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The First to Die at the End was a great prequel to They Both Die at the End. You most definitely need tissues several times throughout the read, so be warned if you're planning on reading in public like I did!

I really enjoyed getting a look at Death-Cast's beginning and the Deckers. Silvera keeps up the sci-fi mystery from the first book but giving you almost zero details on how they know who is going to die. A mystery that still drives me a bit crazy!

The "embrace your life" plot is a rehashing from They Both Die at the End, but I feel like it is more gut-wrenching this time around, for very spolier-ish reasons.
I enjoy seeing the story from different characters perspective, but I felt like this was a bit much. Not only were there several different characters views, but they were also in different POVs (first, third, etc.) and it just got a bit grating.

I loved seeing how all the characters from these two books are connected, it was absolutely beautiful seeing the effect all theses strangers had on one another spanning decades.
The romance was beautiful, as was the found family aspect. Each MC had tragic backstory, giving the story that extra push to evoke emotion from the reader.