Thank you NetGalley and Blackstone Publishing for an incredible read The Ends of Things. Loved the cover, confused about the title, cried my eyes out on the last page. I was wishy washy about Dave and now I know why. I could totally visualize being at the resort!!! What a great, meaningful book. Everyone needs a Diana in their life, WOW that’s All I can say! Soooo happy Laura found her true self. Such a good book, thank you again,

I have mixed feelings on this book. I didn’t like any of the characters but I could understand why the FMC felt the way she did about some things but she seemed to have the emotional intelligence of a rock. The boyfriend really overreacted at the “big reveal”. The mystery lady was annoying. I thought it was going to be a mystery thriller? But it turned out to be completely different.

Worth reading but nothing special. I felt this book started quite strong but then really dragged in the middle only to end rather abruptly. I was curious enough to keep reading to get answers, but it wasn't a true atmospheric and page turning thriller. Its fine! I don't regret reading it, but I likely wont think about it again now that I'm done

I enjoyed this book by Sandra Chwialkowska. Initially it was the cover that drew me in, yet the actual book was very good. The beginning was definitely hard to pull away from. I enjoyed the middle and the end as well, It’s a bit of a slow burn yet the writing and execution of the story worked for me. I thought the ending was also really good- I didn’t know what to expect, which I always appreciate.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the electronic copy of this book.

3.5. This cover is so good - it drew me right in. Thank you to NetGalley, Blackstone Publishing and Sandra Chwialkowska for allowing me this ARC in exchange for my honest review of this debut novel.

The story begins with Laura and Dave, two lawyers who have recently begun dating, traveling to the Bahamas for a 3 day vacation. The first half of the book is a lot of foreshadowing that something was going to happen but you’re never really sure what or when. Labeled as a “thrilling suspense” I kept waiting for it. Laura is a bit insecure in relationships and wonders how she and Dave ended up together really.

Laura’s childhood ex best friend plays a huge role in this book. After a while I was thinking does a women in her 30’s really still obsess that much about a lost friendship from over a decade ago?

An encounter on the island spurs Laura to act in a way which causes a dominos effect. This is the lackluster thrilling suspense.

I plowed thru this book waiting and wondering … and then it just kind of ended with a hmmm ending. This novel has the great bones to be a suspenseful thriller but took way too long to get there and then just kind of dies at the end.
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A propulsive literary debut, The Ends of Things is a thrilling suspense perfect for fans of The White Lotus and You Shouldn’t Have Come Here by Jeneva Rose.

I wanted to love this book but I can only say I liked it. The ending was too quick and I found it to be repetitive. Bit flat for me.

2.75 I liked it. I didn’t love it but I did want to finish it. It started really strong and slowed down in the middle then I’m 80% done and it starts to pick up again…

I loved the characters they were relatable and I liked the development of them, the scene setting was really good I could definitely imagine I was in Eleuthera.

But I would call this a mystery not a thriller there was one moment when Laura was on the beach that gave me chills for all of 5 lines and that was it, this could have continued and made this book excellent!

All in all it’s worth a read but don’t expect it to knock your socks off.

Thank you to the author, publisher and #netgalley for giving me the opportunity to read this as an ARC for an honest review

This book had me in the first half, I’m not going to lie. It was addictive and mysterious, a real page turner. Once the 50% mark came it got a little stagnant but I was willing to wait it out. The last 10% was completely not what I was expecting but it somehow redeemed the book for me? I stopped thinking of it as a mysterious thriller and more of a dive into Laura’s intense need for validation and friendship. Chloe kinda sucks though I am over her.

I received an ARC of this novel from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

This missing persons mystery is a great read about the power of female friendship and about the importance of being true to oneself. I love the ending.

Oh my goodness, this book was so good! I couldn't get over the ending. It was wonderfully written. Highly recommend. Loved the characters.

This started out strong and seemed like a promising thriller that I couldn’t put down. But then the plot stagnated and unfortunately shifted into a cheesy resolution.

I’d like to thank the publisher and #NetGalley for sending me a copy of this arc in exchange for my honest review.

The Ends of Things is a story about a woman named Laura Phillips. She has always wanted to travel but never wanted to go alone. When her boyfriend of only a couple months, Dave, invites her on a romantic getaway to Eleuthera, she is thrilled! When they arrive at the resort, they are
taken aback by the luxuriousness and beauty of the island. While enjoying this couples paradise, Laura notices something strange. Everywhere they go, Laura sees a woman who appears to be vacationing alone. After hitting it off over drinks, the 2 woman go hiking together off the resort but things take a turn for the worst when Diana suddenly goes missing. Did something bad happen or is Laura's overactive imagination getting to her?

