Does boots die in Gregor the Overlander?

Also question is, does Gregor die in Gregor the Overlander?

The Code of Claw is broken with the help of Lizzie, Gregor's younger sister. In the last battle at the Plain of Tartarus, Gregor finally vanquishes the Bane--but in the process, Ares, his bond, is killed. Gregor believes he is dying, only to wake up in a hospital, covered in wounds.

Secondly, does Gregor the Overlander kiss Luxa? In Gregor the Overlander, he bonds with the flier Ares. He develops romantic feelings for Luxa, but their relationship does not progress much further than a first kiss in Gregor and the Code of Claw.

Consequently, how does Gregor the Overlander end?

Ares, Henry's bat who is bound to protect him, refuses to save him, picking up Gregor instead. Ares flies him to his father, and they return together to Regalia. As the novel ends, Gregor, Boots, and their father are sent back to the Overland to reunite with the rest of their family.

What happens in Gregor the Overlander?

Unwillingly Gregor discovers that he will have to make the journey. As Gregor goes after her, he too falls through the grate, and find themselves in a mysterious place called the Underland. As soon as he lands, several over-sized cockroaches find the two siblings, and take them to the Underland city of Regalia.