This Is Where It Ends

By: Marieke Nijkamp

Narrated by: Nick Podehl, Whitney Dykhouse, Kate Rudd, Lauren Ezzo, Amy McFadden, Brittany Pressley, Scott Merriman, Sean Rohani

The tenth anniversary edition of the #1 New York Times bestseller about a high school held hostage, and four teens—each with their own reason to fear the boy with the gun. Featuring an updated author’s note and exclusive anniversary bonus epilogue.
10:00am: The principal of Opportunity, Alabama’s High School finishes her speech, welcoming the entire student body to a new semester and encouraging them to excel and achieve.
10:02am: The students get up to leave the auditorium for their next class.
10:03am: The auditorium doors won’t open.
10:05am: Someone starts shooting.
Told over the span of 54 harrowing minutes, terror reigns as one student’s calculated revenge turns into the ultimate game of survival.
Praise for This Is Where It Ends:

• A Buzzfeed Best Young Adult Book of the Decade
• A Paste Magazine Best Teen Book of the Decade
• A Book Riot Biggest YA Book of the Decade
• A Professional Book Nerds Best Book of the Decade
• A Bustle.com Most-Anticipated YA Novel
• A Goodreads YA Best Books Pick
• A Goodreads Choice Award Finalist for Young Adult Fiction
• Kids Indie Next List Pick

"Marieke Nijkamp's brutal, powerful fictional account of a school shooting is important in its timeliness." —Bustle.com
"A gritty, emotional, and suspenseful read and although fictionalized, it reflects on a problematic and harrowing issue across the nation." —Buzzfeed
"A compelling, brutal story of an unfortunately all-too familiar situation: a school shooting. Nijkamp portrays the events thoughtfully, recounting fifty-four intense minutes of bravery, love, and loss." —BookRiot

Tomas

I liked that Tomas sacrificed himself and that he saved his sister from death and pain ful sufering

The power of humanity.

The power of humanity and friendship, we as humans have the power of creating a life time of nightmares. or being a person who creates dreams for ourselves and others.

Overall, it was okay.

Some of the narrators sounded robotic but they did a great performance as the characters. This wasn’t my favorite book, but I think it’s more because of the narration style. It is very poignant for the time we live in.

could have been better...

my step daughter recommended I read this. I get what the author was trying to do I just wish it was slightly better executed. as a former police officer, the depiction of the police is alarmingly inaccurate and if it were accurate the entire story would have been cut in half. which may have been beneficial for it. I felt as though the story went on and on too long, repeating a lot of the characters' thoughts. finally, the narration, specifically Claire's sounded very robotic at times.

tl;Dr: compelling story and I appreciate the characters' thoughts but not an accurate depiction of what a school shooting would be like, with questionable narration.