I had such high hopes from this book but it left more to be wanted. After Diana goes missing, I was ready to jump in to the mystery and suspense but this never happens. It seemed like the farther I got into the book, the more questions I had. I was hoping for an exciting ending but that never happened either.

If you go into this book thinking its a thriller/suspense novel, you will be disappointed. It is still an enjoyable read, I just wish the genre was changed to avoid disappointment.

*The End of Things* left me with mixed feelings. While I was engaged enough to finish the book and find out what happened to the characters, the ending fell flat and was confusing. The characters didn’t always behave in ways that felt realistic, which impacted my overall enjoyment.

Thanks to NetGalley and Blackstone Publishing for providing a copy in exchange for my honest review.

The cover of *The End of Things* was a siren call for me—destination thrillers are irresistible.

Laura Phillips, an anxious NY lawyer, goes on a dream vacation with her new boyfriend to a Bahamian resort. What starts as a thrilling escape quickly devolves into a feverish, confusing mess.

It’s an entertaining read but lacks a solid thriller punch, earning 3 stars for its intriguing but uneven narrative.

Thanks to the publisher and #NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for my honest review.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for my copy of this book.

Laura and her boyfriend Dave are both lawyers at the same New York firm. They decide on a trip to the Bahamas on a spur of the moment. Laura befriends Diane, a lady travelling on her own. When they go on a hike Diane disappears. When Laura reports her missing she sets of a cascade of events that change her life.

This was a slow burner. I wasn’t sure what to make of it at first and it almost went into my did not finish pile. However I persevered and it got good! I enjoyed the flashbacks to Laura’s past with her friend Chloe. Very much disliked the boyfriend Dave. The descriptions were vivid and I very much would like to visit the island. I would say to give this a go!

This book was okay.

I feel like it started off very strong and then went on a massive tangent of irrelevant things.

The ending of the book was strange and I feel didn’t not relate to the rest of the the book at all, it was very rushed towards to end, especially when the storyline was going in a completely different direction,

Oh Laura! She’s finally gotten a “real life”….a boyfriend & now a vacation to a tropical island. All is perfect. But once there she becomes obsessed with a lady traveling a lon. & when she goes missing all becomes messed up.
This was an interesting book. I really enjoyed the growth that Laura did throughout the book. She was always afraid to be alone & finally realizes it’s not so bad. I really loved the ending as well.

Like a moth to a flame, the cover immediately made me hit the #netgalley request button. Destination thrillers are my catnip.

“She thought she had the perfect life… until she met a stranger in paradise.” Ding ding ding… summertime jackpot.

Laura Phillips is someone who’s felt like she’s been floating on the outside of life watching meaningful relationships happen to other people. She’s ’the lurker’ on social media. ‘The Contracts Queen’ at the New York law firm where she’s an Associate. She finds beautiful things to be a bit dangerous. So how will she cope when this self confessed catastrophizing creature-of-habit takes an off-the-cuff vacay initiated by her ‘beautiful’ new boyfriend (and superior at work) to a ‘beautiful’ Bahamian resort?

She curates the perception that she’s normal and socially acceptable, and her anxiety runs wild worrying that the ‘beautiful’ man will thinks she’s weird. As the dream vacay unfolds a toxic teenage friendship Laura had with a girl called Chloe is revealed, at the same time Laura becomes similarly obsessed with a single woman called Diana at the couples resort. As Laura’s perfect mask begins to slip, her relationship, time in paradise, and even the weather begin to unravel.

This destination thriller was fast-paced, packed heavy on the destination, a little light on the thriller. It felt like around 65% was left baking in the sun turning into a hot mess of a fever dream, which brought its own rather interesting dimension but less thriller more delirium, and a lot more conch! I wish the story had either stuck to the script, hiked the thriller idea to the end, or embraced the madness and fully engaged the rather enticing character of Diana. I read this in one very entertaining sitting, but overall this moves too messy for me to recommend, and it gets 3 stars for its indecision.

I’d like to thank the publisher and #NetGalley for sending me a copy of this arc in exchange for my honest review.

I received this book as an ARC. The cover drew me in at first as I like the beach scene and thought it might be a good summer read. After reading the summary and realizing it was a thriller (my favorite genre) I waited hoping to get a copy. The book is a quick read and I really enjoyed the first 85% of the book. It was 4* until then. The climax/twist was disappointing and the ending dragged out. That said it’s still a 3* read that I enjoyed!