The First to Die at the End
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- Author：Adam Silvera
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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
Leslen
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This was such a beautiful storyline and I was intimidated by the length of it but I enjoyed every single page。 This is the prequel to Adam Silvera’s other book “They Both Die In The End”。 Similar to that book you have the foreshadowing of what’s going to happen in the title itself yet the book is so beautifully written that you’re not thinking about the inevitable end and you’re rather appreciating the story。 It’s amazing how Adam does that as this book truly is about the journey you go through This was such a beautiful storyline and I was intimidated by the length of it but I enjoyed every single page。 This is the prequel to Adam Silvera’s other book “They Both Die In The End”。 Similar to that book you have the foreshadowing of what’s going to happen in the title itself yet the book is so beautifully written that you’re not thinking about the inevitable end and you’re rather appreciating the story。 It’s amazing how Adam does that as this book truly is about the journey you go through in life。 Although the world is a dystopian world where characters get notified by Death-Cast of their End day。 This very concept makes you take a step back and reflect and think about what you would do differently if you were told the day you’re going to die。 And given that we don’t live in this dystopian world and we won’t ever know when we’re going to die we should live everyday like it’s our End Day and appreciate every second of it。 That was just a realisation that I came to when reading the book - it really does get you thinking。Of course it’s a romance the best kind of books plus the cherry on top it’s gay。 It’s a male-male romance following Valentino & Orion and their beautiful love story that makes it oh so much more heartfelt。 There are several mini plots along the main plot to keep it interesting yet not confusing at all。 I really love @adamsilvera his work and I hope to read more of his books in the future。 。。。more
Fran
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He terminado este libro y he sido inacapaz de hacer algo que no fuera quedarme en silencio mirando el techo durante un rato。 Empecé la precuela con miedo de que no me gustara tanto como el primer libro， pero creo que el autor supera con creces lo que ya fue un muy buen primer libro。 Tanto los dos protagonistas， como todos los personajes secundarios， han sido maravillosos y no he podido dejar de leer hasta cuando las lágrimas me hacían ver borroso。 10/10 💗
Josie Shaggy
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I wasn’t really impressed by this book。 I didn’t connect to the characters like I did in They Both Die At the End and it felt too repetitive of the first book。 I did like the little glimpses and foreshadowing of the original book though。
Millie
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omg the way that all the characters lives are intertwined through this book and into ‘they both die at the end’ is incredible
Veronica
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my heart is shattered
Z
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made me SOB。 like literally sobbing throughout the whole thing。 so heartbreaking。 adam silvera has done it again。 i will not recover from this。
Casey
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oh my god oh my god im crying so much there are so many tears on my book ADAM SILVERA YOUR WORK IS AMAZING WHY DID YOU DO THIS
Alexy
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Felt like a They Both Die at The End 1。5， same kind of story， same kind of stupid death and some uninteresting dialogues/characters。Overall enjoyable and easy read， but nothing more than that。
cynsational_reads
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⏳Gay MMCs⏳Found family ⏳Six degrees of separation⏳Multiple POVsMy favourite thing about the Death-Cast series is the six degrees of separation。 The POV is mainly the two MCs but there's always a short chapter from some other random character's POV that shows how they're connected to the story。 I've mentioned this before but I've always found the theory of six degrees of separation to be interesting。If a book can make me tear up by the ending because the author has developed the characters so wel ⏳Gay MMCs⏳Found family ⏳Six degrees of separation⏳Multiple POVsMy favourite thing about the Death-Cast series is the six degrees of separation。 The POV is mainly the two MCs but there's always a short chapter from some other random character's POV that shows how they're connected to the story。 I've mentioned this before but I've always found the theory of six degrees of separation to be interesting。If a book can make me tear up by the ending because the author has developed the characters so well that you can connect to them， it's an automatic 5 stars from me。 Not to mention the found family trope in this book is my ultimate weakness。 。。。more
Evelyn
