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brooklyncapps's review against another edition
dark
emotional
hopeful
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? It's complicated
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Grief, Homophobia, Gore, Hate crime, Suicide, Rape, Gun violence, Violence, and Murder
Moderate: Toxic relationship, Stalking, and Bullying
imjustan's review against another edition
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
This is where it ends is a book about a school shooting. It has 4 different POV’s which are all likeable characters but you might feel more attached to specific ones since there is a pretty wide range of personalities, interests, race, sexuality and their home situations. There is a LOT of death in this book, also with characters you might have started to care about a lot. I personally didn’t cry but I was on the verge of. The POV’s are people that are all connected to the school shooter in different ways, the nature of their relationships with him are all very different which makes it so interesting. Ex-girlfriend, sister, sister’s girlfriend and sister’s girlfriend’s brother/school shooters ‘enemy’.
In between chapters it sometimes also has tweets or blog posts from other students or people connected to students/ teachers at the school and also some that aren’t connected to the school or it’s pupils and staff whatsoever. They show different reactions from the outside and inside to what is happening.
I gave it 3.5 stars out of 5 because even though this is an important subject and the character POV’s we’re very interesting, I don’t want to read this book again. I don’t feel very attached to it, BUT I would recommend this to people. I think it’s a good read for once and then you kind of just… move on.
It’s written in easy English and I think anyone could read this, unless you get triggered by things that happen in the book. Which is why I think it is important to read trigger warnings.
In between chapters it sometimes also has tweets or blog posts from other students or people connected to students/ teachers at the school and also some that aren’t connected to the school or it’s pupils and staff whatsoever. They show different reactions from the outside and inside to what is happening.
I gave it 3.5 stars out of 5 because even though this is an important subject and the character POV’s we’re very interesting, I don’t want to read this book again. I don’t feel very attached to it, BUT I would recommend this to people. I think it’s a good read for once and then you kind of just… move on.
It’s written in easy English and I think anyone could read this, unless you get triggered by things that happen in the book. Which is why I think it is important to read trigger warnings.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Stalking, Suicide, Torture, Blood, Child death, Domestic abuse, Grief, Gun violence, Mass/school shootings, Physical abuse, Death, Gore, Bullying, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, and Violence
Moderate: Mental illness, Sexual assault, Lesbophobia, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Outing, Rape, and Car accident
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