Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

This Is Where It Ends by Marieke Nijkamp

67 reviews

aaashtyn's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

It’s hard to describe how I feel after finishing this book. It’s definitely not an easy or light hearted topic to read about, and so many aspects about the story are sad. But in a way the story felt unbelievable at times, or it almost felt like Tyler was playing a game and just some of his comments felt cheesy at times, which sounds wrong but I don’t know how else to explain it. The ending wasn’t very satisfying either, and I don’t really know why. Tomás was my favorite character and I did like his story. I know this story is fictional and isn’t based on any specific shooting, but the stories and events just felt unrealistic at times.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, and Mass/school shootings

Moderate: Rape, Physical abuse, and Alcoholism

lorraine19's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

1.0

I was expecting a chaotic, gritty, realistic view of school shooting. I was thoroughly disappointed. Instead, this reads like an overly scripted Hollywood movie. There's so many long dialogues and every character just had to have some dramatic heroic moment even if it made no sense. The type of characters didn't really match the setting. 

I don't like telling spoilers in reviews but I feel like I need to provide examples of scenes to express how unrealistic it was written....

(SPOILERS) The shooter comes in and an auditorium of a hundred students just goes completely silent. When the doors open, not a single person panics or makes a run for it. Everything is controlled and there is little chaos. Police officers find students a couple blocks from the school and BRING THEM BACK. Like what?! (SPOILERS)

Reading the author's note, they state they grew up in a different country and we're unfamiliar with school shootings. They wrote the book in order to "learn about it". Clearly they should've done more research. Insulting to anyone that's been in proximity to violence like this and does not provide a realistic or fair view of school shootings at all. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Suicide, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Mass/school shootings, Blood, Cursing, Gun violence, Death, Gaslighting, Child death, Hate crime, Violence, Gore, and Confinement

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Alcoholism, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Racism, Car accident, Toxic friendship, Dementia, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Death of parent, and Toxic relationship

kashrae99's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Child death, Murder, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Suicide, Blood, Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Mass/school shootings, and Violence

Moderate: Addiction, Medical content, Mental illness, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, Cursing, Homophobia, Sexual violence, Death of parent, Dementia, and Lesbophobia

Minor: Bullying, Car accident, Chronic illness, Religious bigotry, and War

ecahill23's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mass/school shootings, Medical content, Murder, Misogyny, Addiction, Grief, Homophobia, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Violence, Death of parent, Physical abuse, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Alcoholism, Bullying, Drug use, Emotional abuse, and Gore

username330's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Gun violence, Genocide, Violence, Murder, Mass/school shootings, Grief, Death, Blood, Confinement, Child death, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Bullying, and Gore

Minor: Medical content, Abandonment, Toxic relationship, Lesbophobia, Infidelity, and Gaslighting

coleanne's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Blood, Murder, Suicide, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Death, Grief, Mass/school shootings, and Violence

Moderate: Sexual violence, Child abuse, Cursing, Homophobia, Sexual assault, Rape, and Sexual harassment

molly4forever's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Mass/school shootings, Physical abuse, and Suicide

wanderlust_introvert's review

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Physical abuse, Mass/school shootings, and Death

Moderate: Rape, Homophobia, and Sexual assault

brdiaz1123's review against another edition

dark reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Mass/school shootings, Gun violence, Physical abuse, and Blood

Moderate: Homophobia

Minor: Rape

readwithsophsx's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Physical abuse, Gun violence, Death, Child death, Violence, Alcohol, Mass/school shootings, Alcoholism, Death of parent, and Child abuse

Moderate: Rape and Sexual assault