cry like a baby。This book was shocking， emotional， full of love and grief， humorous and had so many lovable and flawed characters。They way the characters， even minor ones， are connected with each other is really enjoyable for me。 The way this book handled all his different characters was really great。 We got so many different POV’s and some really nice side story’s， while never shifting out of focus on Valentino and Orion and their extraordinary adventure together。 I liked that not everything was going perfectly smooth and how the characters planed。 The emotions felt real and how people navigated them and developed in such a short time was kinda cathartic。 。。。more
Tori
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My bookstore had this book ready for me a couple days early and let me tell you， I DEVOURED it。 Adam Silvera has been my favorite author for about two years now and he never ever disappoints。 Ever。 TFTDATE lives up to its huge hype and beyond， and is just as amazing and heartbreaking as TBDATE - if not more ♡ please do yourself a favor and read this。 But keep the tissues ready！ You will need them。 Lots of them。
neko
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4。75/5Once again， Adam Silvera made me cry like a baby even though I knew someone was going to die at the end。I read the digital ARC of this one—thanks， Edelweiss！—and ebooks can be hard for me to focus on sometimes， so it took me a while to really get into this one。 But I had to finish it today so I could flex about reading it before the SOS release， so last night I got down to business。First and foremost， I’m docking 1/4 of a star because I was initially pretty skeptical of this concept and th 4。75/5Once again， Adam Silvera made me cry like a baby even though I knew someone was going to die at the end。I read the digital ARC of this one—thanks， Edelweiss！—and ebooks can be hard for me to focus on sometimes， so it took me a while to really get into this one。 But I had to finish it today so I could flex about reading it before the SOS release， so last night I got down to business。First and foremost， I’m docking 1/4 of a star because I was initially pretty skeptical of this concept and the opening chapters felt forced to me。 They Both Die at the End is one of the most impactful books I’ve ever read， and since it’s been a #1 paperback for a year due to #booktok， the whole idea of a prequel felt kind of cash-grabby。 But Adam didn’t let me down with TBDatE and he didn’t let me down with TFtDatE。 About 20% of the way in， I felt like he was really hitting his stride （or perhaps I was hitting mine as a reader？）。 I realize 20% in seems like a long way to go before things start to flow， but I really felt like it was ultimately worth the wait。Things I really like about this book （and Adam Silvera’s writing in general）:• The table of contents is a helluva lot to take in， but he weaves every character and situation together so seamlessly。 It really drives home how interconnected we are with other people， how we are the protagonists of our own lives and the background characters in others’ lives。• Sometimes his turns of phrase read almost like poetry。 I won’t quote any lines here since a） they might not be in the final copy and b） the ARC says not to （since they might not be in the final copy）， but he’s able to throw these lines in that are so beautiful and meaningful but also hurt。 This is how good poetry hits me。• Repetition and anaphora。• The book answers questions I had after reading TBDatE， while raising even more of them。 I would actually be okay with a third book， which is one plot twist I never expected。• No spoilers here， because Adam already said it on social media， but young Rufus and Mateo have cameos。 There are a few other characters and references scattered throughout like little Easter eggs， but ultimately this book is wholly its own。• Seeing how End Days went before Death-Cast really took off and society began catering to Deckers with organized， extra-safe activities。This is a read-it-in-one-sitting kind of book。 I had to take a break to work on a couple of days， which was extra annoying because， as I found out today， it definitely hits different when you have time to read uninterrupted for a few hours with a box of tissues at the ready。 I also suggest you be smarter about it than I was and keep some water nearby， to rehydrate yourself after all the crying。 I myself am currently a dried-out husk with a headache。ETA: Michael Cart liked this book， and I trust his taste in diverse/queer YA implicitly。 。。。more
Jessica （library。of。jess）
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✨ 4 stars ✨ 💧 3 tears 💧 “Live enough for the both of us” OUCH MY HEARTThis one hurt…a lot。 That ending absolutely tore me apart。This was so devastating but so sweet at the same time， absolutely love Orion and Valentino with all my heart。 I also enjoyed the multiple POVs from different characters in this book。 I honestly wasn’t expecting a lot of the plot twists in this， I expected a completely different outcome when reading this honestly。 I’m sad now but that was a good adventure to read。Absol ✨ 4 stars ✨ 💧 3 tears 💧 “Live enough for the both of us” OUCH MY HEARTThis one hurt…a lot。 That ending absolutely tore me apart。This was so devastating but so sweet at the same time， absolutely love Orion and Valentino with all my heart。 I also enjoyed the multiple POVs from different characters in this book。 I honestly wasn’t expecting a lot of the plot twists in this， I expected a completely different outcome when reading this honestly。 I’m sad now but that was a good adventure to read。Absolutely recommend this book to everyone， check TWs！ Happy reading ♥️ 。。。more
