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This was a fast, easy, but intense read. This book reminds us, point-blank, that humans are complicated, multi-faceted, messy, and impossible to understand. Do we ever truly know anyone other than ourselves?

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adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

There’s so much uncertainty surrounding this story especially surrounding the people from Owen’s past and what he meant to them and vice versa. (It brought me some confusion too about Owen’s choices surrounding Olivia and “Lady Paul”.) However, one thing is for sure. Hannah and Bailey were such strong characters and two of the best fictional characters, so despite the circumstances, their growing relationship was my favorite part of the book! It helped me push through the climax. Also, I can’t wait to see Jennifer Garner as Hannah in the upcoming show adaptation of this book! I was picturing Jennifer Garner as Patty before I knew the casting, but I’m even more excited! I see this is definitely the role for her now.

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mysterious 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? N/A

2.5

Interesting intro, missing husband and a step daughter who hates you. But after that Hannah is really dumb. She’s spontaneous, her actions don’t make sense. Travel to Austin Texas hoping her step daughter will remember events when she was really young. She really takes a gamble on it while evading the STATE MARSHAL who tries to help her. I really dislike Hannah. She’s a calm person but she gets an attitude with the people helping her sometimes. Really rude. And her step daughter! Everyone walks on eggshells around her like a ticking time bomb. Yes she’s a 16 year old but it’s a trope that all teenagers are volatile and irrational. The book was long drawn out family affair and not a thriller. It’s just Hannah takes a gamble on everything and does spontaneous stuff and everything falls into place when everything could’ve been explained by the state marshal. I felt like I wasted my time. The ending was just selfishly stupid. Hannah chooses life without Owen without her step daughters input. She really took a gamble on that, thinking she knows Baileys grandfather . The marshal said he’s a terrible man and he will kill Owen someday but she’s like “but he has a heart he loves his granddaughter “ she never even met the man only heard stories about how terrible he is

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emotional medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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chelsearose's review against another edition

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emotional mysterious fast-paced

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

3.5

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rachelcrg's review against another edition

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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? It's complicated

2.5

Had me in the beginning but dragged in the end. Hated the ending.

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dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

Hannah’s whole world flips upside down when a neighbor knocks on her door with a note from her husband: protect her. Who is her? Hannah’s teenage step-daughter who absolutely can’t stand her, Bailey. And after receiving that note, her husband Owen is gone without a trace.

Hannah is left questioning where her husband is, what happened to make him leave… and who he actually is. And as Hannah and Bailey are forced to tolerate each other, they follow the few hints they have to find Owen.

The Last Thing He Told Me is a suspense thriller with a slow, slow burn. It felt more about the characters and their relationships than the actual hunt for Owen. I enjoyed the first half of the book more than the latter, but the ending was sweet enough to leave me pleased.

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