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katiedesando's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Murder, Child death, Suicidal thoughts, Car accident, Injury/Injury detail, and Stalking
Moderate: Mass/school shootings
jeninthebooks08's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Finally, a book right up my alley.
I had such a fun time reading this one, flicking through the pages so fast. It was fast-paced, wildly chaotic, and at times somewhat predictable, yet it really worked for the story.
A few plotholes here and there, but nothing that bothered my reading experience, and I found the characters to be well-written as well. (So tired of unlikeable characters!)
Graphic: Violence, Stalking, and Murder
Moderate: Car accident and Child death
reahbee's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
This was so much more than the suspenseful, slasher-y book I thought I was getting into (though it was that too.) A master class on how to end a story, with plenty of twists to keep you guessing.
Graphic: Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Murder, and Violence
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Grief, Gore, Alcoholism, Sexism, Gun violence, and Misogyny
Minor: Domestic abuse, Self harm, Pandemic/Epidemic, Infertility, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Stalking, Mass/school shootings, Medical content, and Physical abuse
emory's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
Graphic: Gore, Violence, Suicide, Child death, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, Murder, Misogyny, and Car accident
Moderate: Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Minor: Domestic abuse and Mass/school shootings
sammietee's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
2.5
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Vomit, Murder, Stalking, Animal cruelty, Gun violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Car accident, and Suicidal thoughts
Moderate: Infertility and Child death
braxtond08's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Child death, Death, Blood, Suicide, Animal cruelty, Car accident, Gun violence, Grief, Addiction, Murder, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, and Stalking
Minor: Infertility
zosiablue's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
It was odd at first - the plot revolves around a caricatured red-pilled neckbeard type who goes after a reader who gave his published book one star.
But some of the complaints the fictional reader had were complaints I had about the real author's previous books, namely about writing women badly and exploitive violence. So at first, I was like 😬 WHOOPS IS THIS GUY GONNA COME KILL ME?! (The author's note assures us all he won't.)
But because of this, it was difficult to tell if he was satirizing his own criticism or not seeing himself in it.
REGARDLESS, it was imperfect but action-packed and tightly plotted with about five (well done) false endings and I had a great time. And oh yeah: the dog is OK!
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Grief, Murder, Infertility, Stalking, Car accident, and Child death
_alyssabrown's review
2.5
Graphic: Blood, Physical abuse, Child death, Cursing, Car accident, Death, Gun violence, Murder, Self harm, Violence, Addiction, Animal cruelty, Stalking, Gore, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, and Injury/Injury detail
dbooknerd's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
The book is about Emma, a woman isolated in a beach house in the Pacific Northwest. She spends her days reading e-books and gives one a one-star rating. Then she is haunted and hunted, and it could be by the author of the book.
The Last Word is an excellent thriller. It was so eerie at the beginning that I had to read it in the daytime. There are lots of twists, it kept me interested, and it is filled with tension, excitement, and raw emotions. This is my first time reading a book by Taylor Adams and he did not disappoint!
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Murder, Vomit, Mental illness, Stalking, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Car accident, Death, and Violence
savvyrosereads's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Emma gets more than she expects when she leaves a one-star review of a book…only to begin being stalked by the author.
Thus concludes my mini Taylor Adams marathon! This was probably the one I was most excited to get to because the premise sounded so interesting, and it ended up being the scariest of the bunch—seriously, I’m not even sure why, but it freaked me out SO much I had to only read during the daytime.
That said, I did find most of the twists predictable and felt like, while this one was engaging, it moved along more slowly than the previous Adams books I read. I definitely wouldn’t say I disliked this one (seriously, I wouldn’t, and neither would you if you read what an angry author might do!) (kidding, I think) but it was not my favorite either.
Overall, though, I had a good time and I’m glad I read this. It’s a pretty solid thriller with some creative moments, and a great choice if you’re not ready to let go of spooky season just yet!
Recommended to anyone, but especially if you like: isolated settings; grief recovery mixed with thrillers; books about books
CW: Suicide; death/murder; child death; animal harm; gore/blood/violence/gun violence; infertility
Graphic: Blood, Violence, Gun violence, Animal cruelty, Gore, Stalking, Child death, Death, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Infertility, Murder, Suicide, and Suicide attempt