The reviews are in!
This Is Where It Ends
, the #1
New York Times
bestseller and one of the Best Books of the Decade (Buzzfeed,
Paste Magazine
, BookRiot), "could break you." "I am speechless." "The saddest book I have ever read." "Literally tore my heart out."
Go inside a heartbreaking fictional school shooting, minute-by-terrifying-minute. Everyone has a reason to fear the boy with the gun...
10:00 a.m.:
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.
10:02 a.m.:
The students get up to leave the auditorium for their next class.
10:03 a.m.:
The auditorium doors won't open.
10:05 a.m.:
Someone starts shooting.
Over the course of 54 minutes, four students must confront their greatest hopes, and darkest fears, as they come face-to-face with the boy with the gun. In a world where violence in schools is at an all-time high and school shootings are a horrifyingly common reality for teenagers,
is a rallying cry to end the gun violence epidemic for good.
Praise for
:
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