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YAY！ I was really excited and suprised I was the first to borrow this wonderful book from the library， I thought it would have a long hold list， but I was wrong。 I am so thankful to be able to get my hands on this gem， because it was worth every page。 The characters were very similar to They Both Die in the End with two very different yet very similar male friends-to-lovers both with a sister-like someone in their life。 I am glad this edition to the universe branched out a bit more， with more st YAY！ I was really excited and suprised I was the first to borrow this wonderful book from the library， I thought it would have a long hold list， but I was wrong。 I am so thankful to be able to get my hands on this gem， because it was worth every page。 The characters were very similar to They Both Die in the End with two very different yet very similar male friends-to-lovers both with a sister-like someone in their life。 I am glad this edition to the universe branched out a bit more， with more story arcs that were all conected very satisfyingly。 Of course there was a Mateo and Rufus POV which was set up really well。 Overall， very similar to the first book in a satifying way but different enough for it to be worth while。 。。。more
Dallas
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Still enjoyable， but suffers a little bit from not letting itself be its own thing。
Franco Marcelo
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Como siempre， Adam Silvera me destruye emocionalmente。
Abigale Stoner
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Just like the first one it ripped my heart out kissed it and then shoved it back into my chest。 I loved it。 I need more
Alyssa Swenson
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I think this book is even better than the first one。 The suspense was even higher and I enjoyed how strongly interconnected all of the characters were plus the Mateo and Rufus cameos。 The fact that literally anything could happen made the story that much more intriguing because nothing was necessarily following the “rules” of Death-Cast that we know from the first book。
Camille
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4。5/5
Lucy
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I don’t know what it is about Adam Silvera’s writing that just reels me in。 I devour his books！！ And at first I’m like oh， this is a little cheesy。 Oh， these characters are too perfect for each other。 Oh this oh that， but you know what！！！ I loved this book。 I laughed。 I definitely cried。 What is it about this little universe Adam created that sinks it’s teeth into me？ I don’t know， but I’ll gladly keep buying his books。
Janna Craig
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2。5 starsI don’t know， this just felt way too much like a rehashing of They Both Die at the End for me to really get into it。 Only not as good。 I didn’t buy into Valentino and Orion’s insta-love and there was waaay too much time spent going over Orion and Valentino’s “I can’t believe he’s/I’m going to die” feelings。 I’m not saying it’s not authentic that they would have obsessed over that。 I mean， who wouldn’t if you knew you were going to die that day？ But it didn’t do the storyline any favors 2。5 starsI don’t know， this just felt way too much like a rehashing of They Both Die at the End for me to really get into it。 Only not as good。 I didn’t buy into Valentino and Orion’s insta-love and there was waaay too much time spent going over Orion and Valentino’s “I can’t believe he’s/I’m going to die” feelings。 I’m not saying it’s not authentic that they would have obsessed over that。 I mean， who wouldn’t if you knew you were going to die that day？ But it didn’t do the storyline any favors to beat it to death。 Also， what was all that with Joaquin Rosa supposedly figuring out what was going on with the （view spoiler）[ people dying without getting a Death-Cast call， and even going so far as to saying that there would be 12 people total die without being notified， but then it’s never addressed again what had caused it or how he knew that there would only be 12？ Either tell us the answer or don’t freaking bring it up！ （hide spoiler）]I ended up rushing through the last half of the book， especially Orion and Valentino’s sections， just to get to the end and see if there was any good twist or anything， but it just fell flat for me。 。。。more
Annie Deschamps
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Nice to visit this world again。 ❤️
Moon
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4。5/5 Wow。 The only reason I marked this down， is because I was expecting to cry。 I didn’t; but oh my god this book pulls at some heartstrings。 I didn’t think it would be cute AND so gut wrenching at the same time。
Lucas Mendes
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interessante como é objetivamente mais esperançoso que o primeiro livro， mas de certa forma mais devastador。interessante essa prequel。 gosto que ela se recusa a basicamente dar o que se espera de uma prequel， ou seja， explicações minuciosas sobre aquele universo， mas ao mesmo tempo se permite uns fanservices como a participação especial de dois garotos bem especiais em suas tenras idades。 acho que escolher desenvolver aqui como um casal desde o começo fez a dinâmica ser mais relacionável， sendo interessante como é objetivamente mais esperançoso que o primeiro livro， mas de certa forma mais devastador。interessante essa prequel。 gosto que ela se recusa a basicamente dar o que se espera de uma prequel， ou seja， explicações minuciosas sobre aquele universo， mas ao mesmo tempo se permite uns fanservices como a participação especial de dois garotos bem especiais em suas tenras idades。 acho que escolher desenvolver aqui como um casal desde o começo fez a dinâmica ser mais relacionável， sendo menos distopia e mais algo saído de uma tragédia grega。 é falha？ sim。 tem um excesso de subtramas e personagens coadjuvantes， embora uma delas seja bem interessante pela forma até perturbadora que acaba se ligando com o plot principal。 honestamente， parece que o livro foi escrito pensando já na futura adaptação pra série de TV。 faz sentido pra uma série， pra um livro acaba sendo um pouco cansativo。ainda assim， me importei com esses personagens muito， e a cena final chegou a me dar uma lágrimada。 parabéns pro adam silvera que conseguiu criar uma antologia sobre lgbts morrendo sem ser algo de mal gosto mas genuinamente comovente。 。。。more
