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“Where You End” by Abbott Kahler

About Blog Post Feb 23, 2024 by SCLSNJ Staff
“Where You End” by Abbott Kahler Review by by Yvonne Selander, collection development librarian Kat Bird is astonished to awaken in the hospital to see her own face looking back at her. Her mirror twin, Jade, is there, so thankful that Kat is no longer in a coma. Kat, though, knows nothing about her life. She knows Jade, knows she’s a twin, and the rest is gone. As Kat tries to remember who she was, she’s starting to think that there are forces out there trying to rewrite her past. How do you know who you are or what you’re capable of when you don’t remember yourself at all? As an only child I find the idea of a twin both extremely cool and extremely creepy: to have someone so alike, yet different, and having intimate knowledge of you for years, maybe even decades, is strange. But as an amnesiac, what better resource to fill in the gaps for you? But who do you trust when you don’t know yourself? It’s a really interesting thought experiment in novel form – if you have no background information, how do you establish truth in a situation? Each twin is their own person and even with a blank slate Kat’s personality comes through bit by bit. It’s nerve-wracking to be beside her as she makes decisions and judgements second guessing herself, as we do as well, all along the way. Can’t lie, this book goes in directions I never would have guessed becoming more bizarre as you go – thriller readers will find a lot to like here.