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This Is Where It Ends by Marieke Nijkamp

33 reviews

mollyharwood's review against another edition

sad 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

3.5

It was a good book but not my kind of style. Some things were predictable while others were not expected, told though multiple perspectives some were good whilst others were a bit boring at times.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, Suicide, Violence, and Mass/school shootings

Moderate: Homophobia, Physical abuse, Toxic friendship, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Bullying

richofficer's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

3.5

This book was extremely sad, but realistic to todays society. The pacing was fast, which I really liked, but I was confused about the characters in the beginning and felt I had to write down who was who and who knew who, etc etc. Overall, I think the book was written very well and emotionally and the only flaw this book had was the random chapters that were not needed and the lack of explanation. Other than that, if you are looking to enjoy an emotional, intense rollercoaster, this is the perfect book for you.

I will never be getting over Tómas’ death.

 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Violence, Mass/school shootings, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, and Abandonment

Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, and Sexual harassment

barelyghosted's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

A well written book with a powerful message. No one should ever need to worry about being put in this situation. You want everyone to escape. You want someone to get the gun away from him. You hope someone can get through to him. You want the brutality to end...but it just keeps going.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gun violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Grief, Mass/school shootings, and Murder

Moderate: Child abuse and Death of parent

Minor: Alcoholism, Bullying, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

iksme's review

challenging sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

Every time I read this book, it emotionally destroys me. It is similar to an out-of-body experience. You will cry if you read this, even if you usually don't. It is a deep and sickeningly realistic depiction of what it is like to experience trauma and its effects on the community, including the beginnings of collective community trauma. There is a main character who is a queer domestic violence survivor, and her story is so thought out, so real it is as though she is guiding you through this book. this read hurt my heart and helped me feel.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Blood, Islamophobia, Dementia, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Lesbophobia, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

valgarciq's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Homophobia, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment

spooderman's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Dementia, Car accident, Lesbophobia, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Xenophobia, Vomit, Islamophobia, Outing, and Deportation

msestern's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Violence, Car accident, Death of parent, Lesbophobia, and Sexual harassment

tiny_life35's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Physical abuse, and Murder

Moderate: Sexual assault, Islamophobia, and Sexual harassment

vidya_is_vidya's review against another edition

dark sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

i cried so fucking hard reading this book

usually when i say that i’m exaggerating, but i swear to god i am not lying this time

i didn’t cry until page 248. but once i started crying i didn’t stop

this is when tomás died. he was my favorite character… it’s always the favorite characters that get killed

when i cry reading a book, the rating automatically jumps up to 5 stars

this is the first time i’ve genuinely cried reading a book. it could just be bc i was emotional in general today, but it made me cry nonetheless

i adored all the characters. even the side characters mentioned briefly. the lives lost in this book crushed me

FUCK YOU, MARIEKE NIKKAMP, FOR MAKING ME CRY

BUT ALSO THANK YOU THIS STORY WAS AMAZING

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, and Mass/school shootings

Moderate: Child abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment

yogyaa's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

3.5

Overall a nice book but definitely really triggering. And the main problem people seemed to have with this book was of the black and white characters, yeah I get it. All the characters were either black or white.
And frankly I really didn't care about some of the characters pov some times 

Tomas' death broke my heart </3

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Gun violence, Homophobia, Mass/school shootings, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexual harassment

Minor: Islamophobia