I'M THINKING OF ENDING THINGS

Author: Iain Reid
Source: ARC via the Publisher
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Canada
Publication Date: June 14, 2016
Rating: 4/5 stars

Summary:
You will be scared. But you won’t know why…

I’m thinking of ending things. Once this thought arrives, it stays. It sticks. It lingers. It’s always there. Always.

Jake once said, “Sometimes a thought is closer to truth, to reality, than an action. You can say anything, you can do anything, but you can’t fake a thought.”

And here’s what I’m thinking: I don’t want to be here.

In this deeply suspenseful and irresistibly unnerving debut novel, a man and his girlfriend are on their way to a secluded farm. When the two take an unexpected detour, she is left stranded in a deserted high school, wondering if there is any escape at all. What follows is a twisted unraveling that will haunt you long after the last page is turned. 

In this smart, suspenseful, and intense literary thriller, debut novelist Iain Reid explores the depths of the human psyche, questioning consciousness, free will, the value of relationships, fear, and the limitations of solitude. Reminiscent of Jose Saramago’s early work, Michel Faber’s cult classic Under the Skin, and Lionel Shriver’s We Need to Talk about Kevin, I’m Thinking of Ending Things is an edgy, haunting debut. Tense, gripping, and atmospheric, this novel pulls you in from the very first page…and never lets you go.
Disclaimer: I received a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review

THAT WAS SO TRIPPY AND MADE ME SO ANXIOUS. This was so well written and I really enjoyed it. I have a hard time sometimes with stream of consciousness novels because it is hard to be so inside someone's head if you don't connect to them right away but that wasn't an issue here. I immediately connected with our main character and bonded with her and her thoughts immediately.