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A review by eri_cat93
This Is Where It Ends by Marieke Nijkamp
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
fast-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? It's complicated
2.5
I’m not sure how I feel about this book.
It hooked me and was a fast read as I wanted to know the details of what was unfolding in this school shooting story. But the characters felt like poor representations of what high schoolers really are and the jump between 4 POVs left little time to get to know anyone.
I did like the changing POVs for how they created a sense of chaos & uncertainty, giving the reader a glimpse into how the characters were feeling.
Oddly it feels like most of the deaths are breezed by which left me with an icky feeling.
I think I’d like this book more if it was for adults rather than YA and had a bit more leeway to delve into the reality and terror of this all to common occurrence in our world.
It hooked me and was a fast read as I wanted to know the details of what was unfolding in this school shooting story. But the characters felt like poor representations of what high schoolers really are and the jump between 4 POVs left little time to get to know anyone.
I did like the changing POVs for how they created a sense of chaos & uncertainty, giving the reader a glimpse into how the characters were feeling.
Oddly it feels like most of the deaths are breezed by which left me with an icky feeling.
I think I’d like this book more if it was for adults rather than YA and had a bit more leeway to delve into the reality and terror of this all to common occurrence in our world.