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Where I End by Sophie White

9 reviews

aurora93's review

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Confinement, Child abuse, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Mental illness, Torture, Body horror, Physical abuse, Abandonment, Gaslighting, Grief, Incest, and Pregnancy

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Sexual assault

Pretty detailed descriptions of murdering and torturing infants. Description of infanticide. Descriptions of severe postpartum psychosis.

sylvestra's review

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Mental illness, Death, and Child abuse

Moderate: Confinement, Sexual content, and Body horror

alexorr's review

challenging dark tense fast-paced

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

4.75

mmm very weird, scary, and gross!! was genuinely creeped out for a while. i’ll always love the personification of land, sea, and houses

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Medical trauma, Grief, Excrement, Gore, Death, and Child death

Moderate: Sexual assault

flowingleaves's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Jesus fucking christ. Mind the warnings. This book is cruel and it goes places I didn't want it to go. I'm not quite sure if Aoileann is just that much of an unreliable narrator or if every single person in this story apart from Rachel are all just that horrible.

Fantastic story, I loved it, it made me want to throw up. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Stalking, Body horror, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Child death, Toxic friendship, Mental illness, Excrement, Pregnancy, Rape, and Sexual assault

whirl's review

challenging dark emotional sad fast-paced

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

3.0

Dark, gruesome and extremely sad 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Child death, Death, Confinement, Excrement, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Sexual assault, and Vomit

thebristolreader's review

challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Body horror, Pregnancy, Child abuse, Mental illness, and Medical trauma

nplunkie's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Body horror, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Bullying, Blood, Excrement, and Mental illness

Moderate: Pregnancy and Child abuse

amys_hygge_reads's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

I did not enjoy this book, but I did love it. Although saying I love it feels very wrong.. Where I End is Sophie White’s first entry into horror, and it’s honestly the perfect match. 

Set in a fictional island off the coast of Ireland, we are introduced to nineteen year old Aoileann and her family. Aoileann did not have a happy and loving upbringing. She remained at home with her paternal grandmother to care for her mother, while her father visited only occasionally. The other islanders are deeply suspicious people, who want nothing to do with the family on the edge of the island. They are separated from the rest of the world, and Aoileann never knows why. However, when an artist, Rachel, moves to the island from the mainland with her newborn baby, Aoileann experiences a connection for perhaps the first time. But how will her upbringing affect this relationship, and the world that she currently knows? 

The descriptions of the island set the eerie back drop for an extremely difficult read. Sophie handled complex topics in such a beautiful, creepy and chilling way. Where I End examines the extent of how cruel humanity can be, while balancing the question of are we products of our own environments? I was uncomfortable and repulsed for the majority of this read, but equally could not put it down. Not the lightest note to start of the new year with, but one I would highly recommend. 

Honestly, if you are considering reading this book, I would strongly advise you to check in with yourself first. The book comes with so many content warnings. This is not a light read, or one to start if you do not have the head space for.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Murder, Chronic illness, Child death, Death, Body horror, Domestic abuse, Grief, Torture, Pregnancy, Mental illness, Emotional abuse, and Confinement

jayhall's review

challenging dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

3.75

Sophie White paints a gruesome and terrible canvas in Where I End. A truly gripping book, it kept me tense, horrified, and completely uneasy from the first page - an absolute must read for fans of horror spun through the lens of human tragedy. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Torture, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Pregnancy