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emviolet's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
“His mouth is a small and dirty-looking orifice, as puckered as an asshole.”
and that’s NOT in one of the “amateur writer” sections 🙃
Graphic: Violence and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Animal cruelty and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Child death and Infertility
tanvi45's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Death, Violence, and Murder
Moderate: Child death and Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Infertility and Mental illness
haylethal's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, and Murder
_alyssabrown's review against another edition
2.5
Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Child death, Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Stalking, Car accident, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
somebodys_fool's review against another edition
- 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? No
3.5
Graphic: Child death, Death, Gun violence, Violence, Suicide attempt, and Murder
raleyr's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Gore, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Suicide attempt, and Murder
dbooknerd's review against another edition
- 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: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Death, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Vomit, Stalking, Car accident, and Murder
savvyrosereads's review against another edition
- 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: Animal cruelty, Child death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Infertility, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Suicide attempt, and Murder
caitlin_davis22's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
Moderate: Child death, Miscarriage, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Minor: Alcoholism
nightowl_cherry's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Gore, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and Stalking
Minor: Infertility