A review by trindade_claudia
Where the World Ends by Geraldine McCaughrean

4.0

Knowing that this was based on a true story, I find that Geraldine McCaughrean did a brilliant job at making the said events come to life. She gave the people of that particular Fowling Party a voice that they would not have had otherwise, and made sure their story continues to live on.

Being stranded for such a long period of time, in a harsh place, believing that the world has ended (because why else would no one come back for you), is such a sad thing to go through. Reading this book, I got grossed out by eating habits, felt sorry for all involved and went through all the motions of being abandoned and the reasons why at the same time as the boys (and handful of men) did.

I will not go any deeper into the events because that will just spoil your reading of the book, but I do recommend this to anyone 12+ (as suggested by Usborne Publishing), although with myself being almost 30 years of age, this book is suitable for anyone to read.

Themes are:
Historic events (takes place in 1727)
Based of real life
Christianity
Life changing events
Traumatic experiences
Boys becoming men