Gabriela Pop
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Kristin DeGarmo
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I was super excited to read this since I loved They Both Die at the End。 Overall I did like this book。 I was embarrassed that I didn’t immediately realize that the Rufus and Mateo from this book are the main characters from TBDATE。 I did figure it out though。 Another thing that felt out of place for me was the intimate scene between Orion and Valentino。 I didn’t expect it to be flushed out because this is YA but I didn’t expect it to be rushed through and glossed over。 I didn’t feel a build up t I was super excited to read this since I loved They Both Die at the End。 Overall I did like this book。 I was embarrassed that I didn’t immediately realize that the Rufus and Mateo from this book are the main characters from TBDATE。 I did figure it out though。 Another thing that felt out of place for me was the intimate scene between Orion and Valentino。 I didn’t expect it to be flushed out because this is YA but I didn’t expect it to be rushed through and glossed over。 I didn’t feel a build up to the situation。 Also question， why does Orion just randomly have condoms？ This was both of their first times and it didn’t sound like Orion was close to having sex so why did he just happen to have them？ Did Dayana and Floyd give him the bees and bees talk？ Also another thing that bothered me was that Orion kept saying “mad” to mean very or extremely。 I had to Google it and turns out it’s a NY thing。 I live on the West Coast and it’s not much of a thing out here but it kind of annoyed me。 I did tear up when *SPOILER* Valentino died。 Again， overall I liked this book and can’t wait for others to read it。 。。。more
Fredrick
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Haven't read yet， coming in Tuesday morning and I am hyped。Orion and Valentino sound cool based on names alone。 I adored the first one， Mateo and Rufus are one of my comfort ships， and also the ship that makes me wanna cry my eyes out。 Haven't read yet， coming in Tuesday morning and I am hyped。Orion and Valentino sound cool based on names alone。 I adored the first one， Mateo and Rufus are one of my comfort ships， and also the ship that makes me wanna cry my eyes out。 。。。more
Alana
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Have you forgotten the stress of reading They Both Die at the End？ Are you a "It completely wrecked me; here， read it" type of reader？ Would you like to feel the full range of human emotions， from blood pressure-spiking fear to sobbing？ Have I got a book for you！ Have you forgotten the stress of reading They Both Die at the End？ Are you a "It completely wrecked me; here， read it" type of reader？ Would you like to feel the full range of human emotions， from blood pressure-spiking fear to sobbing？ Have I got a book for you！ 。。。more
Becca da Romance Queen
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I haven't read this but WHAT THE ACTUALLY FUDGESICLES OMG I NEED THIS I AM EMOTIONAL I haven't read this but WHAT THE ACTUALLY FUDGESICLES OMG I NEED THIS I AM EMOTIONAL 。。。more
Morgan Howard
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4。5/5 stars**HUGE thank you to HarperCollins Children's Books for granting me an eARC through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review！**Representation: Gay， Latinx， disabled main character; gay Latinx main character; Afro-Latina side character; multiple Latinx side charactersContent Warnings: parental death （off-page）， mentions of 9/11， mentions of cancer， mentions of a car accident， mentions of death in childbirth， homophobia， religious trauma， heart disease， grief， gun violence/death， heart 4。5/5 stars**HUGE thank you to HarperCollins Children's Books for granting me an eARC through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review！**Representation: Gay， Latinx， disabled main character; gay Latinx main character; Afro-Latina side character; multiple Latinx side charactersContent Warnings: parental death （off-page）， mentions of 9/11， mentions of cancer， mentions of a car accident， mentions of death in childbirth， homophobia， religious trauma， heart disease， grief， gun violence/death， heart attacks， organ transplants， hospitals， domestic abuse， blood， fall-related injuries， sex， deathIt's the debut of Death Cast， which promises to call every American who will die that day。 At the launch party in Times Square， gay teens Orion and Valentino hit it off immediately。 Orion， a native New Yorker with a serious heart condition， has already signed up for Death Cast。 Valentino， who just arrived from Arizona， signs up at the last minute for the sake of his twin sister。 At midnight， Death Cast will call just one of the boys， prompting the excursion of a lifetime across the city。I had my doubts since I adored "They Both Die at the End，" but "The First to Die at the End" was a surprisingly excellent prequel！ Although the premise remains the same， the story didn't feel repetitive -- Silvera's plot twists were fantastic。 The characters were compelling and I loved all the interconnectedness between narrators。 It was also so much fun seeing cameos from the first book！ 。。。more
Britt McCarthy
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omg my heart 🥺
Ava DeFazio
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this was so emotionally damaging i dont want to read ever again it was so good。 yk？ also great book to finish at 1 am :，）
Ditte
