They Both Die at the End

I am going to use cynicism as a shield from the pain the last chapter of the book makes me feel? Yes.

The concept of the book is great, the elements are so unique and interesting. The implementation tho is a bit dodgy. I like how some characters are polished and layered but others just come off as tired stereotypes (not in an offensive way but just boring and one dimensional). The voice and personality of Mateo are so real and makes you feel all the right feels. But Rufus felt so inconsistent. The writing and tone of his character kept switching, his style dialogues did not make sense with his history and context. It feels that the book could have gone through two more rounds of brutal editing to fix some loopholes and tone issues.

Overall, a nice chill YA fiction about two boys going to die young and living their best life while on their way to the end road. It's not bad but it could have been so much better.