A review by djmysteryflavor
The Last Girls Standing by Jennifer Dugan

dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

3.5

 I’ve read several other books by Jennifer Dugan and enjoyed them so I wanted to give this one a shot as well. I was a tad disappointed. I think that’s because the story felt a bit all over the place and while the inconsistency of our main character’s thinking lends to her mental state after experiencing a traumatic event, it also creates a sense of confusion as she interacts with other characters. And quite honestly, I found the ending to be rushed and a bit lackluster. I think there could have been even more to the story than what we’re given. The premise is interesting, though, because I did find myself wanting to understand how someone who survived a slasher-movie type of trauma would try to move on with their life. Unfortunately I don’t think this book really hit it out of the park in it’s attempts to convey that ‘after’ experience. And, perhaps, I missed the point and the disjointed thinking of this main character was purposeful but I mostly just found her tedious. I will say I did enjoy the portions of the book where the reader is told of the events that cause the main trauma because they were possibly the most exciting bits. As thrillers go, this let me down a bit and I do think that there are better YA thrillers out there. 
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