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A review by bookishpsychologist
Our Last Resort by Clémence Michallon
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
I read and loved Clémence Michallon's debut, The Quiet Tenant, and her new murder mystery, Our Last Resort, is equally good!
Our Last Resort is a multi-timeline thriller, with present day set in a luxury desert resort. Guests Frida and Gabriel, who consider themselves siblings because they grew up together in an intense and isolating cult that they escaped from as young adults, are vacationing together at the resort to reconnect. Shortly into their trip, the much younger wife of a media mogul is discovered dead on the property, so a police investigation ensues. Unfortunately this does not look good for Gabriel, as a few years back his wife disappeared and was later found dead.
This is a slow-burn mystery and character study in which the past timelines follow Frida and Gabriel from their unconventional and traumatic childhood in the cult to their early days trying to survive "in the real world" as young adults. We see how their childhood trauma and relationship with each other has shaped them into the complex individuals they have become in present day. I was blown away by the ending and could not put this one down!
Thank you to NetGalley and Knopf, Pantheon, Vintage, and Anchor for an ARC of this book in exchange for my honest review.
Our Last Resort is a multi-timeline thriller, with present day set in a luxury desert resort. Guests Frida and Gabriel, who consider themselves siblings because they grew up together in an intense and isolating cult that they escaped from as young adults, are vacationing together at the resort to reconnect. Shortly into their trip, the much younger wife of a media mogul is discovered dead on the property, so a police investigation ensues. Unfortunately this does not look good for Gabriel, as a few years back his wife disappeared and was later found dead.
This is a slow-burn mystery and character study in which the past timelines follow Frida and Gabriel from their unconventional and traumatic childhood in the cult to their early days trying to survive "in the real world" as young adults. We see how their childhood trauma and relationship with each other has shaped them into the complex individuals they have become in present day. I was blown away by the ending and could not put this one down!
Thank you to NetGalley and Knopf, Pantheon, Vintage, and Anchor for an ARC of this book in exchange for my honest review.