Reviews tagging 'Blood'

This Is Where It Ends by Marieke Nijkamp

128 reviews

coleanne's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-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

1.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Blood, Murder, Suicide, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Death, Grief, Mass/school shootings, and Violence

Moderate: Sexual violence, Child abuse, Cursing, Homophobia, Sexual assault, Rape, and Sexual harassment

_rhea_'s review against another edition

adventurous dark 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? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Homophobia, Alcoholism, and Child abuse

marisabenn's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Wow. What a gut wrenching, and all too realistic, story. 

I really liked how the chapters were laid out with the time stamps. The four POVs make this heartbreaking and hopeful. I honestly have few words for this one. It's powerful with so many layers and pieces to be taken away.

It was difficult to keep track of minor characters. I wish the author would have included a list of victims, even if it is fictional. There were so many names either half-remembered or never known that I got lost. 

I also wish there was more about Tyler. We don't know why he wanted to mass murder his classmates, but I guess that's not rare for school shootings. In the end it just felt a little..... forced? I'm not sure, but it was lacking something. 

Definitely need a light rom-com after this heartbreaker. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide, Gun violence, Homophobia, Mass/school shootings, Grief, Death, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Dementia, Bullying, and Death of parent

Minor: Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Cursing, Rape, Sexual assault, and Car accident

jamiejanae_6's review

dark sad tense fast-paced

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Death, Dementia, Emotional abuse, Grief, Homophobia, Islamophobia, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Suicide, Blood, Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death of parent, Gun violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Rape

arryanna's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful 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? It's complicated

5.0

The different povs made the book fast pace it showed you what each students hopes for the future were and it was a story that had you feeling even tense emotions that was felt throughout the characters.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Mass/school shootings, Violence, Blood, Murder, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Child death, Death, Bullying, and Suicide

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Death of parent, and Child abuse

tyler_machotka's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Child abuse, Death, Gun violence, Blood, and Mass/school shootings

Moderate: Bullying

cfarrell's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Child death, Death, Mass/school shootings, and Blood

ladykatka's review against another edition

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? Yes

Don't even k ow how to rate this book. It's heart wrenching and made me cry but it is also horrible to think how real this is for so many people and an author is making money from writing a fictionalized version of it. 

I ended up caring more about some of the side characters (Matt) than the door main characters. Which tells me that this is not the best book regardless of subject material.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Child death, Rape, Death, Mass/school shootings, Sexual assault, and Blood

brdiaz1123's review against another edition

dark reflective sad tense medium-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

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Homophobia

Minor: Rape

readwithsophsx's review against another edition

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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Physical abuse, Gun violence, Death, Child death, Violence, Alcohol, Mass/school shootings, Alcoholism, Death of parent, and Child abuse

Moderate: Rape and Sexual assault