This Is Where It Ends: International Edition

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A gritty, emotional, and suspenseful read and although fictionalized, it reflects on a problematic and harrowing issue across the nation." —Buzzfeed Even though, we are shown the characters, I do not feel as if I was given enough information so that I cared for these characters, the characters all felt flat to me. Perhaps it was the way in which the story was written. While reading this book, I wondered if it would work better as - now I am showing my age - an after-school special. Anyone remember them? I would come home from school and these shows would be on television to warn teens against bullying, teenage pregnancy, abuse, dangers of underage drinking/drug use, or showed positive things such as being a good friend, volunteering etc. I don’t know, perhaps a movie of the week or a series on Netflix would portray this book better. But, you taught me a lot of things a long the way, too. I just hope that I can put them into practice.

Cindy Sproles does write well. I appreciated the settings and the characters. The plot didn't leave me wanting more, but the main characters were likable and believable. Like I said earlier, this book just may have been the wrong book to read for my reading mood. It happens. But it will be a great fit for someone else. Four stars It’s the story of tender mercies and found family. Showing both the kindness and greed of strangers. A slow burn mystery that’s worth exploring until the very end. It’ll make you laugh, smile, shed a tear or two, and want to hold your aging family members a little closer. where do i even begin with this? in my opinion, the biggest (but not only) problem of this book is that it takes a senseless tragedy and uses it as a ploy for people to read the book. it shows the reader that school shootings are a thing, but the news does that in real life. what we need is more than the crime itself. Want more titles to read? Give Violent Endsedited by Shaun David Hutchinson a try, as well as How It Went Down by Kekla Magoon. This fall, readers will also want to have That’s Not What Happenedby Kody Keplinger on their radar, as well as Sadieby Courtney Summers. We learn a few things about the different kids through their thoughts of things that happened in the past. But even still this book didn't grab me like I thought it would. I thought I would love it! I gave it three stars because I could feel the terror everyone went through and I felt really bad for everyone going through what happened. I really can't explain what it was that didn't make this a 5 star book for me. I'm just going to leave to the non connection I had to anyone in the story. I still think the author did a great job in creating a very horrific situation, if your just concentrating on that event.

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The intensity and escalation of Medina’s book makes for strong read alike to This Is Where It Ends. More, the exploration of a contemporary teen issue—bullying—will resonate as well. Medina’s thoughtful writing about race and culture should also work well for Nijkamp’s fans. Blood doesn’t make a relationship. Kindness, caring, love makes a family. You don’t have to be blood to be the perfect fit.”

I highlighted SOOO many passages in this. It was one time I was glad it was on Kindle! I highlighted NINE passages to remember. One of the best ones were about family: The story starts out with the shooter almost right off the bat. There are a few little things going on with the POV's talking about what they are doing at the moment, the moment before it all goes downhill.As of 2019, the novel had sold over one million copies worldwide and been translated into over twenty languages. [6] Italie, Hillel (September 16, 2021). "Author Colleen Hoover's word-of-mouth success". Associated Press . Retrieved January 6, 2022. Tyler falters, though only for a moment. “I should have known. Come to protect your sister? What are you going to do—hit me again?”Again, this is just speculation, but to me, this is nothing that dramatic bullshit to make the book read better. Del is determined to help Minerva when he sees the conditions she’s living in especially at her advanced age and they form a delightful relationship. But, it seems someone is determined to find the box. Is Minerva just imagining things and experiencing the effects of aging, or is there someone who’s truly after the gold? And that, I think, is okay. Because this is a book that ends on a note that you should absolutely, 100% not be okay with.

Tyler. The perpetrator. My god, what a one-dimensional character he is. Dare I say, murderers are always complex people. We read crime novels, mysteries, we watch mystery shows because it's the motivation of such an act that fascinates us. Some of my favorite book series in the world are murder mysteries because they are so addictingly macabre in their portrayal of the psychology behind such an act. The next day Tom's lung collapses, so Will has to perform a needle thoracostomy. Sensing Tom will die without medical help, they bond, and Will finally feels that Tom approves of him and Sam. On a bridge, they encounter a gang of armed men on motorcycles. They work together to evade the gang, but Tom succumbs to his wounds. The car breaks down, and Will burns it so he does not have to leave Tom's body to rot. Will continues the journey on foot. The narrative is beautiful, equalizing and real. I gave a particularly watery smile in a moment where Tomas and Fareed, best friends and brothers no matter what - in a situation where it truly, deeply counts and cuts into you - are doing their best to rescue their classmates, friends and siblings. This is NOT a story I would recommend on its subject matter to be taken as a mature, resonant narrative on its themes. Try reading Jennifer Brown's "Hate List" instead.

Here’s another book I read nearly a month ago and never reviewed. This time it wasn’t because I’m lazy even though I am, it’s because I feel bad giving this one a negative review. But a negative review is what I must give when I read a book about a “Columbine” type school shooting and . . . . I don't think the deaths were even that resonant because I never got to know the characters or their relationships beyond very jagged inserts that seemed to weave in and out of the narrative without any consistency for portrayal. That made it very hard for me to hold interest in the narrative, and made the 54 minute ordeal drag out for much more time than it should've. (That's the downside of using a timeline and "head-hopping" between characters with very generous overlap and similar voicing.) Plus, when Tyler's described in the killing of his student body, the portrayal is very mechanical. I get that Tyler's actions are mechanical, that he's numb because of a number of different things (abuse, loss, neglect), but does the PORTRAYAL have to be mechanical? This is where I think Nijkamp messed that up because it didn't have to be. The scenario could've had more weight if it'd been more intimate to the character experiences. The problem was that there was NO intimacy with the characters, and an odd distance that prevailed in the narrative the entire time. It's talking at you, not showing you. Big no, no in this type of narrative. its this information, everything beyond the senseless tragedy itself, that the reader deserves. because everyone knows school shootings are the most senseless and horrific of crimes. so why doesnt this story offer anything more? this is shallow, one-dimensional, poorly developed with forgettable characters, and does not inspire any positive action or resistance toward a growing epidemic. This is Where it Ends is an emotion journey with a darling 94 year old heroine who will capture your heart. I wasn’t sure going in if I would enjoy this book. I’m primarily a romance reader, but I also love a good mystery. The fact that Cindy K. Sproles was able to hook me and keep me engaged is a testament to the power of great storytelling. It’s an exploration of love, secrets, family, faith, loneliness, greed, and death. The book takes place in real time, over the course of an hour, during a school shooting. The story is told from multiple points of view, but not from the shooter's perspective. I will dig into the #1 problem first: the author doesn't seem to know the difference between a SPREE KILLER, A MASS MURDERER and a SERIAL KILLER. While Tyler Browne (the shooter) is technically a mass murderer, he displays both physical signs of a serial killer (torture) and the mental state of a serial killer (enjoys/gets off on killing; it's a power/control thing). Hey, author, research your type of killers!!! In the end (MAJOR SPOILER), Ty went on his shooting spree -- killing 39 people (! -- more on that in one second) -- because his sister is a lesbian. Yup, that's pretty much it. I mean, COME ON! Even in Alabama (where the story is set), it's 2016. No one is depicted as being super gay-hating. WHO CARES?! Frankly, it's rather offensive.