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The Last Word
The Last Word: A Novel | Taylor Adams
After posting a negative book review, a woman living in a remote location begins to wonder if the author is a little touchy--or very, very dangerous--in this pulse-pounding novel of psychological suspense and terror from the critically acclaimed author of No Exit and Hairpin Bridge. Emma Carpenter lives in isolation with her golden retriever Laika, house-sitting an old beachfront home on the rainy Washington coast. Her only human contact is her enigmatic old neighbor, Deek, and (via text) the house's owner, Jules. One day, she reads a poorly written--but gruesome--horror novel by the author H. G. Kane, and posts a one-star review that drags her into an online argument with none other than the author himself. Soon after, disturbing incidents start to occur at night. To Emma, this can't just be a coincidence. It was strange enough for this author to bicker with her online about a lousy review; could he be stalking her, too? As Emma digs into Kane's life and work, she learns he has published sixteen other novels, all similarly sadistic tales of stalking and murder. But who is he? How did he find her? And what else is he capable of?
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Robotswithpersonality
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That was just silly. But the kind of ridiculousness where I'm not even mad at it. If you like the cheesy slasher meets self-critique meets final girl vibes of the Scream films, I think you'll like this too. Do not go looking for a well-plotted, keeps-you-guessing, taut thriller - as we know, I hate those, and I actually ended up not hating this!

Robotswithpersonality ⚠️ misogyny, suicidal ideation, gore, infertility, child death, questionable mental health rep 3d
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papascott33
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#28 of 2023! #BOTM May 2023 Very interesting premise. Don‘t think I‘ll ever give another 1 ⭐️ review. 😜
Started: 8/27/23
Finished: 9/3/23
8 Days

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TrishB
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Mehso-so

#booked2023 #describewiththewordtwist
I need to stop reading these thrillers. I just thought they were so many implausible twists in this, a so-so because I kept going until the end.
Do Americans really not have kettles? Is this real?

