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The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave

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toorsdenote's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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hannalizzy's review against another edition

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emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

I enjoyed this book! I found it a little hard to get into for the first half, which is why I rated it where it was. I didn’t feel drawn into the characters until later in the book, and I felt like it was a little anti-climatic, because the suspense was so high. However, it was engaging, gripping, and an interesting story. Not predictable, which I appreciate in a mystery book. I would recommend it, especially to someone who enjoys thrillers but doesn’t like all the gore and darkness that comes with them.

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bedtimesandbooks's review against another edition

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mysterious fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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jaynovara's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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amelianotthepilot's review against another edition

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emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

the formatting of this book genuinely annoyed me. there was extra pages after some chapters but not others for no real reason

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kirbyblue's review against another edition

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mysterious fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

Overall, just an okay book. It was fun to see how the clues all lead to the next clue, but it was very predictable. Less than half way through, I was already certain with how it would end and I was completely right. The main character was also perfect and had no flaws. She made seemingly stupid decisions but they all worked out perfectly. And even with her step daughter, who was openly defiant, she always handled it perfectly, which was just completely unrealistic. It was really just a mediocre, predictable, modern, mystery book. 3 stars

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