It Ends Here - Heidi Perks

IT ENDS HERE

HEIDI PERKS

*****

You are one of five strangers whose day will start with the worst phone call imaginable.Your loved one is in danger.

They are part of a group trapped in a café in a sleepy marina town.

• The young barista on the early shift

• The bestselling novelist looking for a writing spot

• The husband on his way back from a work trip

• The influencer mum whose picture-perfect life isn’t the whole truth

• The woman starting her birthday with a quiet coffee

  
  

As the hours tick by it will soon become clear that one of them has a secret they would kill to keep.

How well do you know the person closest to you?

MY REVIEW

*****

I have previously read and enjoyed other books by Heidi Perks, such as Come Back for Me and For the Last Time, so I was excited to request her latest novel – It Ends Here.

At 7am a gunshot is heard from a café on the marina on the Isle of Wight. 5 people are inside - 4 victims and a perpetrator, but who is innocent and who is holding the gun?

From the first chapter of It Ends Here I was hooked, the introduction to this book is perfectly paced with a shock reveal to have you off balance in the best possible way. The book does not let up in this throughout, the twists come fast and all the little assumptions you may have made as you read are quickly turned on their head.

This isn’t an action-packed book about the hostage situation, it’s more of a character driven plot about the people inside the café – their friends and family, and the race to find out which of them is holding the gun and why. The book alternates chapters from each person’s perspective – they all seem to have secrets, and my mind was constantly trying to work out what was happening and changing course as more and more things were revealed. There was just the right number of characters and family members to keep track of as well, so that nothing became confusing.

I did find it slightly odd that no contact is made with the café in the 6 hours they are there, and I think perhaps the conversation had in the room could have taken a lot shorter time, but I guess these were needed for the overall arc. The ending which wrapped up the storylines for each character and showed us the aftermath and consequences of the event was satisfying.

Overall, It Ends Here is a twisty thriller which had me hooked. Thank you to NetGalley & Random House UK – Cornerstone for the chance to read the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

LINKS TO BUY

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