They Both Die at the End

On the day they receive their death-day alerts from Death-Cast, Mateo Torrez and Rufus Emeterio are complete strangers. Each has twenty-four hours left to live. Through the Last Friend app they meet and choose to spend their final day together, exploring New York City, confronting old fears, and discovering the profound beauty of connection. As the clock runs down, their friendship blossoms into something tender and life-affirming, proving that even a single day can hold a lifetime of love and meaning.

~  Included for its heartbreaking yet hopeful portrayal of queer love, the urgency of living fully, and the courage to embrace intimacy when time is short. A modern YA classic that turns the idea of a love story into a meditation on what it means to truly live.  ~