A review by readwithmedani
The Last Word by Taylor Adams

Did not finish book. Stopped at 51%.
I chose to DNF this book around the halfway point because of the dog's involvement. She is such a sweet dog, and the author includes the sweet creature's thoughts in italics which is very endearing. However, the "bad guy" is actively trying to kill her, well mainly her human, but her too. This reasoning might seem ridiculous, or not a big deal to some, but it's just something I cannot read about and it's not negotiable. I understand that it is completely a personal preference and might be causing me to miss out on a great book/story, but it is what it is. Even just the thought of harm (let alone actual harm) to an animal, especially a pet, is not something that I can have in the books I read. I did flip to the end to find out that the dog ||while harmed, thankfully does not successfully get murdered by the crazy man.|| After the author told us about the real life story of Laika, the first dog sent to space (and a SUPER sad story at that - one I was glad I had not ever heard before, especially since it is true), I decided to DNF the book. With that being said, I will not mention the dog again, and I will write the rest of this review for the portion of the book that I read. This book has an awesome premise and was one of the very few books that gave me the creeps while reading it. I was surprised to see the author/killer show up so early and so obvious (like, literally knocks on her door) but alas I didn't keep going to see what happens. It might have been a great book/story, but, I don't plan on picking it back up again any time soon.

I did not choose a star rating since I chose to not finish the book.

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