Genna W
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I disliked this a little more than the original book😓
Ki Jones
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screaming， crying， throwing up
Hakrabr
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Another heartbreak moment after I finished the book。 I love seeing Paz， Rufus， and Mateo in a cameo。 Especially Rufus and Mateo oc。 Suddenly I remember what was gonna happen to them in 10 years then I got another heartbreak moment…The cons for this book is we already could predict what’s gonna happen to Valentino。 And yup， my prediction was right。 Frankie is the cause of his death。 Unlike TBDATE， we have a plot twist ending。 I don’t know…。。 I feel hollow now。 My mind’s still left on the bookAdam Another heartbreak moment after I finished the book。 I love seeing Paz， Rufus， and Mateo in a cameo。 Especially Rufus and Mateo oc。 Suddenly I remember what was gonna happen to them in 10 years then I got another heartbreak moment…The cons for this book is we already could predict what’s gonna happen to Valentino。 And yup， my prediction was right。 Frankie is the cause of his death。 Unlike TBDATE， we have a plot twist ending。 I don’t know…。。 I feel hollow now。 My mind’s still left on the bookAdam Silvera did a great job again！ I hope we’ll got another sequel with a twist ending 。。。more
Natalie M
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3。5 stars for originality and readability。A YA read and prequel to ‘They All Die at the End’。 Set in NYC on Death-Casts first day of operation is a slightly cliche love-at-first sight story between Orion and Valentino。 Their story was a little too syrupy but the multiple POVs from other characters keep it interesting。Not as thought provoking for me as the first book but still a solid， easy read that will appeal as l to Young Adult readers。
Chase Morgan
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Wow wow wow。 The prequel was just as good as the original- they both die at the end。 What an amazingly beautiful story。 Yes i have tears！ But i wouldnt change a thing。 💙
lu :）
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this book unalived me。 My heart is broken。 This book is such a master piece， I fell in love。 Honestly soo good。 I highly recommend it。
Audrey
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pretty similar vibe to the first one but i think i like the story in this one more， but maybe that’s because i don’t remember the first one very well。 some of the dialogue feels a bit unrealistic and forced to me， like it’s written purely to get quotable moments。 3。5， rounded to 4 for still making me cry！
shriya
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Cried as always
Buchundweg
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Mit Am Ende sterben wir sowieso hat der Autor mich in diesem Jahr tief berühren können und stand für mich fest: Das Prequel muss ich lesen！ Ich hatte das Glück an einer Leserunde teilnehmen zu dürfe， was es für mich noch besonderer gemacht hat。Orion und Valentino sind zwei herrlich zueinander passende Charaktere， die sich charakterlich für mich aber gern mehr hätten unterscheiden dürfen。 Auch die Tiefe der beiden fehlt mir hier ein wenig。 Denn auch wenn ich beide Protagonisten sehr mag und ihre Mit Am Ende sterben wir sowieso hat der Autor mich in diesem Jahr tief berühren können und stand für mich fest: Das Prequel muss ich lesen！ Ich hatte das Glück an einer Leserunde teilnehmen zu dürfe， was es für mich noch besonderer gemacht hat。Orion und Valentino sind zwei herrlich zueinander passende Charaktere， die sich charakterlich für mich aber gern mehr hätten unterscheiden dürfen。 Auch die Tiefe der beiden fehlt mir hier ein wenig。 Denn auch wenn ich beide Protagonisten sehr mag und ihre Beziehung durchaus Tiefe hat， bleiben die beiden für mich blasser als zum Beispiel Rufus und Matteo aus Band 1。Der Schreibstil hat mir wieder sehr gut gefallen。 Obwohl das Buch hauptsächlich von Orion und Valentino handelt， gibt es auch Kapitel über andere Charaktere， die für mich mal mehr mal weniger Sinn ergeben。 Es gibt eine Stelle im Buch， in der die anderen Charaktere aber für mich zu dominant werden， sodass man kurz mal Orion und Valentino verliert。 Dabei habe ich die beiden auf ihrem ersten und letzten gemeinsamen Tag sehr gern begleitet。 Allerdings waren auch dort sehr viele Parallelen zu Band 1 zu erkennen。Fazit: Wie zu erwarten hat mich auch Der Erste， der am Ende stirbt wieder berühren und emotional treffen können。 Allerdings blieb manchmal der kleine Beigeschmack， dass die Geschichte und die Protagonisten sehr viele Parallelen zu Band 1 aufweisen， für mich vielleicht etwas zu viel。 。。。more
Jean Jamieson
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