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We Begin at the End is the buzzy book from Chris Whitaker. Some have liked it - some have loved it. I’m in the “You need to meet these characters right now!” group. “Walk is Sheriff of the little coastal California town he grew up in. He still lives with the fact that his testimony sent his friend, Vincent King, to prison for 30 years. And now Vincent is coming home - after his car accident that killed a little girl. Outlaw Duchess Day Radley just wants to take care of her brother Robin. Tragedy sends them away. Duchess fears the man, Darke, will come for her. And she must take her vengeance...” This is crime fiction but different. The characters are wonderful from Whitaker. Walk plods along - trying to make sense of what’s happened - trying to investigate - and fighting his body the whole time. Duchess gives no quarter to anyone. You just want to grab Duchess and tell her you’ll take care of her. Something she does sets Darke on her. And it leads to more tragedy. Darke has his own tragic story and Whitaker gives him some humanity. The big surprise twist at the end was totally unexpected 😮 Read this book for the characters that Whitaker gives us. I hope we get a book down the road where Duchess and Robin are adults. The audiobook narrator, George Newbern, was part of the cast for Goodnight Beautiful. One issue with the audiobook - in the book there may have been space between scenes but in the audiobook the sentences were read without a pause. Several times I was scratching my head at the quick jump between scenes and places. Definitely add this to your reading list this year. #webeginattheend #chriswhitaker #characterdrivenfiction #bookstagram #bookshelves #booknerd #bookhoarder #bookworm #sodacityreads #bookish #bookreview #hardcover #novel #bookaddict #bookcover #bookhaul #literarycrimefiction #goodreads #homelibrary #fiction #crimefiction #thriller https://www.instagram.com/p/CNvEWBtLTsO/?igshid=bl2dx08h94hz

We Begin at End by Chris Whitaker is my read for #chikfilatuesday Had to see for myself. Have you read it? #webeginattheend #chriswhitaker #contemporaryfiction #cfacolumbiana #readatlunch #bookstagram #bookshelves #booknerd #bookhoarder #bookworm #sodacityreads #bookish #bookreview #hardcover #novel #bookaddict #bookcover #bookhaul #bibliophile #goodreads #homelibrary #fiction #crimefiction #thriller (at Chick-fil-A Columbiana Centre) https://www.instagram.com/p/CNVFSXfrqlx/?igshid=20jqu07c3l86

Chris Whitaker’s latest book as I’m writing this, We Begin At The End was a smash hit in the eyes of my fellow book reviewers so after loving it myself, I decided to go back and read his back catalogue, starting with this engrossing debut, Tall Oaks. Engrossing is the perfect word to describe this novel as I was completely hooked and fascinated by the story from the very start. Talk Oaks follows a number of different characters in a Californian community after a diabolical crime. Three year old Harry goes missing and after his mother Jess sees something terrifying on his baby monitor the whole community becomes embroiled in the mystery, whilst hiding their own little skeletons in the closet. There are so many characters and so many stories within their lives that this was a treat to read. I loved teenager Manny who wants to be a gangster, dresses to impress (complete with gangster facial hair and fedora), swears like a trooper but cares fiercely for his mother and little sister. There is also Jerry who is struggling with his terminally ill and very difficult mother, Jared the charming and handsome stranger who appears to be hiding something from his past and Jim, the dedicated police detective, trying desperately to crack the case but withholding a little secret of his own. This is to name a few! There’s so many more characters to explore in Tall Oaks. I adore a book with lots of characters but I’m not sure I’ve read anything like this for a long time where you feel each individual is so rich and unique that you can actually picture them so distinctly in your mind’s eye. Reading both We Begin At The End and Tall Oaks has given me a real hunger to devour anything else the author writes. I’ll be reading All The Wicked Girls quite soon and I’ll definitely be eagerly anticipating anything he releases in the future. Just brilliant. The full five stars 🌟 🌟 🌟 🌟 🌟 #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #bookreview #talloaks #chriswhitaker #chriswhitakerauthor #fivestarreads #bookfiend #readthisbook https://www.instagram.com/p/CKkAojFgziV/?igshid=1x1ngciaklr0h

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