End of Story: The addictive, unputdownable thriller with a twist that will blow your mind

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I had requested this book mainly on seeing the part about the ban on fiction. But the book spoke not just to the bibliophile in me but also to the woman and the mother in me. I hadn’t expected such an emotional impact. A taut thriller with characters that are both heartbreakingly, and in some instances frighteningly real, and the twist at the end left me bereft, if not a little relieved. A remarkable, thought-provoking story that will stay with me for a long time." - Eva Jordan

I’m a bit flabbergasted after reading this. It wasn’t what I was expecting; it was so much more‘ NETGALLEY REVIEWER, 5* Hello, I am Hayley and I run Lotus Writing Therapy and The Lotus Readers blog. I am a counsellor, workshop facilitator and avid reader. An unforgettable tour-de-force. Imaginative, terrifying, beautiful. Do not miss this one." - Chris Whitaker As a fiction lover, I found this book a nightmare. Oh, to picture a world without fiction – what a tragedy! I loved how it stressed on the importance of fiction (and I did get some heebie-jeebies at the way fiction was treated.) But as Fern begins to learn more about Hunter, doubts begin to surface. What are they both hiding? And who can be trusted?I had a long list of plot holes written in my draft review as I proceeded with the audio. Questions about Fern’s odd behaviour, about some weird people and some random events. Every single loophole was fixed in the final quarter. What would happen to children who are losing sleep because reading a bedtime story to your child, is now punishable by law? I found End of Story a fascinating concept when I heard Louise speak about it at a Hodder event last year. The idea for this novel came to Louise during the pandemic, when there was both a huge increase in book sales & reading, and also much talk about how many of the arts may not survive. This gave Louise the idea of a novel about banning reading & writing. Oh, how would we cope?!

What a fantastic book , I really didn't see the twist coming but oh my gosh !' NETGALLEY REVIEWER, 5* A beautifully written dystopian tale which had me enthralled from the start with its terrifying vision of a world without fiction. Hugely imaginative, original, and ultimately incredibly moving, End of Story is a wonderful book with a cast of fascinating characters. Loved it." - Amanda Jennings Absolutely enthralling, incredibly clever, brutal and heartbreaking. This deserves to be the book everyone is talking about in 2023. I loved it." - C J Tudor Louise beech is one of my favourite authors but this is nothing like she’s ever written before! She is a genius and without a doubt this is her best book ever

BUT CAN YOU GUESS HOW IT WILL END?

Inventive, original, moving, with a unique premise and a heart-wrenching drop-the-book twist' TAMMY COHEN

Please read this. And then make sure you go out and read other books. And that your children do. This will remind you why.Louise beech is one of my favourite authors but this is noth A propulsive and incredibly creepy dystopian premise - I was hooked from the outset, and every twist was perfectly executed. A fantastic thriller." - Heather Darwent In a Nutshell: Cant reveal much without spoiling the story, so you’ll get just a cryptic clue: it’s dystopian, but it’s not dystopian. Intelligent writing, innovative plotline, impactful characters. Definitely worth a read, even if you aren’t a fan of the dystopian genre. It’s best to go in blind, so I will stop here, and let you discover what all of this means for yourself. Reading or writing fiction is now a punishable crime and children are struggling to sleep as they are no longer allowed bedtime stories