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The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave

38 reviews

lindasoderlundd's review against another edition

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mysterious fast-paced
  • 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

1.0

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jessthemess8112's review against another edition

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

3.5

This was a fun weekend read. The pivots and twists were unexpected and fun to read. I found the ending to have a high self importance of self for the main character that wasn’t justified by the characters past.
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leenzreadz's review against another edition

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mysterious tense 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

3.75

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uranaishi's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional mysterious reflective tense 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? No

3.75

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kyrstin_p1989's review against another edition

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

4.5

Such an intense book. From page one, you hit the ground running with the characters, not knowing what’s happening but so intrigued that you’re compelled to help them figure it out. This book is mysterious, thrilling, and full of love. I really enjoyed the plot arc and the characters are loveable even in the face of difficult decisions. 
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aly97's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious fast-paced
  • 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

3.5

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micaelamariem's review against another edition

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

3.0

I read this for a book club and it was okay. I liked the prosaic writing style. The plot was interesting but it didn’t really have enough twists to keep me at the edge of my seat or anything, so it was slightly disappointing. 
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analea_lucille's review

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

4.0

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krows_ink's review against another edition

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

3.75

Overall I enjoyed this book and I absolutely consumed it. I read it in about three sittings, one of those where I read 200 pages. So, if anything, this book is a fast, enjoyable and consumable read.

This book — at its core — is about how far we’ll go for family. What we’ll do and where we the draw the line. The relationship between Hannah and Bailey was the strongest thing (in my opinion) about this book. It kept me engaged, turning the page, and asking “what can possibly happen from here?”.

There are a few things that took me out of the book such as
the german protection chocolate labs. Like are you serious right now? I couldn't help but feel like laughing. Not to mention that whole scene of the estate just threw me out of it momentarily. It didn’t feel real. But maybe that was the author’s intention?
But otherwise I don’t have much to complain about besides the extremely redundant use of “said”. I’m sorry but it’s a pet peeve. Like she could have written “asked”, “questioned”, “murmured”, “grumbled”, anything else at least once.

But despite those things I’d recommend this book if you’re looking for an easy read to cleanse your pallet. If you like Gilmore Girls I think you might like this book. It’s not really cozy, and I’d call it more of a mystery than a thriller, but the themes line up with Gilmore Girls and the characters made me miss fall and Stars Hallow.
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sierrabedwell's review

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emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

This book told a good story. It kept me guessing the entire time and in the end I still didn’t know what would happen. I always think that a good book is one that I can’t predict, and this was one of them. I didn’t rate it five stars because of the fact that some of the details were confusing, but that might be due to me being distracted while listening to the audiobook. Not sure. Overall, good story and interesting ending. 
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