This grew on me as I got towards the end, but it's certainly a slow build. The cult is gross, but the one twin lying to the other raises interesting questions. If you could protect the person you most love from the things/memories that most hurt them, would you? ( )

The cover of Abbott Kahler's debut novel, Where You End, is what initially caught my eye. For some reason, those bunnies don't look cuddly at all to me. I read the publisher's description and that sealed the deal.

"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?"

Amnesia is always a great way to give a book an unreliable character. And adding a twin to the mix ensures it will take time to find answers. I wanted to know the answers too.

Kahler tells her tale in a now and then timeline, from the time the girls were young, and up to the date of Kat's awakening.

Their relationship is peculiar. They even have their own language. But, there's much more to these sisters. As their younger years are exposed I initially was intrigued. But as it continued, I became uncomfortable. Without providing spoilers, I could see what direction the past might be headed and what that might entail. It came close to actual events that took place in our near past.

The story started to become a bit repetitive and a bit muddy. I started to lose the desire to pick up the book. I did finish it, but it was just an okay read for me. This could be a case of the wrong reader for the right book. ( )

I have to admit that I was a little disappointed reading this one. I wanted like one of those thrillers that has you on the edge of your seat and I don't think this gave me what I wanted. In fact, I am pretty sure I put this one down like four times to read something else. I managed to get through it and it felt like it took forever. Over 90 percent of the book has absolutely nothing of interest happening. We find out that Kat was in an accident and then Jude begins to tell her about their past. You can tell pretty early on that Jude isn't telling the truth completely.

Kat ends up in this relationship where she is being violent and this dude is just like oh yeah it's fine. I like how weird you are. I honestly got annoyed with this part because it really took up a lot of the story for no reason. It felt like the story dragged on to be honest. It took Kat a long time to start to suspect Jude might not be telling the truth despite all the evidence that she was clearly lying to her. Eventually when she learns Jude has lied she takes off to uncover the truth for herself; which considering she has absolutely no memory of anything doesn't seem safe.

At the same time most of Jude's POV is giving us insight into the past and what happened in the years before the accident. The story of them starts at like eleven and we learn about this enviroment that they are put into that is kind of cultish and which led to some severe psychological trauma for them. Jude's POV eventually ends up in the present and we see her trying to fix things with Kat. Kat learns the truth of what happened to them and the night of her accident. I have to admit that this was supposed to be some big reveal but it honestly it was exactly what you would have suspected.

Overall I just felt like the pacing was off in this one. It did pick up speed at the last like 10 percent, but then it rushed the important parts and drug out the one's that weren't as important. I just felt extremely disappointed with this one. It had a lot of potential but it fell flat. It wasn't super engaging and I honestly considered not finishing the story. It also felt kind of light on the psychological thriller part for most of the book. However, it isn't terrible. It was just not something I enjoyed. ( )

*mystery, intrigue and revenge all wrapped up nicely from cover to cover
*very interesting storyline which kept my interest from beginning to end
*strong character development
*easy to read
*highly recommend ( )