You will doubt all existence when you pick up this psychological thriller. It reminds me of Black Swan. So cunning, beautiful, articulate and fast. I did not want this book to end and before you know it, after goosebumps and a few cold chills, it ended, leaving me wanting more. And that's where it ended.

This book took me way to long to read. Everytime I put it down I had to force myself to pick it back up. It wasn’t a bad story but it just didn’t engage me. The writing was good but it couldn’t save the book for me.
Thank to NetGalley and the publisher for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest opinion. 2.5⭐️

Kat wakes up in a hospital with no memories of how she got there or even who she is, but the one thing she does remember is her identical twin, Jude. Relying on Jude to coach her back into her life, Kat starts to find pieces that don't quite fit with what Jude is telling her. Reuniting with some figures from her past, Kat starts to understand that maybe the only person she can trust is herself — especially when things start to get dangerous.

This was a slooooow burn of a psychological thriller, which is generally not my cup of tea. I think the plot was decent but I would also have liked a few more twists and surprises along the way, as what was there was a little lacking. I think if you go into this book with the understanding that it isn't super twisty or shocking, you might enjoy it more than I did!

Overall, the writing is solid and I enjoyed the setup — if you're a fan of cult-themed suspense novels, this will be right up your alley! Thank you to Abbott Kahler, Henry Holt, and NetGalley for my advance physical and digital copies.

Could I put this book down? No. Did I predict everything that was going to happen? Yeeeeeeeeah.....

I liked elements of this book, namely Jude and Kat being mirror twins and their cult history. Unfortunately because of the timeline and PoV switches, a lot of the tension buildup goes nowhere. It's definitely more of a literary fiction than a thriller which explains it though. Overall I think it was a good book, just not what I was expecting or craving.

*Thank you to Henry Holt & Co and NetGalley for an ARC in exchange for my honest review*

This took me on a roller coaster. I am very rarely sucked in to a story that starts with this much confusion, but I couldn’t wait to figure out where each new chapter was headed and I loved how well the author connected multiple time lines and points of view. There was no real big twist ending that is common in this genre, but it truly didn’t need it. The whole book was twisty and deep and full of complexity. I really enjoyed it.

Thank you to NetGalley for this ARC in exchange for my honest review!

This book was terrifying yet heartbreaking at the same time. This dual timeline, dual POV thriller is so brilliantly put together. The author has a way of getting under the reader’s skin in a way that pushes them outside of their comfort zone with an incredibly realistic tragedy bundled inside of a beautiful sisterly bond.

I found this book to be gut-wrenching, horrific and frightening in the reality that undercuts the story in this book. This is for anyone who needs a story worth binging that will have you on a rollercoaster of emotions with quite the ending.

Where You End by Abbott Kahler is the perfect thriller to lost in.
Full of intrigue, suspense and revenge.
I thought the writing was captivating. Kahler kept my full attention from the first word till the very last.
Suspenseful and disturbing Where You End is guaranteed to keep the reader completely engaged in the twists and turns.

Thank You NetGalley and Henry Holt and Co. for your generosity and gifting me a copy of this amazing eARC!

Kat wakes up in the hospital after a car accident, and the only thing she remembers is her twin sister Jude. Jude tells Kat about her pre-accident life, but Kat gets the feeling things are not adding up and eventually realizes everything she is being told is a lie. Chapters about Kat describing the deepening mystery of who she is are interspersed with ones from Jude's point of view when the sisters were forced into a strange cult as children. Everything ties together in the end with a shocking conclusion. A hugely entertaining book with deeper themes of memory, identity, and trauma woven throughout.

Where You End follows Kat as she wakes from a coma, the only person that knows her mind is her mirror twin sister, Jude. As Kat grapples with her new reality and remaking her memory from amnesia, Jude fills in the blanks. Slowly Kat begins to question the authenticity of Jude’s stories upon learning a large part of their past.

