Young adult author Adam Silvera spilled an ocean of teenage tears with his wildly successful 2017 novel, They Both Die at the End, about a doomed romance between two boys. A new prequel is hitting shelves this week, with the only slightly less gloomy title The First To Die At The End.
But Silvera's fans love how sad his books are. They record Tiktok videos of themselves weeping over his tragic endings. The phenomena known as Booktok helped transform They Both Die at the End into a publishing juggernaught, keeping it on the bestseller lists for years.
