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The Last Party by A.R. Torre

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dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

If you need a thriller with turns and short chapters, this is for you (But check your trigger warnings)!

Perla Wultz seems to have it all - the perfect life, the doting husband, the best child - but does she really? Leewood Fulcrum has been in jail for 23 years after confessing that he killed young girls at his daughter's sleepover. Now, he's being questioned by a doctoral student and Leewood claims that there's more to the story. The two narratives start to intertwine in a story filled with twists and turns.

I'll admit, this wasn't my favorite thriller I've read. I was able to guess a couple of the big twists early on, which made it less fun of a read. This also felt like a longer book than it actually was, and I think it was because there were SO many chapters (over 90 in a 350 page b0ok - come on!). The chapters aren't all done the same (some have character name POVs and some don't) so that made keeping up with whose POV it was frustrating, as well as the switching back and forth from 1st person to 3rd person POV. 


Once I was in the thick of the book (around 60% in), this book got really likable and fun to read! So if you can stick it out to that point, then you're golden! 

Thank you to NetGalley and Thomas and Mercer for an eARC of this book! All opinions are my own!

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