Reviews

This Is Where It Ends by Marieke Nijkamp

jilc's review against another edition

3.0

Liked it, cried and had no words

isabelle_rosewrites's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense slow-paced

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

3.0

lucyrichards's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

3.5

charlottelance's review

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

4.0

kaikai1618's review against another edition

3.66 stars

doctorslycat's review against another edition

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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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Murder, Blood, Gore, Mass/school shootings, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Violence, Child death, Death, Grief, and Gun violence

been a little bit, but I do believe the aggressor commits sU!c!d€ at the end of it

cupkate96's review against another edition

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mass/school shootings

ob_liv_ious's review against another edition

dark emotional sad slow-paced

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

2.5

kngregory's review against another edition

5.0

There are so many things I could say about this book. This is one of the fastest books I read because my heart bled on every page.

This is an incredible telling of a raging war all over the world for past and future generations that we don’t even acknowledge.

This book takes an incredible and emotional look to school shootings, the trauma, bravery, and damage done for decades to come.
Following 4 different POVs all in some way or another connected to the shooter made this book even more impactful. The desperation, disbelief, and pure raw emotion that you can’t help but feel reverberated in each page shook me to my core.
I haven’t felt so grateful for my school years, and I pray everyone I know has as lucky as an experience as I did.

5 monumental stars.

1998firebird's review

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-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

3.75