Review by witheringghoul - The Last Word

witheringghoul 's review for:

The Last Word by Taylor Adams

3.5

dark funny tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

First things first before I even get into anything for those who need to know before reading: the dog doesn’t die even though the guy tried to kill then a couple times like a total pos. I had previously rated this book one star because I’m an ✨asshole✨ and it was before I accepted the fact that I’m a mood reader. I was trying to stick to a rigid TBR where I read things chronologically instead of what I felt like reading and this is a prime example why I shouldn’t do that. I literally hate on books that don’t deserve it. Emma isn’t a bad main character although at times frustrating. The only thing I couldn’t get past in this book is the butter flavored vape juice bit. Who the fuck smokes that? Like of all flavors THATS what you choose? Be so fucking for real. Also there were moments were the scary/creepy factor was absolutely demolished by a cringe factor that made it kinda funny in a really fucked way. And one last thing this maybe considered spoilery but I’m not gonna block it out because it is also a trigger, there is an infant death in this book. It’s used as a tragic backstory piece of Emma and I think people should be aware of that before reading because that can be rough to read. It’s not in graphic detail but it’s there. Also the killer calls himself a sigma male and refers to women as females.

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