This Is Where The World Ends
by Amy Zhang
My rating: 5 stars
A heart-wrenching
novel about best friends on a collision course with the real world from
Amy Zhang, the critically acclaimed Indies Introduce and Indie Next
author of Falling into Place.
*****
First
off I want to say something: The synopsis is a giant spoiler. Don't read it if
you want to be surprised. That’s why I didn’t add it here.
There are two common
things in all my favorite books: A wonderful writing and at least one
larger-than-life character. And Amy Zhang manages to have both of those things
in this book.
THIS IS WHERE THE WORLD
ENDS is a story about a friendship with ups and downs, with secrets and lies, with
heartache and pain.
But that friendship so
full of love.
The story is told through
Micah’s and Janie’s POVs, in a “then” and “now” format. Usually that kind of
storytelling doesn’t work for me, but with the shifts in the POVs and the time
line between them, I found it perfect.
Amy Zhang’s style is
impressed in every page. Her writing is beautiful and magical. Her characters
are impossible to forget.
Micah’s POV is twisted and
gripping. He tells the “now” after he
wakes up in a hospital room with no memories of what happened.
Janie’s POV is vivid, it’s
like a hurricane. She tells the “then”,
the events that lead to Micah’s accident.
These characters are so
realistic: they have flaws, and they make a lot of mistakes throughout the
story. But they are remarkable; somehow you learn to care about them.
My favorite thing about
this book was the metaphors. I loved how they were used. I loved how they made
me feel.
THIS IS WHERE THE WORLD
ENDS is a story about a boy obsessed with finales and a girl obsessed with
fairy tales.
If you loved Amy’s Falling Into Place, then THIS IS WHERE
THE WORLD ENDS will make you laugh, will make you cry, will make you feel.
Oooo! Five stars, nice! I read this author's debut and sadly, did not like it at all (I'm pretty sure I gave it one star). So I did not try this one! I think these types of books are ones that you either absolutely love or absolutely hate. I'm glad you enjoyed it, Lis! Fantastic review. :)
ReplyDeleteAlyssa @ The Eater of Books!
I know what you mean, it happened to me before, but maybe next time you'll give it a chance :)
DeleteOh, this one sounds great! I'm so glad you loved it!!! :)
ReplyDeleteI really did. I hope you give it a chance!
DeleteI didn't request this because while I liked her debut, the writing was a little non-linear for me (which I know was the point...) But I've seen reviewers compare this to Looking for Alaska by John Green, so I'm kind of intrigued.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for stopping by! Jen @ YA Romantics
I don't think it felt like Looking for Alaska, but it was really good. I loved the writing the most.
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