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Where You End

Abbott Kahler

3.18 AVERAGE

abperez89's review

2.5

mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Kat and Jude are twins. Not only that but they are specifically mirror twins. After an accident Kat wakes from a coma to discover she remembers nothing about herself or her life. The only thing her mind held onto is her sister. Once they're back home, Jude starts to tell her all about their lives now and when they were children. She also tells Kat to not leave their place because she's fragile.

Kat has to explore their town despite Jude telling her not to. Eventually she starts to question what Jude has told her and wonders why she'd have to lie. The present is in the early 80s but there are also flashbacks set in the 70s that reveal their time in a New Age cult.

This is a three star read for me because I did like it, I just didn't fully enjoy it. I will say it does have the feel of a dark gritty 80s movie. And the flashbacks do have a trippy sense of unreality to them. Those parts weren't as seamless and kinda threw me off after being in the present with a totally different feel to those scenes.

So I guess the tone of the book does work considering the subject matter. And the ending was satisfying. Even though the story was nothing like what I was expecting I still liked it for what it was, more literary thriller than psychological, so keep that in mind.

Thank you Henry Holt & Company and NetGalley for the e-ARC.