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ionlyeatglutenfreebooks's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
medium-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? It's complicated
2.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Violence, Trafficking, and Car accident
angela_iseli's review against another edition
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Toxic relationship, Medical trauma, Car accident, and Murder
minimicropup's review against another edition
Just a little too YA and heavy on the intense twin sister bond and I’m not the biggest fan of amnesia tropes either so struggling to stay interested. I don’t think it sucks though. I just have so many library books to get through, so I’m returning this one for now.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Medical trauma and Car accident
le_lobey's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
medium-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
2.5
This was ok. Written fairly well, but I really didn't care for the pig latin variant the twins used to talk to one another -- or that Kahler felt the need to translate it each time, even though we'd long learned to read it.
A lot of the action in the first half wasn't particularly gripping for me, and I think in many cases was only inserted to pay off later revelations. I guess it felt like it was written back to front. She goes to back room poker games because that's how they used evangelize for the Plan . How'd she end up at the game though? Well I guess we'll give her a love interest that will enable her sister's later betrayal . At Violet's behest I guess? Because so much of the first act came off as inconsequential I really struggled to get into the book. It was a lot more interesting once the cult stuff entered the picture.
A lot of the action in the first half wasn't particularly gripping for me, and I think in many cases was only inserted to pay off later revelations. I guess it felt like it was written back to front. She goes to back room poker games because
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Violence, and Car accident
eachz's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-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? No
2.75
UPDATE
I feel the need to knock this down a point after realizing the full extent of the author's using a real story for the plot. I did know upfront that she was inspired by a true story of twins where one had an accident that left him with almost total amnesia other than remembering his twin's face and name. But then I learned thatthe real life twins were in fact both victims of sexual abuse as children which the remembering twin tried to protect his brother from. Knowing this made the authors treatment feel cheap and kinda gross.
Original review below.
Positives
I really tore through the first half of this book; it's really gripping in its mystery. The back and forth timeline is employed well, and Kat's journey of self (re)discovery is interesting to follow along with.
Negatives
I found the end less than satisfying -- a lot of the reveals/resolutions frankly didn't make sense.
For example:
Violet's blackmail was a primary impetus of the conflict. But supposedly the twins ran away around the same time as Jude's betrayal/Violet getting sent to the big house. But the twins get rescued by Violet's mother only days after they run away. Why wouldn't she retrieve her daughter as soon as she found out what was going on??
That was my biggest plot confusion but there were lots of little things too. And aside from Kat, I found most of the characters pretty flat.
I feel the need to knock this down a point after realizing the full extent of the author's using a real story for the plot. I did know upfront that she was inspired by a true story of twins where one had an accident that left him with almost total amnesia other than remembering his twin's face and name. But then I learned that
Original review below.
Positives
I really tore through the first half of this book; it's really gripping in its mystery. The back and forth timeline is employed well, and Kat's journey of self (re)discovery is interesting to follow along with.
Negatives
I found the end less than satisfying -- a lot of the reveals/resolutions frankly didn't make sense.
For example:
That was my biggest plot confusion but there were lots of little things too. And aside from Kat, I found most of the characters pretty flat.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Blood, Trafficking, and Murder
Moderate: Animal death, Gun violence, Pedophilia, and Car accident
book_byrd's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
slow-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
2.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Murder
Minor: Child abuse, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Car accident, and Gaslighting
camp_redwood's review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Toxic relationship, Car accident, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, and Abandonment
andiethegreat's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
This book was incredible. I'm going to keep this review spoiler free but I was so pleased that it was not predictable as some thrillers are.
There are themes explored in this book that I was not expecting, but they were approached tastefully and were obviously well researched. Read this book.
There are themes explored in this book that I was not expecting, but they were approached tastefully and were obviously well researched. Read this book.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child abuse, Gun violence, Violence, Car accident, and Injury/Injury detail
soobooksalot's review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child abuse, Gun violence, Car accident, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
bookeduntil's review against another edition
DNF’d at 60%.
When Kat wakes from a two week coma and only remembers the face of the woman standing in the room with her—her twin sister Jude—it is suddenly up to Jude to help rebuild Kat’s knowledge of their lives up to that point. But is she being strictly honest with Kat, and if not, what truths are she trying to hide?
Told in two separate timelines and shifting between Jude and Kat, Where You End was an interesting story, for what I got through, but the number of triggers in this book was insane, so I needed to take a biiiiig step back from it for my own mental health. I highly advise going into this book with the knowledge that these triggers are present, and I hope that the published version of the text lists these in some ways to alert readers.
CONTENT WARNINGS:
Cult activity/behavior, abandonment, sexual abuse, sexual abuse of minors, violence, MLM activity, suicide, blood, manipulation of minors, mention of car accident, mental illness, pedophilia, incest/inappropriate acts of related adult to minor, gaslighting, child abuse, emotional abuse, injury and injury detail, medical trauma, grief, mentioned death of a parent.
When Kat wakes from a two week coma and only remembers the face of the woman standing in the room with her—her twin sister Jude—it is suddenly up to Jude to help rebuild Kat’s knowledge of their lives up to that point. But is she being strictly honest with Kat, and if not, what truths are she trying to hide?
Told in two separate timelines and shifting between Jude and Kat, Where You End was an interesting story, for what I got through, but the number of triggers in this book was insane, so I needed to take a biiiiig step back from it for my own mental health. I highly advise going into this book with the knowledge that these triggers are present, and I hope that the published version of the text lists these in some ways to alert readers.
CONTENT WARNINGS:
Cult activity/behavior, abandonment, sexual abuse, sexual abuse of minors, violence, MLM activity, suicide, blood, manipulation of minors, mention of car accident, mental illness, pedophilia, incest/inappropriate acts of related adult to minor, gaslighting, child abuse, emotional abuse, injury and injury detail, medical trauma, grief, mentioned death of a parent.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Pedophilia, Suicide, Violence, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Death, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Car accident and Death of parent