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lieselandmax53's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Rape
Minor: Bullying
hmstumfoll's review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Death, Bullying, Infidelity, Murder, Alcohol, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Rape, Adult/minor relationship, Death of parent, Drug use, Vomit, Grief, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Abandonment, Alcoholism, and Cancer
yvo_about_books's review against another edition
2.5
"One missing man. One body in the lake. We hardly need Miss Marple, do we?"
It's true that I've had mixed reactions to Clare Mackintosh's writing so far, but I absolutely loved my time with Hostage and I was hoping for a repeat experience with The Last Party. I was intrigued by the premise with the party, the lake setting and a murder mystery... And I fully expected to have a great time reading this first book of a new series. Unfortunately I ended up struggling considerably instead. I still like the premise and the setting is without doubt very well described. This story had so much potential, but in the end it just all fell flat for me. What didn't work then? First of all, The Last Party was both way too slow for me and also way overlong. This story could have been easily at least 100 pages shorter, and the plot would have been a lot tigher this way. As it is, there are way too many different characters/POVs and way too many descriptions along the way, and this made the story drag considerably. Add the fact that every single character is unlikeable and only becomes worse once you get to know them better, and I honestly couldn't care less what happened to any of them. The whole mystery around who killed Rhys didn't seem present at all; instead the focus was on just how many characters were hiding something. It was just overkill; so many characters cheating on each other, so many horrible secrets, so many 'revelations' stacked up that you just become immune to them all. This is without doubt my least favorite Clare Mackintosh book so far, and I will definitely not be continuing this series.
Graphic: Alcohol, Blood, Bullying, Child abuse, Classism, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, Racism, Gaslighting, Self harm, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Cancer, Death of parent, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Lesbophobia, Misogyny, Murder, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Xenophobia
gemmalewis1110's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Moderate: Murder
Minor: Stalking, Rape, Sexism, Death, Cancer, Death of parent, Racism, Drug use, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Sexual assault, and Bullying
kmpuzzled's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.25
Moderate: Bullying and Rape
Minor: Child abuse and Infidelity
someryarns's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Bullying, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Alcoholism, and Murder
Moderate: Alcohol, Blood, Racism, Pregnancy, Death of parent, Rape, Child abuse, Classism, Sexual content, and Drug use
missrhinnan's review against another edition
- 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
3.0
Graphic: Death and Murder
Minor: Suicide attempt, Drug use, Rape, Addiction, Bullying, Alcoholism, Hate crime, Homophobia, Incest, Infidelity, and Pedophilia
akshade's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Moderate: Rape, Adult/minor relationship, and Alcoholism
Minor: Bullying, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, and Drug use
sharon_reads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Moderate: Murder, Homophobia, and Rape
Minor: Sexual assault, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, and Bullying
bookbuyingwithkatie's review against another edition
- 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
3.75
Graphic: Murder
Moderate: Rape and Bullying
Minor: Homophobia