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This Is Where It Ends by Marieke Nijkamp

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br3anna_'s review against another edition

tense slow-paced

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

2.0

Something I do like is how the characters connect in some way and somehow. For example, Slyv is Autumn's girlfriend and hates Tyler because of being a former victim of his as well as Tomás' sister. Tomás is Slyv's brother and hates Tyler. Claire is Tyler's ex-girlfriend and knows Tomás and Fareed for not liking Tyler. Autumn is Tyler's sister and Slyv's girlfriend.

The book makes your head work. It makes you use your brain without screaming at you who the characters are every five minutes.
Yes, it mentions it sometimes like Adam's They Both Die at The End.

It has the time system that they both die at the end did.
It has different povs.
I like that sort of thing.

Tomás' va in audible has a better Tyler voice than I have ever heard from both of the va's.
Claire's va in audible has a good "news cast lady" voice.

I enjoyed the author hiding certain things. "Sylv and Tomás being brother and sister," but it wasn't mentioned until we got to them meeting in the auditorium. Because they haven't talked.
"Sylv and Autumn being girlfriends" wasn't mentioned until page 22 because it was hidden.

Makes me wonder if that was intentional.

Cons :

Is this book realistic? No. Not at all.
It's almost a joke as to what the author believes is what a school shooting is.

A question that commonly occurs and occurs to me is how Tyler - the shooter of the book - would be able to do this with *one* person. Which is himself.

I read a review of where Tyler is a cartoon-ish villain. And honestly, I agree.
Bro is twirling his little evil mustache/j

A quote ; page 59,

"Be so kind as to lock this door, NOW if you please."

Something he talks about in the book is not being seen and wanting to make people see him. Although I have that problem being a high school student, it's bullshit for the author to think that something so small would be something so big.

I question people's ages and people's races in this book. Perhaps it's because it isn't mentioned as much in the first eight chapters?

I read a review where they felt as though there is no personality between the characters.
And I agree with that as well.
The book feels as though it focuses on the school shooting itself. Which isn't necessarily a bad thing. But if you want to feel something towards the character. I feel there should be more personality there.

I find myself questioning who the tweets are. For example, JEyck32 and KeviiinDR.

Those who don't know. Kevin is one of the first people Tyler shot. And Jay had a crush on him that skipped school.
I was confused about how they were related to the people in the school.
And I assume Mei is the daughter of Mr Jameson?

Maybe I'll go back and annotate the book some more to figure it out.
Or maybe it'll have a chart of how everyone is connected at the end.
Like They Both Die At The End
(So I looked, and it does not have a chart explaining who's who.)

I apologize for continuing to quote that book. Not only is that the book I finished completely without dnfing it. But it also often reminds me of that.

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doctorslycat's review against another edition

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dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Wonderfully written and a heartbreaking novel. Had me on the edge the entire time, I couldn’t put it down. It’s been a bit since I read it, and if I could read it again for the first time, I would. It does touch on some heavy themes, most of which are pretty self-explanatory, but it does a great job telling them. I recommend this book to anyone looking for a more darker story and are prepared for some angst and grieving with the characters. Though it’s a relatively short time span covered in the book, the writing makes it seem like it takes longer - but in a good way. Love it, and would read it again for the first time if I could!

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dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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primrosecat's review against another edition

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3.75

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zoran's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional reflective sad 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? N/A

5.0

It made me feel so many emotions, the writer is so good at conveying what a character is feeling. Only complaint is the mexican representation is a little stereotypical, not every Latin person randomly throws in spanish words, or randomly throws in a Spanish word in a thought they have. If they know English, and are in an English speaking country, most likely, we'll think and speak only English, only with family or friends that understand will we speak spanish. But that might just be me!

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