kikireadsstuff 's review for:

The Last Thing to Burn by Will Dean

4.5

dark tense medium-paced

Strong character development: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

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‘I live in an open prison surrounded by wall-less fields and fence-less fens. It’s the vastness of these flatlands that keeps me prisoner here. I am contained; incarcerated in the most open landscape of them all.’

I’m always a little weary going in when a book is short, they can sometimes leave me a little underwhelmed - this was not one. At just 257 pages, you’d be amazed at how much this one packed a punch! 
The writing was incredible, the descriptions built up such a stressful and claustrophobic atmosphere. Along with some really vivid, and at times disgusting (her poor foot/ankle 🤢), descriptions - it was exciting and tense read.
Characters were amazingly written, strong female leads which I love. Thanh Dao (not Jane) was a really interesting character who you couldn’t help but root for. Lenn is a dirty pig, nasty arse pervert - we need say no more about him!
The plot was fast paced and kept you hooked throughout, with an interesting plot twist at the end that I definitely didn't see coming
Wholeheartedly recommend for a short, sharp thriller!