They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera

Mateo and Rufus get the alert everyone dreads: they are going to die today. They live in a world a lot like ours, except in their world, everyone gets a notification the day they’re going to die. So, life, business and art respond accordingly: there are last day experience centres for ‘Deckers,’ and even an app to meet your ‘Last Friend’ so you don’t spend your final hours alone. 

And that’s how Rufus and Mateo meet. They have a maximum of 24 hours together, knowing they each face certain death. They’re opposites in lots of ways, but they bond fast since there’s no time to lose, each bringing out qualities in the other: Rufus gets Mateo to take more risks, and Mateo encourages Rufus to repair relationships.

I was rooting for them both the whole time, and completely invested. They are both so vulnerable, but still trying to cram in all the things that matter most while they still can. 

It was impossible not to think about my own life, the people who matter most to me, and how I’d spend a day if I knew it was my last. 

“My last message would be, find your people and live each day like it’s your last.”

This is a book for #friendship, #grief and #livinglifetothefull.  

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