The Last Word

3 stars because although the initial premise had me intrigued, it fell short because the book was never-ending.

The idea about a psychotic, sexist indie author stalking and attempting to murder a book reviewer for a bad review was fun, and hit close to home. Although I haven't been stalked by an indie author, I have definitely taken heat for my one star reviews. That plus stalking equals, chilling, right?! Meh, the story lost a lot of its appeal because it dragged on. I wish there was more creepy stalking, because that's what scares me, because i was a victim of stalking, twice. I love plot twists but there is such thing as too much. By the end I was over it.

I will say I enjoyed the relationship between Lyca and Emma. Animal babies are always a plus. I also thought there were some genuine sad parts that made me feel terrible for the MC. I also have no complaints about the author's writing.

3 stars for keeping me slightly entertained.

3.75

Fun and Fast

I bought this on sale on Amazon, because i didn't feel like waiting for the library. It's self-aware for the most part regarding its thriller absurdities. There were a couple twists I didn't see coming, and I started to second guess myself a couple times, but I did figure out something major early on. That's not too say this is predictable, not at all. It probably would have gotten a higher score, were it not for using the old mental illness trope–always a very thriller thing to do–and unnecessary fatphobia. Same character. Can we please get past the constant treatment of fat being a moral failing? And mental illness as murderous? This book was fun, until we got to those parts, and then I was frustrated and annoyed. On the whole though, this was, for me, the rare truly enjoyable thriller.

And the dog does not die.