This Is Not the End, Chandler Baker
This Is Not the End, Chandler Baker
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This Is Not the End

Author: Chandler Baker

Narrator: Erin Spencer

Unabridged: 10 hr 23 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 08/08/2017


Synopsis

A teenage girl faces an impossible choice in this high-concept contemporary YA tearjerker set in a world where resurrection is possible, but strictly controlled.I wonder if for the rest of my life, I’ll be haunted by beautiful days.On one cloudless, radiant summer afternoon, Lake Devereaux lost everything. The car crash claimed the lives of her best friend and boyfriend, the people who had become her family after her own fell apart. But she doesn’t have to lose them both.The development of resurrection technology has changed the world. Under the new laws regulating the process, each person gets one resurrection to be used or forfeited on their eighteenth birthday. Mere weeks away from turning eighteen, Lake faces an impossible choice.Envisioning life without one of the people she loves most is shattering enough, but Lake carries an additional burden: years ago, under family pressure, Lake secretly—and illegally—promised her resurrection to someone who isn’t even dead yet.The search for answers about her future draws Lake more deeply into the secrets of her past until she begins to question everything about those closest to her. Betrayals and hurts both new and old threaten to eclipse the memories she once cherished.Then Lake meets a boy unlike anyone she’s encountered before, who unflinchingly embraces the darkest parts of her life and who believes that all resurrections are wrong.Which path is the right one? And how can Lake start to heal when she can’t move on?

About Chandler Baker

Chandler Baker is the author of five young adult novels as well as an adult novel, Whisper Network.


Reviews

Goodreads review by ✦BookishlyRichie✦ on June 12, 2017

3.5 STARS!!! (WARNING: Minor Spoilers Ahead!) The GOOD: I've read plenty of YA and I've read plenty of bad YA and luckily this was one of the good ones. The story line was original, thrilling, and made my heart ache in parts. I really enjoyed that the book went from present to past and fleshed out the......more

Goodreads review by Mlpmom (Book Reviewer) on July 31, 2017

This Is Not The End is one of those books that from the very first page, from the very beginning, the prologue, jumps out at you and grabs your attention. The kind that urges you to keep on reading, keep turning those pages because you need to know the before just as much as you need to know the aft......more

Goodreads review by Christy on August 17, 2017

The summary of this book sounded so intriguing to me so I couldn't wait to pick it up and while this was a fast read, I was left feeling unsatisfied at the end.......more

Goodreads review by Valery on January 27, 2022

Lake vive in un mondo in cui, a 18 anni, puoi scegliere se resuscitare qualcuno. Lake ha quasi 18 anni quando il suo ragazzo Will e la sua migliore amica Penny muoiono in un incidente. Lake potrebbe scegliere di riportare in vita uno dei due... o mantenere la promessa fatta al fratello Matt, paralizza......more

Goodreads review by K on August 07, 2017

This is an honest review of an e-book arc I received from NetGalley. *THIS WILL CONTAIN PLOT SPOILERS* Before I break into my reader/writer analysis, I just want to say that I have alot of feels in regards to this novel, and most are NOT positive. I almost DNF'd it a dozen times, PARTICULARLY at chapt......more


Quotes

“Lake’s journey of self-discovery is emotional and surprising, and will stay with readers.” Publishers Weekly

“The concept is fascinating and readers will eagerly await Lake’s decision.” Booklist