He’s also proudly bisexual, so maybe he’s looking for a partner in the wrong place. As for Rufus, he’s still hung up on his ex. Instead of desperately trying to have fun every second, Rufus and Mateo just kind of hang out, discuss life, and appreciate the little things: the park, good food, and the regrets of what they’ll never do.Īs for the romantic side of things, it’s obvious that Lidia kind of sees Mateo as a potential husband/stepfather to her child, but Mateo is too shy to act on this. Mateo visits his friend Lidia, a young single mother and his only friend, but doesn’t tell her it’s for the last time.Īctually, this day is surprisingly low key. Spend it with those you love? Rufus is kind of on the run from the cops after last night’s dust up, so he can’t go home. Cheap thrills? Mateo, despite his short time, is very reluctant to take risks.
So if you only had one day, what would you do? Try to find love? Well, Rufus just got dumped and Mateo isn’t exactly a Casanova. As we read the book we realize this was a very unusual spate of violence for Rufus, but it really soured me on his character. Not a fight, but a ‘jump the guy with your friends, bash his face into the concrete, smash his phone, and leave him bleeding on the ground’ shit. The problem is, Rufus’s story opens with him beating the crap out of his ex-girlfriend’s new boyfriend. An orphan (his entire family got the call last year), he loves his foster brothers and parents. Rufus, on the other hand, is outgoing and fun-loving. His father, his only family, has fallen into a coma after an embolism. Mateao is shy and reclusive, escaping into his video games. You really could not find two more opposite personalities. Using a social media app, they connect and decide to spend their last 24 or so hours getting the most out of what little time is left to them. Two older teens, Rufus and Mateo, are hit with this bad news. Just after midnight, you receive a phone call from Death-Cast, informing you that you are going to die today. In an alternate contemporary timeline, everyone gets advance warning of their death. As for the title…I swear, I’ve heard it before. I like the shadow of the Reaper following the two boys, which I totally didn’t notice until I’d finished. MPAA Rating: PG-13 (violence, sexuality, death)īromance Status: Let’s Spend the Day Together Cover Story: I’ve Heard That Title Before
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