A review by kari_marie
Last Day by Luanne Rice

dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.5

 
Last Day by Luanne Rice is a murder mystery. A woman is found brutally murdered and painting is missing. The woman, Beth was in similar situation as teen but it was her mother who was murdered. Beth's sister Kate is the one to find her and it brings back all the horrible memories from that night in the basement. Detective Conor Reid was one of the officers to find Beth and Kate originally and he has now been assigned to find Beth's murder. 
 
Last Day has… I really cannot think of one thing I liked about this book. I finished it. No this is not the worst book but I expected more from Luanne Rice so I am being more harsh. I figured out who did it as soon as I met them. None of the red herrings really worked for me because they were too obvious. Kate seemed bland she really didn't have any characteristics and the detective has been stalking Kate and Beth ever since the basement.  I expected more and I was disappointed. 
 
2.5 stars because I don’t think this was a bad book but I expected more and because of that I was bored. Thank you to NetGalley, Luanne Rice and Thomas & Mercer for the free copy.  This was an honest review.