Book Review

Where I End: Sense of dread builds in wonderfully written horror tale

Set on a remote island off the west coast of Ireland, Sophie White’s debut novel is an unsettling story full of tension and foreboding as the dark secrets and beliefs of the island’s inhabitants are slowly revealed

Sophie White’s debut novel, Where I End, is terrifyingly absorbing and will stay with you long after the final page. Picture: Bryan Meade

Many horror projects these days are schlocky rather than terrifying – full of gore, but not necessarily of scenes that will make your skin crawl.

Sophie White’s debut novel, however, fulfils every definition of the term horror, and is easily the most unsettling book this reader has encountered in years. It's set on a remote island off the west coast of Ireland, inspired by Inis Meáin, where White stayed during the summer of 2021 to ...