Where You End is a thriller with a unique premise, exploring themes that I had personally never read before. This story gripped me and kept me on the edge of my seat. Fell in love with the writing style.

Where you End
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What a great Thriller with all kinds of great twist. I couldn't stop reading. I had to kn I was what happened next. It was great story & characters that will hold you & draw you in. I really enjoyed & can't wait to read more from the Author. Sooo talented!!
Thank you NetGallery!

Slowly got into this story but once I did couldn’t put it down!!

Family bond twisty thrilling tale.

While the premise of this novel was compelling, I found it hard to follow at times. I struggled to connect with the characters which contributed to my overall lack of momentum with the book. This one was not for me.

I unfortunately didn't enjoy this one. I didn't feel like the characters were fleshed out enough to be interesting and enjoyable. The pace was very very slow and most of the book just feels like nothing happens, in fact... the entire book kind of feels like nothing happens. I was holding out for the ending to be a big showdown and it wasn't. The meeting with the mother was completely brushed over and wasn't even impactful or interesting enough to be apart of the book at all and the showdown with Bash was just lackluster as well. So disappointed.

When Kat Bird wakes up from a coma, she sees her mirror image: Jude, her twin sister. Jude’s face and name are the only memories Kat has from before her accident. As Kat tries to make sense of things, she believes Jude will provide all the answers to her most pressing questions:
Who am I?
Where am I?
What actually happened? Amid this tragedy, Jude sees an irresistible opportunity: she can give her sister a brand-new past, one worlds away from the lives they actually led. She spins tales of an idyllic childhood, exotic travels, and a bright future.
But if everything was so perfect, who are the mysterious people following Kat? And what explains her uncontrollable flashes of violent anger, which begin to jeopardize a sweet new romance? Duped by the one person she trusted, Kat must try to untangle fact from fiction. Yet as she pulls at the threads of Jude’s elaborate tapestry, she has no idea of the catastrophe she’s inviting. At stake is not just the twins’ relationship, but their very survival.
Thank you to NetGalley and Henry Holl & Company for giving me an advance copy.

Where You End is an interesting read. The intrigue of learning the details of Kat and Jude’s past kept me reading, however, I wasn’t as thrilled by this book as I was hoping I would be when I saw this delightfully creepy cover. It was a slow burn and I felt the mystery was muddled by excess that did nothing to enhance the twist of the ending.

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As a mother of "mirror" twins I need to not read these thrillers featuring twins.
Especially when one of mine is also called Katherine.
This book was good, confusing, and super creepy. It isn't for moms of identical twin girls because we deal with enough.
I have some trauma to deal with. Absolutely wonderful book for non twin moms.

Novels featuring twins don't usually capture my imagination, but something about the setup of this one did, particularly the term "mirror twins," reflecting a rare occurrence when a physiological anomaly results in the two being mirror images of one another and closer than the usual form of twinage. As Kat awakens from a coma after an accident with a completely clear mind, no memory at all, her twin Jude seizes the opportunity to create a past that never existed, and Kat learns at the same time as the reader what really happened to them growing up. Not for the squeamish.

Unfortunately I DNF'd this at the 50% mark.
I was really looking forward to this book, but I was left feeling disappointed. I love a good psychological thriller, and this synopsis was on point with a dramatic storyline with a set of mirror twins that get into a bad car accident and one twin dies and comes back to life with amnesia. This leaves their twin sister to fill in the blanks of their lives. Add a cult into the mix and I'm in.

Originally I was hooked from the start of the accident, but once Jude starts working things got very slow. Kat begins to explore her neighborhood and figuring out what she likes as a person without the influence of her sister. There's so many different timelines happening at once that it starts to get confusing. I began to lose interest in the characters by the time we get a good look into the cult. If the timeline was more structered the transistion would've been excuted smoother.
I did enjoy the attention to detail in descriptions of horror elements. Those scenes kept my attention and left me feeling uncomfortable in a good way.

Thank you, though, to NetGalley and Henry Holt & Co. for the eARC in exchange for an honest review. This title published January 16, 2024

Thank you to Netgalley, the publisher and the author, for an ARC of this book, in exchange for an honest review.
The premise of the book drew me in but once I started reading it, I just couldn’t get into it at all.
I wish the author, publisher and all those promoting the book much success and connections with the right readers.

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Mirror twins Kat and Jude Bird are trying to get back to normal after a car accident left Kat with amnesia. As time passes though, Kat starts to question if Jude is telling her the truth. As she begins digging, she’s left with even more questions including who can you trust if not your own twin?

