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The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave
2.0
Before Owen Michaels disappears, he manages to smuggle a note to his beloved wife of one year: Protect her.
Despite her confusion and fear, Hannah Hall knows exactly to whom the note refers to: Owen’s sixteen-year-old daughter, Bailey. Bailey, who lost her mother tragically as a child. Bailey, who wants absolutely nothing to do with her new stepmother.
As Hannah’s increasingly desperate calls to Owen go unanswered; as the FBI arrests Owen’s boss; as US Marshal and FBI agents arrive at her Sausalito home unannounced, Hannah quickly realizes her husband isn’t who he said he was. And that Bailey just may hold the key to figuring out Owen’s true identity—and why he really disappeared.
Hannah and Bailey set out to discover the truth, together. But as they start putting together the pieces of Owen’s past, they soon realize they are also building a new future. One neither Hannah nor Bailey could have anticipated.
Rating: 2/5
This book was recommended to me by a friend, who loved it. After reading the intriguing plot, I was expecting to absolutely love this book, but surprisingly, I did not.
I had no problem with the writing of this book and it was a relatively fast read, but I wasn't enthralled or obsessed like I usually am with these types of books. I truthfully felt like there was something missing from this novel.
This book was definitely not a thriller, even though it was labelled as one. I never had a scary feeling that something absolutely drastic was going to happen. There was suspense, but it was not that specific feeling I was expecting that always accompanies a good thriller novel. I would categorize this book in a mystery genre.
This book is well written and I did appreciate that the characters were interesting and well described. The pace and overall feel of the novel was what disinterested me, it seemed to take forever to get to the “good part”.
Despite her confusion and fear, Hannah Hall knows exactly to whom the note refers to: Owen’s sixteen-year-old daughter, Bailey. Bailey, who lost her mother tragically as a child. Bailey, who wants absolutely nothing to do with her new stepmother.
As Hannah’s increasingly desperate calls to Owen go unanswered; as the FBI arrests Owen’s boss; as US Marshal and FBI agents arrive at her Sausalito home unannounced, Hannah quickly realizes her husband isn’t who he said he was. And that Bailey just may hold the key to figuring out Owen’s true identity—and why he really disappeared.
Hannah and Bailey set out to discover the truth, together. But as they start putting together the pieces of Owen’s past, they soon realize they are also building a new future. One neither Hannah nor Bailey could have anticipated.
Rating: 2/5
This book was recommended to me by a friend, who loved it. After reading the intriguing plot, I was expecting to absolutely love this book, but surprisingly, I did not.
I had no problem with the writing of this book and it was a relatively fast read, but I wasn't enthralled or obsessed like I usually am with these types of books. I truthfully felt like there was something missing from this novel.
This book was definitely not a thriller, even though it was labelled as one. I never had a scary feeling that something absolutely drastic was going to happen. There was suspense, but it was not that specific feeling I was expecting that always accompanies a good thriller novel. I would categorize this book in a mystery genre.
This book is well written and I did appreciate that the characters were interesting and well described. The pace and overall feel of the novel was what disinterested me, it seemed to take forever to get to the “good part”.