@mommunism the point i took from the 100 days croc was enjoying every day despite knowing its eventual conclusion, that being death. Where this series is more about teasing the reader about an unlikely couple. Same idea of knowing the ending, but without the charm of every day having a happy...
entirely misses the point of the original, but still has its own charms. i guess that's what happens when you apply the same format to a romance rather than a tragedy/comedy theme.