Silvera, 32, says he feels “ indebted” to the BookTok community: “They’ve allowed me to return to the Death-Cast universe, which is something I’ve always wanted to do.” The First to Die at the End takes place on the day that Death-Cast first launches and offers another queer love story, this time centered around protagonists Orion Pagan and Valentino Prince, who meet in Times Square. Now, building on that momentum, the author will publish a prequel, The First to Die at the End, on Oct.

In 2020, when the world was on lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic, bookworms on the platform helped catapult Silvera’s novel to the top of the New York Times best-seller list. The novel was published in 2017, but it saw an unexpected surge in sales three years later thanks to BookTok, the subsection of TikTok that has proven powerful when it comes to launching best sellers. The story follows their romantic adventures together as they try to make the most of their last day.

Silvera’s heartbreaking YA novel follows teens Mateo and Rufus, who were both just notified by Death-Cast-a service that alerts subscribers when they are going to die within 24 hours-that their time has come. “None of us is going to be the exception to death.” “People thought I was going to do a fake-out,” the author says. Adam Silvera put it right there in the title: They Both Die at the End.

Inkább boldog by Adam Silvera