CSeydel Some of us do, but I would say it‘s not that common. 1mo
TrishB @CSeydel 😱 how do you make tea ☕️ please don‘t say in the microwave because I always thought that was a joke! 1mo
CSeydel I think most Americans don‘t drink tea every day. I drink coffee, and the machine boils the water. When I make tea, though, I do heat the water in the microwave. 1mo
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CSeydel (I think it‘s a myth that water heated in the microwave tastes different than water heated over a burner, although I know this is a subject of lively debate!) 1mo
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks I could not finish this one. I won‘t say too much lol 😂 I loved No Exit, but this one was too over the top!! 1mo
TrishB @CSeydel it‘s the tea bag put in afterwards that probably makes it taste different! Also the water would be boiled in the kettle in the U.K. not on the burner. 1mo
TrishB @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks I refrained from giving it one star! 😁 1mo
CSeydel Oh! The kettle I have sits on the stovetop, like a saucepan. 1mo
DivineDiana I use a kettle when I make tea! 🙋‍♀️ 1mo
TrishB @CSeydel it‘s electric kettles here 😁 here it‘s very 1970s to put a kettle on the burner. Funny isn‘t it 😁 1mo
TrishB @DivineDiana I‘m popping into yours for tea then 😁 1mo
CSeydel Oh, of course! That makes sense - just like I use an electric coffeemaker, since it‘s coffee I made daily. We often use our kettle to boil water when we‘re camping, so electric wouldn‘t be much good. 1mo
CarolynM I don‘t think they have toasters either. I don‘t know how they survive🤣 1mo
IndoorDame Most Americans have stovetop tea kettles not electric water boilers. They take way longer, but I‘ve almost never been in a house here without one. 1mo
Bookzombie @CarolynM Who doesn‘t have toasters? 🙂 I‘m in the US and have an upright toaster. When I was growing up we always had a toaster oven. I don‘t have an electric kettle though, but I‘m not a hot tea drinker. 😬 1mo
BarbaraBB Great discussion 😀 and I totally feel you about having to stop reading this kind of thriller! 1mo
CarolynM @Bookzombie I‘m glad to be wrong about that🙂 1mo
intothehallofbooks I have a toaster, I use it often! I don‘t have a kettle because I don‘t really drink hot tea. It‘s fine, but I drink coffee daily which I make in my electric coffeemaker. When I choose to drink tea, it‘s sweet tea with ice and lemon! I cannot think of a time I‘ve seen anyone use a kettle in real life. I‘m in NC. 😊 1mo
Cinfhen Ha!! This conversation is hilarious 😆 so….I never used a kettle in the US or in Israel…I have a hot water urn which i use for making tea or hot cocoa and my toaster oven @CarolynM is strictly for toasting or warming but never for actual cooking/baking!! (edited) 1mo
Cinfhen As for this book…. I HATED No Exit, I thought it was sooooo over the top…I can‘t believe he actually out did himself😜Even at 99p it‘s just not worth it 😂 1mo
CarolynM @Cinfhen A toaster is for making toast, you can‘t cook in it! Are we talking about the same piece of equipment @Bookzombie @intothehallofbooks ? 1mo
TrishB @CarolynM I‘m going to have to plan ahead when I go to the US- no tea or toast 😱 1mo
TrishB @Bookzombie @Cinfhen I‘m totally confused as to what a toaster oven is! 1mo
TrishB @intothehallofbooks 😁 a Brit would never think you meant cold tea if you are talking about tea! 1mo
TrishB @IndoorDame that‘s where it came up in the book- she was trying to boil water and it was taking so long on the stove that I was thinking just put the (electric) kettle on! (edited) 1mo
TrishB @BarbaraBB why they have to write so many stupid twists! I think I‘m done now! 1mo
TrishB @Cinfhen I‘m glad it was only 99p! 1mo
CarolynM My daughter loved the summer she spent on Cape Cod, but by the time she reached the UK she was desperate for tea and toast🤣 1mo
IndoorDame @Cinfhen my sister in Israel calls her hot water urn the kumkum and I can‘t figure out what that word means!? Is it one of those things about the sound it makes? 1mo
AlaMich I‘ve had an electric kettle since I visited Australia thirty years ago and first encountered one. Ironically, I use it to boil water to make coffee in a French press (and occasionally tea). (edited) 1mo
batsy I first became aware of this on twitter and it kind of blew my mind. There was major kettle discourse 😂 1mo
BarbaraBB What is a toaster oven? I have no idea either @CarolynM @TrishB … in Holland we toast bread in a toaster and we make tea jn an (electric) toaster. We hardly ever use a magnetron at all. Most people have one but have stopped using it after the baby bottles were done with 😀 1mo
TrishB @batsy I love that, major kettle discourse 😁 1mo
TrishB @BarbaraBB I‘m learning so much! 1mo
Caroline2 I just finished this one too. I really liked it in the beginning, reminded me a bit of Misery. But yeah, then it went too far and twisted it self into a pretzel till I was just rolling my eyes and sighing. 🤦‍♀️ 1mo
TrishB @Caroline2 I love that description 😂 1mo
Cinfhen Hahaha!!! They do call an electric urn a kumkum @IndoorDame but I honestly have no clue why 🤷🏼‍♀️!!! It usually heats up 16oz of water in about two minutes- so enough for 2 cups…I don‘t use that. I have a big urn for hot water which boils about 5 liters of water and then there is a setting to keep it hot. I keep it on all winter but I really don‘t use it during the warmer months because I prefer very cold water!! For coffee I use a Keurig (edited) 1mo
IndoorDame @Cinfhen I‘ve seen those larger ones. My mom runs one through Shabbat every week. So clever to just keep it on all winter! Never even occurred to me to do something like that even though when I lived somewhere with a wood burning stove for heat we just kept an old fashioned cast iron kettle on top and I loved having ready hot water all winter. 1mo
Cinfhen So your mom uses a Shabbat pot @IndoorDame my mom too! It‘s actually the perfect insta hot😉 1mo
IndoorDame @Cinfhen hahaha of course it‘s called that! That‘s perfect 😆 1mo
CarolynM @AlaMich Every hotel room in Australia (and most I‘ve been in in the UK and Europe) has one and a selection of tea bags, instant coffee and often a biscuit (cookie) or two. I‘d have been shocked not to find one in my US hotel rooms if I hadn‘t been warned🙂 1mo
AlaMich @CarolynM They are so much better than stovetop kettles! If you don‘t take those off the stove, they will burn themselves dry. 1mo
Centique @CarolynM yes! When i first went on a business trip to the US, (chicago in 2000) i was like “where the heck is the kettle?” There was a filter coffee machine i had no idea how to use. So i asked room service for a cup of tea and got a mug of hot water and some kind of lemon teabag. So funny and naive that i had assumed the whole western world has english breakfast tea. 😂😂 1mo
TrishB @Centique until yesterday I still maintained that naivety, but now I know there‘s no guarantee of a kettle never mind a tea bag!! @CarolynM I‘m well warned now. 1mo
LeahBergen I‘m loving this discussion and must chime in. 😆😆 Here in Canada, I grew up with electric kettles (at home and at my Nan‘s) but always wanted an old-fashioned, stove-top whistling kettle. Well, I have that now (a nice Le Creuset one) but also have an electric kettle which has a temperature control for different types of tea (black vs green, etc). And we have ALWAYS had a toaster. I even have one in my camper trailer. 😆 @CarolynM 1mo
TrishB @LeahBergen love it 😁 I‘m assured of my tea and toast in your house then! 1mo
LeahBergen @TrishB You certainly are! 😄 1mo
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TrishB
The Last Word: A Novel | Taylor Adams
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#quicklunchtimeread
This is one of those thrillers that incites a lot of eye rolls!

