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The First to Die at the End by Adam Silvera
On the eve of a world-changing startup’s launch, two strangers meet and find an unexpected connection as fate ticks forward. Romantic, reflective, and irresistibly high-concept, The First to Die at the End explores love found in the shadow of a countdown.
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... a world-changing premise that asks what you'd do if you knew how long you had left?
The Measure by Nikki Erlick
If the launch-night shock of Death-Cast—when Orion and Valentino meet and have to decide how to live a single day to its fullest—hooked you, you’ll be drawn to The Measure. One morning, everyone receives a box that reveals their remaining lifespan, and the book follows how different people choose to love, risk, and hope under that knowledge. Like watching Orion weigh his heart condition against the chance to truly live beside Valentino, you’ll get the same intimate, character-first exploration of how a simple piece of information can change every choice.
... two strangers falling for each other over one fateful day in New York City?
The Sun Is Also a Star by Nicola Yoon
You loved how Orion and Valentino collide on Death-Cast’s first night and let a single New York day transform them. The Sun Is Also a Star captures that same electric, time-boxed intimacy as Natasha and Daniel crisscross the city, testing whether a day can change everything. If the subway talks, spontaneous detours, and life-or-death stakes of that whirlwind with Orion and Valentino moved you, this one’s tender, urgent rhythm will, too.
... a slow-building, intimate bond between two contrasting boys that reshapes who they are?
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz
If watching Orion (guarded, mortal-risk-aware) and Valentino (hopeful, newly arrived) learn each other’s rhythms over a single day was your favorite part, Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe gives you that same gentle unfolding over time. As Ari and Dante’s friendship deepens into something life-defining, you’ll feel echoes of those quiet, luminous moments—the confessions, the shared silences—that made Orion and Valentino’s connection so powerful.
... a queer Latine teen confronting memory and identity through a speculative twist?
More Happy Than Not by Adam Silvera
If you connected with Orion’s Puerto Rican heritage, the queer romance, and the way Death-Cast forces raw honesty between him and Valentino, More Happy Than Not hits the same emotional notes. Aaron Soto, a Bronx teen, faces a choice to alter his memories through a controversial procedure to ease the pain of who he is and who he loves. Like the first-night chaos of Death-Cast pushing Orion and Valentino to face truth fast, Aaron’s journey presses hard on identity, love, and what we’ll risk to be ourselves.
... the fate-versus-choice tension of knowing the day you might die?
The Immortalists by Chloe Benjamin
If the central question of Orion and Valentino’s night—what choices do you make when a call says time is short?—had you turning pages, The Immortalists will resonate. Four siblings visit a fortune-teller who predicts their death dates, and each life becomes a test of belief, defiance, and destiny. The same pulse that drove Orion and Valentino to cram a lifetime into hours runs through this: when you think you know the end, do you surrender to it or shape it anyway?
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