Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

This Is Where It Ends by Marieke Nijkamp

101 reviews

mahi_nad's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

4 stars

REVIEW:
I read through the reviews before writing this, and I feel as though this book deserves a little justice. I agree with the majority for this one, the characters were flat, the motivation for the shooter was just cheesy and disrespectful to real life scenarios, and the relationships were a little hard to keep track of (if you're slow like me :D).
That being said, I did genuinely enjoy this book. I didn't expect the plot twists at the end, Spoiler(Tomás and Tyler dying was definitely unexpected, and Tyler shooting his own sister?? What??). I did feel a small rush of adrenaline as I traversed through this book, and my heart raced faster as I got to the end. I definitely enjoyed the small povs that leave you hanging at the edge, forcing you to continue to find out what happens next. The writing style of this book was great. Although, as I said earlier, this book will most likely not match up with real-life school shootings, it was a great read, and I would recommend it with a warning of the fantasy-based motivation and Spoilerstand-off between Tomás and Tyler. (Because who really tells the guy with the gun that "sweaty chic" doesn't suit him?? It's incredibly unrealistic. It's like Tomás' survival instinct decided to save itself and jump out the window). But anyways.

TW: shooting, suicide (not graphically depicted but enough that you know what happens), injuries, blood

BOTTOM LINE:
Well-written book that makes your heart race faster. Would recommend to people with a warning that it is loosely based on real-life.

AGE RATING:
14+ (or if you're mature enough, it's up to you)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Blood, and Mass/school shootings

Moderate: Child abuse and Alcohol

cor_luz's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

Absolutely heartbreaking. Nearly had me crying on the bus. Beautifully written. The author wasn't lying in a quote that said, "My books will make you cry."

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Suicide, Blood, and Mass/school shootings

Minor: Rape

delaniholleman's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

First book that has made me feel emotional in a long time.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, and Gun violence

Minor: Sexual assault

annamorgan27's review against another edition

dark sad tense fast-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Gore, Gun violence, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Mass/school shootings, and Car accident

Moderate: Rape and Sexual assault

katelynndzindzio's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense fast-paced

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

3.5

Following the POV of several friends before, during, and after a school shooting. This events are extremely unfortunate and unforgettable. This novel truly makes you feel all the feelings with the story. You never want to experience this in real life but I feel like I have experienced enough emotional damage after reading this one... 

I wish we could have had more about the events after the shooting. I would love to know where the characters ended up after that situation.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, and Mass/school shootings

Minor: Sexual assault and Sexual harassment

charlotte_marchand's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Gun violence, Suicide, and Mass/school shootings

Moderate: Death of parent and Sexual harassment

Minor: Rape

kkrose97's review against another edition

dark sad tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death and Blood

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Car accident, and Death of parent

astalavista's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Suicide, Mass/school shootings, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Gun violence, Blood, Mass/school shootings, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Rape

abitofcourage's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Death, Gun violence, Homophobia, Suicide, Blood, Grief, and Mass/school shootings

Moderate: Child abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, and Terminal illness

zyahlove24's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

this book literally had me sobbing and gagging and trying to survive. this book was so sad. I literally cannot deal with this right now. Like this book really just hurt my soul so badly like it had me punch in the book and everything. I cannot function anymore now that I read this book because the way how it really made me feel and it literally made me have an anxiety attack the whole time I was reading it like I felt in my chest this book was so good and I don’t think I’ve ever ever gonna recover from this book. I can’t even think straight right now that’s how good this book was it’s not even that is good it’s just so raw and just rail and just so depressing . 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, and Mass/school shootings