I was very intrigued by the premise of this book but it was rather dull and slow, I didn’t connect to it. The cult aspect was a little lacking and the twin language just bad, however I liked the eerie atmosphere and the 80s setting.

Kat and Jude are mirror twins. Kat and Jude are in a car accident and Kat loses all memory except knowing that Jude is her twin.

As Kat struggles to regain her memory she feels that Jude doesn’t want Kat to regain her memory. The more Kat discovers the more questions she has. Is Jude answering her questions truthfully?

I found this story to drag in not a good way. The characters seemed very one dimensional. I really wanted to like it based on the plot and the cover art (I’m a sucker for cover art) but I just couldn’t connect with the story.


Thanks to net galley for my digital ARC in exchange for my honest review.

Kat and Jude are twins. Not only that but they are specifically mirror twins. After an accident Kat wakes from a coma to discover she remembers nothing about herself or her life. The only thing her mind held onto is her sister. Once they're back home, Jude starts to tell her all about their lives now and when they were children. She also tells Kat to not leave their place because she's fragile.

Kat has to explore their town despite Jude telling her not to. Eventually she starts to question what Jude has told her and wonders why she'd have to lie. The present is in the early 80s but there are also flashbacks set in the 70s that reveal their time in a New Age cult.

This is a three star read for me because I did like it, I just didn't fully enjoy it. I will say it does have the feel of a dark gritty 80s movie. And the flashbacks do have a trippy sense of unreality to them. Those parts weren't as seamless and kinda threw me off after being in the present with a totally different feel to those scenes.

So I guess the tone of the book does work considering the subject matter. And the ending was satisfying. Even though the story was nothing like what I was expecting I still liked it for what it was, more literary thriller than psychological, so keep that in mind.

Thank you Henry Holt & Company and NetGalley for the e-ARC.

Kat and Jude end up in a terrible car accident that leaves Kat with amnesia. Kat relies on Jude her mirror twin to recall childhood memories and explain why there are no photos of the two of them. But, eerily Kat feels that Jude is hiding something back at all costs. Growing up the twins were involved in a cult that brainwashed them and taught them to recruit others. The twins were also subjected to participate in child porn. Will Kat regain her memory and once she does what will she find?

I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

Unfortunately I couldn’t get into this book. The writing is really different from stuff I’m used to.

First of all, I would like to thank NetGalley and Abbott Kahler for this ARC. I was intrigued by Kat's accident and amnesia, and Jude trying to help Kat reclaim her memories. What I didn't like about this book was the switching back and forth between then and now, Kat & Jude, and finding out later in the book that characters we were introduced to early on by one name, went by another name later in the book. Between all this back and forth and trying to keep the twins straight between who was who, it was a lot to take in. Another thing that I didn't like was the introduction of the cult by King Bash and what he made the children do. There is too much of that in the real world - cults, brain washing, child porn,, and etc. I was not happy at all when I found that this was the main story behind Kat's amnesia (how she received her brain injury). I do think that the ending was good, as the RonDon and King Bash leaders of the cult received their just revenge. I wish Kat and Jude's mother would have protected them more than what she did.

Many thanks to NetGalley and Henry Holt & Company for providing me with an eARC of Where You End in exchange for my honest review!

If you're looking for a thriller that's full of a slow-burn and somber mood, Where You End would be a suitable pick. I must admit, I thought this would boast faster pacing and a much twistier mystery, but I was able to readjust my expectations and vibe with the results. Kat and Jude's dynamic features plenty of emotional and discomfiting layers to navigate as we learn about their enigmatic lives, their toxic codependency, their secrets, and their lies. I do think there are parts of the narrative that don't grip me as much as they could have, that left me puzzled for a while (and not in a good way). There's one specific element that made me go, "Ohhhh, so we're turning into this sort of a thriller," and it temporarily threw me off. But they're not major downsides at the end of the day.

Overall, I'm officially rating Where You End 3.75 out of 5 stars, which I'll round up to 4 stars. I'll be keeping an eye out for more of Abbott Kahler's work.