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I read this in a day and I'm now going to have to try to sleep while sobbing uncontrollably。 Full review to come when I can stop crying long enough to see my screen properly ✌Rating may change but it's definitely a 4 based on the post-read vibes I'm feeling right now。 I read this in a day and I'm now going to have to try to sleep while sobbing uncontrollably。 Full review to come when I can stop crying long enough to see my screen properly ✌Rating may change but it's definitely a 4 based on the post-read vibes I'm feeling right now。 。。。more
Anne
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In this prequel to They Both Die at the End， Deathcast is just being launched。 It's the story of Orion and Valentino。 Orion has lived in NYC his whole life。 He also has a chronic heart condition and is waiting for a transplant。 Valentino is a model and has just moved to NYC。 He is waiting for his twin sister to join him on the next flight out。 They meet serendipitously in Times Square and one of them receives the very first call from Deathcast。。。Fun queer romance。 You still won't find out how De In this prequel to They Both Die at the End， Deathcast is just being launched。 It's the story of Orion and Valentino。 Orion has lived in NYC his whole life。 He also has a chronic heart condition and is waiting for a transplant。 Valentino is a model and has just moved to NYC。 He is waiting for his twin sister to join him on the next flight out。 They meet serendipitously in Times Square and one of them receives the very first call from Deathcast。。。Fun queer romance。 You still won't find out how Deathcast works though。 。。。more
Tatiana
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Me gustó bastante， aunque siento que la idea era buenísima pero no tuvo un buen desarrollo
liv♥
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i am so excited but also TERRIFIED for two reasons:1。 if it's good it'll make me sob uncontrollably because i love the characters so much2。 if it's bad it'll make me sob uncontrollably because i loved the first book so much i am so excited but also TERRIFIED for two reasons:1。 if it's good it'll make me sob uncontrollably because i love the characters so much2。 if it's bad it'll make me sob uncontrollably because i loved the first book so much 。。。more
Hailey Murphy
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This book got me into reading， that doesn't mean that it is my absolute favorite， I think that it had so much potential and that the ending was rushed but it was still a fun and emotional read！ This book got me into reading， that doesn't mean that it is my absolute favorite， I think that it had so much potential and that the ending was rushed but it was still a fun and emotional read！ 。。。more
Natalie
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This book， while more in depth with the characters and emotionally heavy， was too similar to the first one。 There were a few key differences， but otherwise it was just really repetitive。But， this is a solid read， so if you want to read it I say go for it。 However， I wouldn’t read this before TBDATE。 It just doesn’t have the same charm as the first one。 As whole， this book was just okI got a an advanced readers copy of this book from my library just fyi
svnny✹
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But。。why though？ This literally sounds exactly the same as They Both Die at The End。 Like why does the world need this？？
Char Reads
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4。5 ⭐️I absolutely loved this book。 I wasn’t the biggest fan of They Both Die at the End， I couldn’t get connected to the characters and found the story quite boring。 The only thing I enjoyed was the concept。 So， I am SO glad that the concept got the justice it deserved and it was done so well with The First to Die at the End 🤍Orion and Valentino were amazing characters and I fell so in love with them。 Their stories felt much more developed with a lot more meaning which added so much more depth 4。5 ⭐️I absolutely loved this book。 I wasn’t the biggest fan of They Both Die at the End， I couldn’t get connected to the characters and found the story quite boring。 The only thing I enjoyed was the concept。 So， I am SO glad that the concept got the justice it deserved and it was done so well with The First to Die at the End 🤍Orion and Valentino were amazing characters and I fell so in love with them。 Their stories felt much more developed with a lot more meaning which added so much more depth to the story。 I found that because of the deeper backstories， it meant that the things that happened within the story had more meaning and it didn’t feel like they were just doing stuff rather it was all purposeful！ I also LOVED the other perspectives in this book which I found was also done so much better。 They were recurring， meaning that those storylines were explored deeper and tied the whole book together which I thought was done so well。 I loved seeing the creator’s thoughts as Death-Cast was beginning， I thought that was a nice touch 🫶🏻My only problem was that I thought they would reveal how they know people are going to die each day but then they never did so I was left feeling a bit disappointed by that but it definitely didn’t take away from the story at all。 This book is inspiring， heartbreaking and heartwarming at the same time。 I can’t recommend reading it more when it comes out on October 5th！ Even if you didn’t like They Both Die at the End， I would still read this 100% 🤍 。。。more
Hayden （bookish。hayden）
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All I feel is pain
Bryan Cayangcang
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