Meet Orion and Valentino.
It's the night before Death-Cast goes live, and there's one question on everyone's mind: Can Death-Cast actually predict death, or is it an elaborate hoax? Orion Pagan has waited years for someone to tell him that he's going to die, given his serious heart condition. Valentino Prince has a long and promising future ahead of him and 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 End Day calls go out, their lives are changed for ever - one of them receives a call . . . the other doesn't.
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Death-Cast might call it midnight, but it won't be the first time someone tells me I'm going to die.July 30, 2010, ORION PAGAN, 10:10pm
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(Simon & Schuster, 4 October 2022, e-book, 352 pages, borrowed from North Ayrshire Libraries via BorrowBox, #POPSUGARReadingChallenge, a book that takes place over the course of 24 hours)
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I loved The First to Die at the End. I haven't read They Both Die at the End which this book is a prequal to but now I really want to. I loved the premise for this book and could easily imagine what kind of impact and chaos something like Death-Cast could cause. Who wants to know they'll be dead be the end of the day with little time to do something meaningful with the last hours of your life? What is if the Death-Cast makes a mistake? I liked the short chapters which made this book a quick read. I also liked the fact the chapters are front the point of view of different characters including Orion and Valentino, all who gradually become connected. I thought this was well-written and compelling. I'd recommend this.