michellelav Food looks fantastic! 1mo
BarbaraBB Is that positive or not? I was a bit disappointed in 1mo
TrishB @michellelav it was lovely 😁 1mo
TrishB @BarbaraBB I actually enjoyed No Exit, this one not so much! 1mo
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Gissy
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Mehso-so

Unpopular opinion-I didn‘t like this one as much as I wanted. Too many coincidences in those twists, so convenient with a dramatic ending and almost happy ending😳
Love the premise but you see from the beginning that something is off🙄 3⭐️

#Summerween Readathon prompt-thriller @Gabyreads book pick for @Gabyreads on May
#BookSpinBingo (#13) @TheAromaOfBooks
#ISpyBingo title in fav color @Clwojick @TheAromaOfBooks

Gissy 200 pages were read during #JubilantJuly Readathon @Andrew65 2mo
Clwojick Woohoo! 💛 2mo
TheAromaofBooks Yay!!! 2mo
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Andrew65 I loved No Exit, but found the next one, Hairpin Bridge, wasn‘t as strong. 2mo
Gissy @Andrew65 This one has mix reviews. Some people really like it. I enjoyed some parts but it wasn‘t what I expected. Try it, you never know🤗 2mo
Andrew65 @Gissy I‘m sure I‘ll get to it at some point. 2mo
MaleficentBookDragon I don‘t care for it either. The “motivation” for the big bad was laughable to me. I couldn‘t buy it at all. And I found the book kind of boring for a thriller. 1mo
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Cazxxx
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Panpan

I can quite easily suspend my disbelief with thrillers but this was utterly ridiculous! I didn‘t like anything about this and ironically giving it 1 ⭐️

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TEArificbooks
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Pickpick

Definitely a page turner like No Exit. But I figured out everyone of the twists well in advanced. I kept reading to see how or if she would survive. It would be great to read during a dark and stormy night. Trigger warning: suicidal thoughts and animal cruelty.

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Julsmarshall
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Pickpick

This was good, fast paced, kept me guessing and hard to put down. It was a stressful and a bit anxiety inducing, really well plotted. I will say, there were a couple of times I nearly gave up because of one of the plot points (which I won‘t giveaway) but I stuck with it and was glad I did. #BookspinBingo #Doublespin #JubilantJuly @TheAromaofBooks @Andrew65

Andrew65 Excellent 👏👏👏 Read her other books, but not this one. 2mo
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 2mo
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Julsmarshall
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Laps in, now reading by the pool. #currentread

Caroline2 I just finished this last night!! I thought it was really good. 👍 2mo
Julsmarshall Me too! I was reading instead of cleaning today-oops! 2mo
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Lesliereadsalot
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Pickpick

This is not the type of book I ever read. A grieving woman is house sitting on a remote beach with only a reclusive neighbor for a friend. She becomes aware that she‘s being stalked and the book turns into a cat-and-mouse story of who can outsmart who. And who exactly is that neighbor? Have to admit I couldn‘t put it down and it felt very satisfying as the truth unfolded. Who will get the last word?

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AsYouWish
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Pickpick

WTF did I just read?! So many thought racing through my head right now. I had a like/dislike relationship with this book for many reasons. The plot had a lot of promise, but parts dragged on a bit for me & while I cheered for the main character, I have no idea why because I didn‘t love her. Overall it was an okay book, but not a book I would reread.

💙💙💙

PS - Taylor Adams if you ever see my review, please don‘t stalk & kill me! Okay. Thanks!

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Jemgirl2014
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Hot deal!

