The reviews are in! This Is Where It Ends the #1 New York Times bestseller and one of the Best Books of the Decade (Buzzfeed Paste Magazine BookRiot) could break you. I am speechless. The saddest book I have ever read. Literally tore my heart out. Go inside a heartbreaking fictional school shooting minute-by-terrifying-minute. Everyone has a reason to fear the boy with the gun... 10:00 a.m.: The principal of Opportunity Alabama s high school finishes her speech welcoming the entire student body to a new semester and encouraging them to excel and achieve. 10:02 a.m.: The students get up to leave the auditorium for their next class. 10:03 a.m.: The auditorium doors won t open. 10:05 a.m.: Someone starts shooting. Over the course of 54 minutes four students must confront their greatest hopes and darkest fears as they come face-to-face with the boy with the gun. In a world where violence in schools is at an all-time high and school shootings are a horrifyingly common reality for teenagers This Is Where It Ends is a rallying cry to end the gun violence epidemic for good. Praise for This Is Where It Ends : A Buzzfeed Best Young Adult Book of the Decade A Paste Magazine Best Teen Book of the Decade A Book Riot Biggest YA Book of the Decade A Professional Book Nerds Best Book of the Decade A Bustle.com Most-Anticipated YA Novel A Goodreads YA Best Books Pick A Goodreads Choice Award Finalist for Young Adult Fiction Kids Indie Next List Pick Marieke Nijkamp s brutal powerful fictional account of a school shooting is important in its timeliness . --Bustle.com A gritty emotional and suspenseful read and although fictionalized it reflects on a problematic and harrowing issue across the nation. --Buzzfeed A compelling brutal story of an unfortunately all-too familiar situation: a school shooting. Nijkamp portrays the events thoughtfully recounting fifty-four intense minutes of bravery love and loss. --BookRiot