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A review by thenovelstitch
Our Last Resort: A Novel by Clémence Michallon
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Our Last Resort by Clémence Michallon is the perfect thriller for anyone who loves locked room-esq mysteries set against the backdrop of a luxury resort with a lot of personal secrets sprinkled in.
Frida and Gabriel are siblings who have decided to take a nine day vacation to a new luxury hotel and spa in the desert of Utah. Frida and Gabriel were not born into money and feel a bit uncomfortable rubbing shoulders with some of the worlds wealthiest and most affluent people. As they start to settle into their vacation, a woman is killed and Frida is convinced her husband is the culprit. Unfortunately, this woman's husband is extremely wealthy and connected, and he quickly turns the eye of the police on the two of them. Frida is furious, just because Gabriel's wife was found killed a few years earlier does not mean he is going around murdering women he doesn't know -- plus, he was never convicted of his wife's death. As Frida works to exonerate her brother's name and figure out who did in fact kill Sabrina Brenner, she is also forced to begin reckoning with her own memories of their childhood and its impact on their present. Both Frida and Gabriel are also forced to acknowledge that neither one fully trusts the other.
I thought our last resort was an engaging, fun and well balanced story that seeks to explore trauma, toxic relationships, and family loyalty. Michallon does a great job balancing the book between the past history of Frida and Gabriel and the present day whodunit.
I want to thank NetGalley and Knopf, Pantheon, Vintage, and Anchor for the advanced ready copy in exchange for my honest review.
Frida and Gabriel are siblings who have decided to take a nine day vacation to a new luxury hotel and spa in the desert of Utah. Frida and Gabriel were not born into money and feel a bit uncomfortable rubbing shoulders with some of the worlds wealthiest and most affluent people. As they start to settle into their vacation, a woman is killed and Frida is convinced her husband is the culprit. Unfortunately, this woman's husband is extremely wealthy and connected, and he quickly turns the eye of the police on the two of them. Frida is furious, just because Gabriel's wife was found killed a few years earlier does not mean he is going around murdering women he doesn't know -- plus, he was never convicted of his wife's death. As Frida works to exonerate her brother's name and figure out who did in fact kill Sabrina Brenner, she is also forced to begin reckoning with her own memories of their childhood and its impact on their present. Both Frida and Gabriel are also forced to acknowledge that neither one fully trusts the other.
I thought our last resort was an engaging, fun and well balanced story that seeks to explore trauma, toxic relationships, and family loyalty. Michallon does a great job balancing the book between the past history of Frida and Gabriel and the present day whodunit.
I want to thank NetGalley and Knopf, Pantheon, Vintage, and Anchor for the advanced ready copy in exchange for my honest review.