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AsYouWish
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I got some awesome book mail today! Thank you so much @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks I am so excited to read this book! You were so sweet to send me all the cute stickers, bookmark and notebook, I love them. 💙💙💙

#LitsyLove #LitsyLoveReads

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Enjoy!!! 💙📚💛 3mo
AsYouWish @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Question - I noticed tabs in this book, just curious how you tab your books? I have gotten a couple from Thriftbooks, giveaways, swaps, etc. and I am always curious how people decide what to tab? (I personally love it and makes me feel like I am reading the book with someone.) 3mo
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OriginalCyn620
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Pickpick

This was a wild ride! Living in isolation, a woman leaves a 1-star review on Amazon for the worst horror book she‘s ever read, then the unhinged author comes for her. Yes, it‘s probably over the top - I got 80s slasher flick vibes - but the twists and turns kept on coming!

#bookspinbingo

5feet.of.fury I loved it! Def had that 80s B-Movie corniness but what a ride 🤣 3mo
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 3mo
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wildwoodreads
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Pickpick

The Last Word was so, so good. I enjoyed it from the very beginning. Buttt given the nature of the story, I wouldn‘t say anything else because this guy wrote a whole thriller centered around someone giving an author a bad review. I‘m just kidding though I absolutely loved this one.

The atmosphere was oppressive and creepy. And there were twists and turns around every corner that kept me hooked until the end.

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Bookwormjillk
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Pickpick

I loved the premise of this book- deranged author goes after lone woman who gave him a one star review on Goodreads. However it seemed to take forever for anything to happen. It was entertaining enough to listen over a busy weekend full of chores though so I‘m giving it a low pick.

PageShifter I really want to read this! One bookclub has this as BOTM this month but it seems that I am not getting it quick enough from the library 😒 3mo
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ICantImReading
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Pickpick

⭐️⭐️⭐️💫

Talk about twists and turns! I was truly entertained by this and was genuinely surprised and creeped out at times, but I would be a little nervous to say otherwise! 😂🎧

I‘ll put a minor spoiler in the comment below about the dog - it‘s something I had wanted to know before reading!

ICantImReading The dog is okay in the end, thank goodness!! Knowing this made those parts a little less painful to listen to, but the poor pup does go through some rough things! 💛 3mo
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
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Congratulations 🎈🎊📚 Elizabeth!! You are the winner of the #LitsyLove giveaway! I‘m working and won‘t be able to mail it until Thursday!

AsYouWish Yay! Super excited!! Thank you so much!!! 3mo
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candc320
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Pickpick

This book took me way too long to finish, but I think that was more a “me” issue than an issue with the story. From the very beginning the story draws you in and, once the insanity and thrills begin, I felt like I figuratively got whiplash from all the twists and turns. I‘ll say that some of the things characters survived were pretty far fetched but that just reminded me of horror movies (which I love). I also really liked the ending! 🌟🌟🌟🌟

candc320 This also fits for June‘s #TBRTarot prompt: Choose a book which begins with a prologue @CBee 3mo
CBee Awesome! 🙌🏻🙌🏻 3mo
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5feet.of.fury
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Pickpick

This book is quite a ride. Total Popcorn Thriller. I ripped right through it once I started. The reveals & swerves were seemingly endless.
I will warn you that 1 of the viewpoints is so cringey. Just painful. It was quite decisive in the Fable book club that @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks turned me on to. 😂
“Liked” is a strong word here, but I was incredibly entertained.

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Kudos to you for finishing!! This is the first one I have bailed on in a long time! 3mo
ShelleyBooksie I just skipped entire parts written by that certain character. There is also a big trigger I wish I had known about and don't feel like I can mention without giving a plot point away. 3mo
5feet.of.fury @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks the killer was the worst stereotype. I thought it was hilarious but I totally get why people were over it haha. Some of the way it was written in general was also the problem like there really were no rewrites on this thing 3mo
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ShelleyBooksie
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Panpan

This review will be ironic as the premise of this book is that a woman writes a poor online review of a book and then gets stalked by the unhappy author.

This book was not good. Extraneous gore, underwhelming writing, unlikable characters. The author tries to throw in every trope and plot twist you can think of related to murder.

100% would not recommend.

5feet.of.fury I‘m half way and it‘s hilarious 😂 I can‘t wait to see wtf 3mo
sherrisilvera Did you like No Exit? 3mo
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
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This ranks pretty high on my “very much disliked” books! I won‘t say I hated it because that‘s a strong word! I‘ve never skipped to the epilogue but damn I couldn‘t put myself through any more misery! Hopefully the author won‘t come for me!!

