The End of Me

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐌𝐞 is the first book in the 𝐃𝐨𝐰𝐧𝐟𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐔𝐬 𝐃𝐮𝐞𝐭 by Claudia Burgoa, a heart-wrenching story about love, loss, and hanging on to hope. Piper and Archer have been inseparable since they met on the first day of school. With their future together set in stone, Piper’s world is shattered, when Archer fails to return from a mission. When everyone in their life accepts that he is dead, Piper is steadfast in her belief that she can still feel his soul on the Earth. How long would you wait if your soulmate went missing? She eventually meets an intriguing man named Derek, but her heart is still not available.

Wow! I feel like my heart has been through combat or something. Poor Piper! If I could crawl into a story and hug a character, it would be Piper!! The raw and gritty emotions, the grief, the angst, all of it was so beautifully written. I listened to the audio version of this book, narrated by Maxine Mitchell, Jason Clarke, & Lance Greenfield, and they executed all of this to perfection. I loved the format of them narrating together! What an amazing way to enhance the experience! The twists in this story were top notch, and I’m so thankful that I have 𝙒𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙁𝙤𝙧𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙁𝙞𝙣𝙙𝙨 𝙐𝙨 to immediately dive into, because that cliffhanger was epic!!
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What a roller coaster ride this was. I was frustrated, in tears, hopeful and kept waiting for more threads to unravel. Cannot wait for the ending of this story! My heart was beating with all three of them through the whole book.

While I liked the story initially, with all the letters, videos, and extended family, I struggled to grasp the relationship with Derek and the fact Finn is also ‘pan-sexual’ suddenly? How does this scenario work anyways? I would assume a lot of jealousy but that’s not the case in this series, which I find unrealistic in our world.