Praise for Coming of Age at the End of Days "Seductive." -- Vanity Fair "LaPlante crafts prose that cuts to the quick and is the perfect vehicle for this dark tale. A compelling read." -- Seattle Times "Spare and trenchant, as if purified by fire. [LaPlante's] swift plot, combined with a few stunning twists, keep the story skipping along. A crisp meditation on the deadly mixture of mental illness and religious charlatanism." -- San Francisco Chronicle "Readers were captivated by the imaginative plot and cast of characters--each of whom, as one writes, 'plays a crucial role as Anna wrestles with melancholy, faith, salvation, and whether or not love can possibly trump the end of days.'" -- Elle , Winner of the Readers' Prize "[ Coming of Age at the End of Days ] raises questions about mental fragility, vulnerability, and a variety of paths toward wholeness, many of which will find resonance among readers.
" -- Bookreporter "LaPlante masterfully weaves a distressing plot in which complex, sympathetic characters, each with a complete and absorbing past, are brought to the brink of destruction . [a] brilliant, thought-provoking and memorable novel. It perfectly captures the dynamics of family relationships and friendships, loyalties and priorities, and the nuanced workings of an unusual mind." -- Shelf Awareness "A thought-provoking bildungsroman. LaPlante's rich themes of faith and doubt, vision and blindness, emerge compellingly." -- Publishers Weekly "Tension and suspense are heightened through short chapters, terse matter-of-fact prose, and what is left unsaid." -- Library Journal "[With] fleet, insightful prose, LaPlante delivers gratifying . twists in one girl's search for salvation.
" -- Kirkus Reviews "LaPlante has a talent for depicting family dynamics and for making the environments her characters inhabit reflect their inner states." -- Booklist "An electrifying and beautifully rendered page-turner, Coming of Age at the End of Days is a richly evocative look at what it means to find yourself in a world that can feel so hopelessly lost." -- Kimberly McCreight, New York Times bestselling author of Reconstructing Amelia.