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A review by clovetra
This Is Where It Ends by Marieke Nijkamp
5.0
GOD DID I GOBBLE THIS BOOK UP.
i debated giving this 4 stars instead of 5, but i literally spent every waking moment wanting to read this.
now, the one thing that made me possibly want to make this 4 stars is the sheer disbelief you have to suspend to read this story.
also, the sheer amount of characters gave me an aneurysm for the first 100 pages. for the life of me, i could not remember who was who's sibling or who was dating who. i got over that by about page 90 tho, so that's such a minor nit pick from me.
NOW, ONTO THE GOOD SHIT!!!!
first off........ SAPPHIC GIRLIE POPS AS MAIN CHARACTERS!!!!!!!!!!!
this was a re-read for me; ive only read this once waaayy back in 2018, but i fully forgot everything except that it was a school shooting book so like. this was a fresh read for my noggin. and i will say i loved sylv <3 shes wifey idc idc idc
the pacing ate so hard, i had minor gripes with like major tension scenes getting cut with some random ass backstory, but that was just me hungry to read more so technically that's a positive
claire was lowkey an unnecessary inclusion to me, like i actually did not care about her or her story at all! i would've loved to see a teacher perspective instead but.
this book was scrumptious. it had all the things i wanted in a book. thrilling scenes, drama, romance, gore, adrenaline-pumping events, and THE GAYS!
i literally would've read this in one sitting last night if i didn't have to go to uni today. that's how yummy this book was. oh my god.
especially in the political climate of good ol freedom land rn, i would highly recommend this book. and not even for its politics and view. its just a fire ass book.
14-year-old me did truly have superior taste.
i debated giving this 4 stars instead of 5, but i literally spent every waking moment wanting to read this.
now, the one thing that made me possibly want to make this 4 stars is the sheer disbelief you have to suspend to read this story.
Spoiler
like ok.... tyler managed to kill 39 people in ~40 mins? him not finding sylv? the principal doing the same mf speech every year with like 3 exits? like who in the education system thought that far into it. also like how tf did nobody say anything about this boy? like i get that in good ol murica school shooters go under the radar because nobody gives a fuck, but like....... the entire town knew he was fucked in the head. how did nobody think to do a welfare check or sm.......also, the sheer amount of characters gave me an aneurysm for the first 100 pages. for the life of me, i could not remember who was who's sibling or who was dating who. i got over that by about page 90 tho, so that's such a minor nit pick from me.
NOW, ONTO THE GOOD SHIT!!!!
first off........ SAPPHIC GIRLIE POPS AS MAIN CHARACTERS!!!!!!!!!!!
this was a re-read for me; ive only read this once waaayy back in 2018, but i fully forgot everything except that it was a school shooting book so like. this was a fresh read for my noggin. and i will say i loved sylv <3 shes wifey idc idc idc
the pacing ate so hard, i had minor gripes with like major tension scenes getting cut with some random ass backstory, but that was just me hungry to read more so technically that's a positive
claire was lowkey an unnecessary inclusion to me, like i actually did not care about her or her story at all! i would've loved to see a teacher perspective instead but.
this book was scrumptious. it had all the things i wanted in a book. thrilling scenes, drama, romance, gore, adrenaline-pumping events, and THE GAYS!
i literally would've read this in one sitting last night if i didn't have to go to uni today. that's how yummy this book was. oh my god.
especially in the political climate of good ol freedom land rn, i would highly recommend this book. and not even for its politics and view. its just a fire ass book.
14-year-old me did truly have superior taste.