I thought that this book was really intriguing. I enjoyed slowly coming to realize the purpose of Jude's lies as more context of their past was given. I also loved seeing Kat piece herself together in the present, learning more about herself. It was a tad confusing how the chapters kept switching from first person to third person depending whose POV it was. Aside from that I have no complaints about this book.

When 22-year-old 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 relearn her history and identity, she trusts Jude will provide all the answers. But as the months progress, Kat begins to fear that, maybe, Jude has been lying to her.

Recruit. Hunt. Perform or Perish.

Growing up in a sophisticated New Age cult, isolated from society, the girls studied poetry and literature—but also played dangerous games of cunning and savagery, games with dark lessons that followed them into adulthood. Now, with Kat’s mind as a blank slate, Jude invents an idyllic childhood in the hope of erasing this history, and all the threats it still holds.

As Kat pulls at the threads of Jude’s elaborate tapestry, those threats draw closer. When the past and present finally converge, the twins must risk everything to save both their unique bond, and each other’s lives.

Intensely creepy and beautifully written, Abbott Kahler’s Where You End is an unforgettable tale of intrigue, revenge, and moral ambiguities in the quest for redemption.
This is a great wild ride. I was guessing evey couple of chapter but if you stay with the story you will love it. Great writing and will read more from this author. Thanks NetGalley for allowing me to read!

This book was interestingly descriptive in ways I didn’t need it to be. Since I read an arc, and it is subject to change, I will not quote it directly. However, I will say that the beginning was a turn off from me, and i did struggle with that. This did slightly change as the book went one, but almost to the point it felt like different writing.

I love a good thriller, and mainly stick to thrillers and the occasionally horror. Psychological thrillers are my favorite, so I thought that this would be a fantastic read. That wasn’t the case. I found the pacing to be incredibly slow. Nothing really happens, and nothing is really thrilling. I guess at this point I expect more from thrillers after having read so many. This read to me more like a literary fiction, and I think that had it been labeled as such I would have enjoyed it more.

I did enjoy the past and present chapters, yet Kat’s “now” chapters felt a little off, not sure if that was intentional, while Jude’s chapters were where the story happened. I never did connect with the characters in a meaningful way, so I really didn’t care what happened to them. As a reader I need to find something to connect with in order to enjoy the book, it doesn’t have to be big, but it needs to be there, and this book didn’t do it for me.

I think that this book would have been better as a shorter succinct novella with a lot of the middle left out. I also feel that this might have helped the pacing. While it wouldn’t have fixed all the issues I had with this book, it would have at least made it slightly more enjoyable.

I do love the cover and that is what drew me into this book.

While this one was a miss for me, I do appreciate the publisher for sharing an e-arc copy with me.

Where You End is a wild ride (in a good way.)
The chapters alternate between Kat and Jude’s points of view, revealing a tug-of-war between what Jude wants Kat to believe about their childhood and Kat’s determination to discover the truth. Flashback chapters reveal the truth about their childhood and the reader begins to understand why Jude makes the choices she does. But those choices backfire, and their lives begin to spiral out of control.
This novel went in a direction I didn’t anticipate, which kept me turning the pages until I was done. I completed this book in one sitting. The alternating chapters combined with the flashbacks can be a bit confusing at first, but eventually I got used to the format. Where You End is a hard to put down debut novel.

Thanks to #NetGalley and #HenryHoltandCompany for providing a copy of the book in exchange for a review. All opinions are my own.

Thank you, NetGalley and Henry Holt and Company for the copy of Where You End by Abbott Kahler. The problem with reading ARCs is we don’t always get to read the acknowledgements because I would have liked to know more about the inspiration for this book. I’m not sure why this book fell flat for me because I usually enjoy cult books and books about twins, but I was often confused because some plot points weren’t explored well. The mirror twins aspect didn’t feel important to the story, and the ‘twin language’ was just distracting and didn’t add anything. This book had a lot of potential but didn’t work for me.