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3.65 AVERAGE
3.65 AVERAGE
Entertaining at times. I stuck with it because I thought there would be some big twist at the end. But alas, the ending was exactly what Liz had wanted to do the entire time. Womp womp.
I like Gregg Olsen’s books based on true stories over his fiction, so I’ll likely stick to those going forward.
I like Gregg Olsen’s books based on true stories over his fiction, so I’ll likely stick to those going forward.
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
It was about a women who hit 3 yr old neighbor w/car and then was so ashamed that she hid him and lied.
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Minor: Child abuse, Hate crime, Suicidal thoughts, Kidnapping
Though I usually enjoy Olsen, this book was waaay over the top in terms of believability. I gave it a four star rating because I know he is a good writer, but this one did not resonate with me at all.
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This was fine. I didn’t love knowing part of what happened to Charlie up front through Liz’s perspective because it takes some of the steam out of the mystery for me, and where the plot goes is pretty predictable already. The second half of the story also gets a little slow and repetitive. I could only hear about Liz’s self loathing and Owen’s narcissism for so long, but every chapter they were in cycled through the same thought patterns. It definitely could have been shortened, which would have helped keep the pace up and made it more thrillery.
I did enjoy this book and I felt like I kind of predicted that Charlie would be found alive especially since we find out very early on that his body was found but never turned in. However, the characters were literally hateable! I truly felt for Carole and HATED that random characters from the past came in to tarnish her character during the tragedy. She was the only decent character in this book besides poor Brad (who did bad things in his past but did NOT deserve his fate). The husbands were all cheaters and liars which left a bad taste in my mouth. Liz was just a horrible character! She was so freaking whiny and dumb. She was popping pills and getting drunk the whole book going on and on about how it was an accident. Like it stopped being an accident the minute you didn’t call 911. Also the ending of this book sucked!! Absolutely hate cliffhangers and truly expected more. I would recommend this book as it kept me entertained, but Liz annoyed me and I wish she would’ve just done the right thing and been done with it. The build up of the crime wasn’t all that.
Read this review and more on my blog at [Roxie Writes].
‘The Last Thing She Ever Did’ by Greg Olsen
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 4/5
Finished on July 25, 2018
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BOOK DESCRIPTION:
The community along Oregon’s Deschutes River is one of successful careers and perfect families. For years, up-and-comers Liz and Owen have admired their good friends and neighbors, Carole and David. They appear to have it all—security, happiness, and a beautiful young son, Charlie.
Then Charlie vanishes without a trace, and all that seemed safe is shattered by a tragedy that is incomprehensible—except to Liz.
It took one fleeting moment for her to change the lives of everyone she loves—a heartrending accident that can’t be undone. Neither can the second-worst mistake of her life: concealing it. As two marriages crack and buckle in grief and fear, Liz retreats into her own dark place of guilt, escalating paranoia—and betrayals even she can’t imagine. Because there’s another good neighbor who has his own secrets, his own pain, and his own reasons for watching Liz’s every move.
And only he knows that the mystery of the missing boy on the Deschutes River is far from over.
MY REVIEW:
‘The Last Thing She Ever Did’ is a tale of the darkness and the light that lives inside humanity. And of how one single decision’s effect ripples through lives, like a stone thrown in a pond.
When little Charlie goes missing, only Liz knows the truth of what happened. The guilt of what she did -- what she knows -- eats her alive as her best friend crumbles in the search for her son.
The men in this story are borderline insufferable. All they care about are themselves -- their needs, their money, their social standing. Even going so far as to endanger other people’s lives to preserve their own.
The women, though, they are very different. Liz, despite what she did, sticks by her friend’s side throughout her whole ordeal. She does things that go against her own conscience to satisfy her husband’s desires. And Carole, Charlie’s mother, does nothing but hope and fight for her son.
The ending of this story is heartbreaking. It’s the perfect portrait of how trauma from our past never really leaves us. It imprints on our hearts, our minds, and our souls, and sometimes, it spoils us from the inside.
‘The Last Thing She Ever Did’ by Greg Olsen
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 4/5
Finished on July 25, 2018
Read with Kindle Unlimited Subscription
FREE on Kindle Unlimited | $5.99 on Kindle | $10.97 in Paperback
BOOK DESCRIPTION:
The community along Oregon’s Deschutes River is one of successful careers and perfect families. For years, up-and-comers Liz and Owen have admired their good friends and neighbors, Carole and David. They appear to have it all—security, happiness, and a beautiful young son, Charlie.
Then Charlie vanishes without a trace, and all that seemed safe is shattered by a tragedy that is incomprehensible—except to Liz.
It took one fleeting moment for her to change the lives of everyone she loves—a heartrending accident that can’t be undone. Neither can the second-worst mistake of her life: concealing it. As two marriages crack and buckle in grief and fear, Liz retreats into her own dark place of guilt, escalating paranoia—and betrayals even she can’t imagine. Because there’s another good neighbor who has his own secrets, his own pain, and his own reasons for watching Liz’s every move.
And only he knows that the mystery of the missing boy on the Deschutes River is far from over.
MY REVIEW:
‘The Last Thing She Ever Did’ is a tale of the darkness and the light that lives inside humanity. And of how one single decision’s effect ripples through lives, like a stone thrown in a pond.
When little Charlie goes missing, only Liz knows the truth of what happened. The guilt of what she did -- what she knows -- eats her alive as her best friend crumbles in the search for her son.
The men in this story are borderline insufferable. All they care about are themselves -- their needs, their money, their social standing. Even going so far as to endanger other people’s lives to preserve their own.
The women, though, they are very different. Liz, despite what she did, sticks by her friend’s side throughout her whole ordeal. She does things that go against her own conscience to satisfy her husband’s desires. And Carole, Charlie’s mother, does nothing but hope and fight for her son.
The ending of this story is heartbreaking. It’s the perfect portrait of how trauma from our past never really leaves us. It imprints on our hearts, our minds, and our souls, and sometimes, it spoils us from the inside.