A gripping story of survival and the razor’s-edge difference between perfect cruelty and perfect love. “This isn’t meant to be a confession. Not in any spiritual sense of the word. Yes, I’m in jail at the moment. I imagine I’ll be here for a long time, considering. But I’m not writing this down for absolution and I’m not seeking forgiveness, not even from myself. Because I’m not sorry for what I did to Rose. I’m just not. Not for any of it.”
Ben Gibson is many things, but he’s not sorry and he’s not a liar. He will tell you exactly about what happened on what started as a simple school camping trip in the mountains. About who lived and who died. About who killed and who had the best of intentions. But he’s going to tell you in his own time. Because after what happened on that mountain, time is the one thing he has plenty of. Smart, dark, and twisty, When I Am Through With You will leave readers wondering what it really means to do the right thing.
Initial thoughts: To be fair, When I Am Through with You isn't a book I would've picked up if not for a Popsugar Reading Challenge prompt.
I was a bit disappointed at how unoriginal I found it? I don't read a lot of YA thrillers to begin with but this one came with the tropes I've seen the most: venturing into the woods, groups get separated, people die. Given that the tragedies in this book could've been entirely prevented if not for a couple of ridiculously stupid guys, I couldn't empathise with their situation. I did feel bad for the victims but that wasn't enough for me to overlook the generic plot.
The audiobook narrator was good though, which made this book at least decently entertaining.
