Young adult
They Both Die at the End
In a world where a service calls you on the day you will die, two teenage strangers, Mateo and Rufus, meet through an app. They set out to make the most of their last twenty-four hours together.
- First published
- 2017
- Pace
- fast
- Length
- medium
- Format
- Standalone
Read this if you want a moving story that makes you think about what you would do with your final day.
Skip this if you dislike sad stories, because the title is a promise.
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