Griffin must make a choice: confront the past, or miss out on the future. But as their relationship becomes increasingly complicated, dangerous truths begin to surface. Now, reeling from grief and worsening OCD, Griffin turns to an unexpected person for help. Theo was his best friend, his ex-boyfriend and the one he believed he would end up with. Griffin has lost his first love in a drowning accident. It hurts even more because this isn't the first promise you've broken. And you should know I'm really pissed because you swore you would never die and yet here we are. You're still alive in alternate universes, Theo, but I live in the real world where this morning you're having an open casket funeral. 1 BESTSELLER THEY BOTH DIE AT THE END comes an explosive examination of grief, mental illness, and the devastating consequences of refusing to let go of the past. The author Adam Silvera really captures what its like to loose a loved one in this novel which makes you connect with a variety of feelings and past thoughts that you previously don’t associate with a book.From the author of the INTERNATIONAL NO. I will defiantly be reading this book again due to the realness of the heartache you feel while reading about the ways the characters grieve over their friend, acquaintance, boyfriend or family member (depending on which character you are hearing about). This structure allows the reader to re live the story that is being told while still catching up with what is happening in the present day. I was pleasantly surprised by the structure of the book, skipping chapters from history to today kind of like a very mixed up diary format. In my opinion Griffin always puts his own emotions before other characters who are also grieving, believing himself to be the only one who deserves to have feelings over the deceased. I find Griffin to be self involved and extremely selfish when it come to other characters feelings in the book. Although the novel is primarily about the character Griffin I am the first to admit that even though he gives the novel substance I don’t like him. I enjoyed reading about grieving about the love that was shared rather than a love story itself. Overall I enjoyed reading the book, it was a genre that I enjoy and the story line was refreshing. At first glance the cover of the book is appealing and the colour scheme is calming however reading the book makes you realize why the front cover looks like the ocean and its significance.

The book follows a 17 year old boy Griffin and his grieving process over his first love Theo. I have recently read History Is All You Left me written by Adam Silvera and published by Simon & Schuster in the UK.

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