The Last Word
Ratings17
Average rating3.7
Books in this genre are pretty much all the same - nothing really wrong with their writing, just nothing special. This was something different, though. The author really knows how to ramp up the tension and make you feel it. I really didn’t want to stop reading and read most if it the same day. This is the first book of this kind I’ve read in a long time where I really wanted to read another of the author’s books right away.
Did I guess the killer by the middle of the book? Yes.
Did the ending go a bit wild and kinda unbelievable? Yes.
But boy did I have fun. I absolutely loved the tone differences between the written book vs the real story. I found the character believable and I understood her actions which is half the battle in thriller books for me. If you don't mind your triller going a bit on the campy side you are gonna love this fast paces thrill of a book.
DNF @ 42 %
You know when you want to start skimming at 20% it's not a great outlook for the book. But I persevered and tried more but this felt like a slog, and honestly no thriller should feel like a slog.
I loved the premise of this one but it just came off as a bit cheesy and cringy, and I didn't like the back and forth between the normal chapters and his book chapters(?). Just an odd choice.
I know this will work for many people but I am not those people and that's okay
This books true title should have been an Incels guide to murder”. Honestly this book was one where I truly needed to know how it ended and it had twists like a thriller should but I'm just sitting here thinking “really? This is the book?” And I'm sorry throwing in there that oh wait he's schizoaffective too! So that explains some of his behaviors! 😒 that's a no from me dawg. Way to stigmatize mental health. I heard such good things about this book and I'm just left feeling disappointed. I listened to it faster just to get through it. It stressed me out. It made me mad. And it's like a bad dinner at a restaurant you really thought you would like. Over hyped and a waste of time.
