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A review by jessicamap
Last Woman Standing by Amy Gentry
4.0
Thanks to HMH Books for the free copy in exchange for my honest review
3.5 stars - rounded up for Goodreads
I’ll start off with saying that this book won’t be for everyone. I’m not a person that is usually triggered by topics within books, but this deals with harassment experienced by women. I didn’t know that Amy Gentry had started this book before the #MeToo movement and before a lot of men in the stand up industry had been implicated. LAST WOMAN STANDING is one that takes that female rage and frustration and turns it on the horrible men that committed these acts.
Dana is trying to make a name for herself in the world of stand up. After a set one night, she meets Amanda. The two begin to discuss the wrongs they have experienced at the hands of their male counterparts in the industry. Fed up, they decide they should go at this STRANGERS ON A TRAIN style and take care of each others’ list of enemies. How far will they go to get vengeance on those that abused and harassed them?
There were plenty of twists in this book but it started off a little on the slow side for a thriller. The revenge plot is nothing new to the thriller genre, but it’s always great to see the whole “hell hath no fury like a woman scorned” in books and the direction the authors take it. Men underestimate women and don’t understand the lengths we will go to – vindictive and focused is a dangerous combination! Like I said, this will not be for everyone, but it’s a book that’s very timely and covers very prominent issues.
3.5 stars - rounded up for Goodreads
I’ll start off with saying that this book won’t be for everyone. I’m not a person that is usually triggered by topics within books, but this deals with harassment experienced by women. I didn’t know that Amy Gentry had started this book before the #MeToo movement and before a lot of men in the stand up industry had been implicated. LAST WOMAN STANDING is one that takes that female rage and frustration and turns it on the horrible men that committed these acts.
Dana is trying to make a name for herself in the world of stand up. After a set one night, she meets Amanda. The two begin to discuss the wrongs they have experienced at the hands of their male counterparts in the industry. Fed up, they decide they should go at this STRANGERS ON A TRAIN style and take care of each others’ list of enemies. How far will they go to get vengeance on those that abused and harassed them?
There were plenty of twists in this book but it started off a little on the slow side for a thriller. The revenge plot is nothing new to the thriller genre, but it’s always great to see the whole “hell hath no fury like a woman scorned” in books and the direction the authors take it. Men underestimate women and don’t understand the lengths we will go to – vindictive and focused is a dangerous combination! Like I said, this will not be for everyone, but it’s a book that’s very timely and covers very prominent issues.