A review by yvo_about_books
Last to Die by Arlene Hunt

3.5

Finished reading: July 2nd 2016

“Hero. People didn't even know the meaning of the word.”

*** A copy of this book was kindly provided to me by Netgalley and Bookouture in exchange for an honest review. Thank you! ***

Last To Die definitely left the best for last! The last part of this novel by Arlene Hunt starring Caleb the hunter and his final hunt of the story is without doubt terrifying, intense, graphic and well written. In fact, the whole storyline focusing on this character is something that comes straight out of your worst nightmare, and in a good way. But why the lowish rating for such a good ending, would you ask? Unfortunately, the story started off slow and the many different storylines and POVs were quite confusing in the beginning. It takes a while to figure out what the main plot is and which two characters are most important, but once the background stories start to merge with the main plot things start to become really interesting. Creepy, terrifying, sick, but without doubt a great thriller/horror ending to what was a slow start. I'm not sure I was able to connect to all the characters right away, but especially Jessie's character made it up to me. I'm still not sure I actually like her, but she is one strong woman! The pace started out slow, but I guess that was mostly because of the different POVs each chapter, because the pace picked up considerably later on and soon I found it hard to stop reading. The prose is easy to read and 'graphic', describing the horrifying scenes really well. If you are looking for a good thriller and don't mind a slow start, Last To Die is definitely for you!

Like I said before, Last To Die started off quite slow and it took me a while to get a proper feel for the story with all those different characters and storylines that don't really seem to connect in the beginning. But as soon as the different POVs started to merge, I was hooked. This story by Arlene Hunt is without doubt twisted and has a really strong (and terrifying) ending. Worth the read if you enjoy reading these kind of books!