4.5 Stars

This book provides a really interesting look at Death, through, as is hinted at in the title, two people who know they're going to die, and choose to spend their last day living their lives to the fullest until they meet their end.

I really love how the author switched perspectives so much, interweaving every single character into the overall narrative in some way or another. It makes the book very dynamic. I could not imagine all of the narration coming only from Mateo for the most part, as was apparently initially planned.

The book puts forward this world where people know they will die within 24 hours of their death, and in doing so pushes us to live our own lives to the fullest. I will leave this off with a quote, which really resonated with me since my Grandfather passed away very recently:

"What am I going to do without you?"

This loaded question is the reason I didn't want anyone to know I was dying. There are questions I can't answer. I cannot tell you how you will survive without me. I cannot tell you how to mourn me. I cannot convince you to not feel guilty if you forget the anniversary of my death, or if you realize days or weeks or months have gone by without thinking about me.

I just want you to live.