Dr. Kate English appears to be living the perfect life. She comes from a wealthy family, has a successful handsome, and a nearly perfect daughter. And then her mother is murdered. Not only is Kate devastated at the loss of the mother, but she has to deal with the knowledge that somebody wanted her dead. Her best friend, Blaire, from school, shows up to the funeral. Kate puts aside the fact that they had a horrible falling out when Blaire told her to not marry Simon and welcomes the familiarity that is Blaire with open arms. But then weird things start happening and it is clear that whoever harmed Lily is not done yet. Kate is in a race against time to find out who wants to ruin her life and may face some harsh realities about her life in order to track down the culprit. Will she be able to figure it out before it is too late?
I hate to say it, but I was disappointed in The Last Time I Saw You. From very early in the book it was clear that Kate was clearly unhinged. Dangerously so. Her obsessive behavior with Simon and his colleague wasn't the only clue. Her constant accusations about everybody from the nanny to the people hired to protect her got old really quick. And the fact that Simon didn't really fight back was equally annoying. Simon was really the only likable character, but he made it difficult. Why would an innocent man standby and let his wife throw those kinds of accusations around? Blaire seemed to have it all together, but something still seemed off to me about her. There were a few bombshell revelations at the end of the book, but it all seemed like it was the plot of a daytime soap opera, not a carefully crafted psychological thriller. --CLICK HERE FOR SPOILERS -- I think I was relieved to get to the end of the book. Not because I was glad to see the big twist, but so that I could move on to something else.
Bottom Line - Liv Constantine made such a big splash among readers last year with their breakout hit, The Last Mrs. Parrish, which set a really high bar for thrillers. Readers who pick up The Last Time I Saw You with those kinds of expectations are going to be sorely disappointed. However, if you lower those expectations about 25% you might just find that you enjoy this book. Let me know what you think.
Details:
- The Last Time I Saw You by Liv Constantine
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- Pages: 320
- Publisher: HarperCollins
- Publication Date: 5/7/19
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- Thanks to Netgalley for the book in exchange for a review.
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