Can your heart be broken and be filled with love simultaneously? Asking for a friend.
“Hal said we begin at the end.”
“So where are we now?”
“I’m not sure it matters.”
“Wherever it is, I hope we can stay here a little longer.”
More than 30 years ago, the small coastal California town of Cape Haven was rocked by the death of a young girl. Fifteen-year-old Walk gave the testimony that put his best friend Vincent in jail. He’s never forgotten how badly he feels about that, and it haunts him every day, even now that he’s the police chief of his hometown.
Vincent is about to be released from jail after 30 years. The town is on edge, no one more than Star Radley, who was friends with Vincent and Walk when they were younger. She has been struggling for years, particularly lately, leaving her 13-year-old daughter, Duchess, to take care of herself and her younger brother, Robin (not to mention Star, quite a bit of the time).
Duchess, a self-proclaimed outlaw, is blunt and brash, but fiercely loyal to those she loves. She knows Walk is trying to protect her mother and them, but she doesn’t have much faith that men can be good.
What follows is an unforgettable, emotional story about chosen family vs. blood, loyalty, love, the difficult decision about whether to trust people, friendship, secrets, and love. These characters are truly some of the most memorable I’ve read about in a long while and they have stolen my heart.
So much of We Begin at the End's strength comes from letting things unfold without much knowledge of what's to come. I will say I stayed up until 1:30 a.m. to finish this and my eyes are still kinda swollen from crying.
In short, read this.
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