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Where The World Ends (2014)

by Kade Boehme(Favorite Author)

3.87 of 5 Votes: 1

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Loose Id

review 1: 4.25 stars. Hate, prejudice, racism, and homophobia erode what is good in people, as this story demonstrates with vivid, realistic nuances. Even love has a hard time fighting against them.Will is a cop who tries to do his job in a Native American area in the boondocks where everyone hates him because he’s white. One day he stops two tribal teenage boys for car theft, but the arrest goes awry—and things escalate from there. Adults, who should know better, turn this tempest in a teacup into a hurricane of character smearing and outright violence. The only bright spot in Will’s life is the half-Wichinow, Colin, and their powerful attraction, but even that changes when it’s Colin’s bigoted father who spearheads the witch hunt.This book is layered in themes. First and... more foremost is racism. The white folk hate the Wichinow, and vice versa. It’s a cycle that’s been going on for so long people are used to it and can’t let go. Colin’s father, Victor, and the tribe lawyer, Tully, stir up trouble every chance they get, Victor because he’s a racist dickhead and Tully ’cause he’s a greedy dickhead. Eloquent, eh? The county sheriff shows the same hatred as the other side, and this hate permeates the entire society in the area.The second theme is the habit of smear campaigns and law suits for nothing and the political sphere slithering into everything. Will is targeted as a pedophile abusing his position of power, and this doesn’t stop even though visual evidence is on his side. Plus, sociopathic kids, like Johnny here, should not be believed so readily by adults, even those with agendas of their own. These things have a way of backfiring, and thankfully this tale as well has a silver lining in the end.Will and Colin. They feel like real men. The way they speak to each other and can’t help but want one another are beautiful things. Their sexual interactions are hotter than hot, showing what these men are made of. I liked them as a couple as much as I was intrigued by their careful characterizations. Well done.Now why didn’t I give this five stars? Toward the end there were loose threads that didn’t get resolved. The consequence of the violence Will endures, Victor’s fate in the tribal council, and the very status of the tribe (change or no?) are left annoyingly blank. A tribe this small gets shaken by such a twister of a scandal (and, oh boy, is it a whopper!), and nothing is told or shown about the repercussions? Disappointing.All in all, however, a good, angsty read, with serious hair-pulling and tearjerker moments. Recommended.
review 2: In this new book Kade Boehme has shown some major growth as an author. His literary voice has matured right along with his subject matter. This book hits on some very touchy subjects, but they are handled very well and very honestly. From some stressful family dynamics to outright racism Kade has covered the entire spectrum. These two characters were wonderful and watching their growth toghether was, in the end, just down right fun. I loved the fact that Colin's trust in Will allowed him to do things he swore he NEVER would and Will found the strength to demand what he deserves instead of what everyone else just wants to give him. I have said it before and I will say it again; Kade Boehme has matured as an author and this is some of the best work of his career. I simply cannot wait to see what he has in store for us next. I cannot recommend this enough. Really, you need to rush on out and buy this one, you won't be disappointed. less

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