A review by sarah984
Last to Leave the Room by Caitlin Starling

challenging dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This took everything I liked about The Luminous Dead and dialled it up to eleven. Claustrophobic, tense, ambiguous, and the characters are great. It dragged a little bit about halfway through, but the ending was worth it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dementia, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Mental illness, Torture, Confinement, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Gore, Alcohol, Gaslighting, Ableism, Blood, and Death

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Drug use, Vomit, and Animal death