The premise of this story has everything I want in a thriller. Mystery, cults, unreliable and complex characters, and mind games. I was initially incredibly invested but I just lost interest midway through the audio and had to force myself to continue the story. Towards the end, the story picks up but not enough to save the story. There is just one too many timelines/alternate storylines that switching via an audiobook was hard to keep track of. In addition, I never felt fully connected to any of our characters.

This is such a unique story, and it has a great concept, it just needed a bit of cleaning up. I would have preferred the entire story to be cult related, as that was the most interesting pieces of the story. It lacked a strong sense of ‘horror’ and while it’s a mystery, it was a little too slow paced for me to count it as a thriller. I honestly can’t put my finger on what exactly was missing but I just need more of something.


Where You End is out now. Huge thank you to Henry Holt and Macmillan Audio for my copy in exchange for an honest review. If you liked this review, please let me know either by commenting below or by visiting my Instagram @speakingof.books.

Thank you to NetGalley and Henry Holt & Company for the eARC.

I am not sure I have ever read anything like this. I was really enamored with the use of amnesia in this novel. I loved the dual timelines. I think this may not be for every reader, but for those willing to try something a bit different this is great. Plus, cults - I love a good cult story.

Where You End, by Abbott Kahler
Rating: 4/5
Published: Now
What a ride! Kat Bird wakes up from a coma, and remembers nothing except for the fact that she’s a twin. Her twin sister, Jude, is at her side, and explains that Kat has been in a car accident. Jude decides to give her sister an entirely new set of memories, ones that are kinder and less traumatic than the truth, but Kat begins to realise that certain things don’t add up. She sets out to discover the dangerous truth for herself, with terrible consequences. Kat no longer knows who she can trust, and Jude is desperate to protect her from the past. This book is a thrilling ride, full of twists and turns. It features a strange mix of quirky characters, and we never truly know what their intentions are. I particularly liked the juxta-positioning of the cult sequences with the present. Kahler keeps you on your toes throughout. You get the feeling that something terrible is always about to happen, and that just heightens the intensity. Loved it.

It took me a minute to get into this one, but I think it was a me thing. Once I realized what was going on a little bit, I was hooked. I thought this had some very unique twists that kept me fully engaged.

DNF at 43%.

Unfortunately, I had a hard time connecting with the characters and the moment the cult-y society was introduced, it took me out of the story even further.

Thank you, though, to NetGalley and Henry Holt & Co. for the eARC in exchange for an honest review. I tried going out of my usual on this one, and it just didn't keep my interest. This title published January 16, 2024.

As a mother of twins, I'm always drawn to these twin trope thrillers. I was pleasantly surprised by this one. Loved the curveballs thrown, and definitely appreciated the ending.

3.5 Stars. Thanks to the publisher for my gifted copy.

I absolutely loved this debut novel! Cleverly crafted & expertly written. The story flows beautifully & the characters are more than memorable. Filled with intrigue & suspense this compulsive & chilling read is as absorbing & riveting as it is unsettling & sinister. You won’t be disappointed.

Thank you NetGalley, Henry Holt & Company & Abbott for an ARC in return for an honest review.

Favorite Line: “I want to understand how someone can be terrified of her own mind when that mind is a perfect stranger.”

Wow, this book gripped me and pulled me in from the very first chapter. I loved the writing style and the alternating viewpoints between the twins. I had guessed the major twist about halfway through the book, but that didn't stop me from thoroughly enjoying it. Some areas were confusing with the back and forth of timelines between past and present and twin to twin.

I was enamored with the idea of the mirror twins and think it was a great idea to write a book around it. Kudos to Abbott Kahler for taking this idea and truly running with it.

I would advise a trigger warning regarding this book about cults as one of the major plot points of the book. While it doesn't come right out and say that the girls are part of a cult, one can piece that together. Certain people may be triggered by that and want a trigger warning prior to reading.

Overall I really enjoyed this book and would rate it 4.2 stars, mainly because I guessed the major twist so early on. Lastly, thank you to NetGalley, Celadon Books, and Abbott Kahler for the eARC copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.

Step into a world of mystery and deception in this captivating tale of identity and betrayal. When Kat Bird awakens from a coma, her only link to the past is her twin sister, Jude. Yet, as Kat unravels the truth, she discovers that Jude is weaving a complex web of lies to reshape their history. The narrative explores questions of identity, the consequences of trust, and the shadows that lurk in the aftermath of tragedy. As Kat attempts to decipher reality from fiction, she faces not only the mysterious figures trailing her but also the unraveling of a carefully crafted facade. A compelling story that delves into the intricacies of sisterhood, trust, and the high stakes of survival.