#LitsyLoveReads

Jjaxn95 Aw dang, it sounds so good! What did you not like about it? 3mo
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Jjaxn95 it was just very cheesy, like a b rated movie! 3mo
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amyrohn
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Pickpick

This was entertaining and thrilling and perfect for my plane ride home! It‘s an isolation thriller and a bit over the top and sometimes absurd, but it‘s wild in a good way. The narration was interesting and took an unreliable narrator to a new place. I knew there were some twists thrown in and figured out the major one pretty quickly (like before I even started the book quickly) but it didn‘t affect my enjoyment. 4/5⭐️

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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
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Idk what to think about this book… that‘s about all I can say 😂😂

My sweet reading buddy!
#Adayinthelifeoftux
#Catsoflitsy
#BOTM

gossamerchild I love your reading buddy, so cute! 4mo
ChaoticMissAdventures Awww the sweetest reading buddy 😍 4mo
rachelk That‘s a purrfect picture! 4mo
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RaeLovesToRead Those ears!! 😭😭😭 4mo
TheSpineView Adorable! 4mo
Bookzombie Such a sweet picture! 💕🐈‍⬛ 4mo
dabbe Da sweetest kitty reading a book! Cuteness overload! 🤩🤩🤩 4mo
Susanita I want to give scritches! 4mo
TNbookworm Oh my goodness, how stinking cute😻😻😻 4mo
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reading_rainbow
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Pickpick

This was a crazy ride. So many twists it was comical. Lone woman gets stalked and attacked by a katana wielding incel, I actually really liked this one, it felt like a b flick horror movie.
⭐️⭐️⭐️ I would have rated 4 stars but at the very end something was revealed that really bummed me out so I‘m taking a star away lol #BOTM

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NikkiKey94
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Wow!! What a thrill ride this book was! Taylor Adams has this skill of writing a book that only takes place in one setting and it never gets boring. This book took off from page one and I just devoured it. I loved his other books and this one is no exception.

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nitalibrarian
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My weekend read. I'm almost 1/2 way through. The scares are piling on.😱

Nessavamusic Such a fun read and totally bonkers! 4mo
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
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Starting this one today for a buddy read on Fable! If you would like to join us this is the link!

🖤📚💛

Check out Killer Thriller Crew on Fable! We‘re reading The Last Word. Join us!
https://fable.co/club/killer-thriller-crew-with-kat-thecandidkatalog-18906254248...

5feet.of.fury Oooh someone lent this one to me so it‘s my next read, might have to join you! 4mo
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @5feet.of.fury you should! It‘s really fun! 4mo
5feet.of.fury @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks I signed up! I‘ll probably start the book tomorrow or Monday, I like the way the chapters are broken up on the app, looks neat! 4mo
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @5feet.of.fury awesome! Yes, I like the way it‘s set up! You can still read at your own pace but comment after each chapter! 4mo
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bridge12
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Mehso-so

Strayed and finished this book last night. It was a mail biter but I definitely think I mostly blew through it because I was scared for the dog. 2.5⭐️ #botm

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nitalibrarian
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My #BookSpinBingo board is all set for June.😁

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nitalibrarian
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June #BookSpin list put together. Now I can put my board together.

Soubhiville Did you get a Cassiel‘s Servant ARC? I can‘t wait for this one! I need to reread Dart before this comes out. 🖤 4mo
nitalibrarian @Soubhiville I did get an ARC! I was so happy when she announced this book. 4mo
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Breanne1
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Oh my goodness this was an edge of your seat thriller. I stayed up super late to finish this last night and enjoyed every minute! #botm May selection

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alecia3dixie
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Mehso-so

The book *quoted*: Coincidences in books is just bad writing".
The book: Has too many coincidences to count and gives everyone a million lives even after obvious fatal wounds.
This book was very down the middle for me. It was a fun ride but I just couldn't look over the obvious plot holes and coincidences in this book. I wanted to love it, but.
It was just okay. 3/5

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CaitlinR
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Bailedbailed

A woman writes a one star review of the worst horror novel she‘s ever read, and is stalked by the author who is a serial killer. Well, this is a one star review of THIS novel, and if Taylor Adams comes after me seeking retribution, so be it. I read past the halfway mark to find out what happens to the dog, but finally couldn‘t it take it anymore. Every stalker trope is here, and maybe that‘s the point, but life‘s too short!

CaitlinR Photo of the author courtesy of the author. 4mo
DGRachel I love this review! 4mo
vivastory 🤣😂 4mo
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks I‘m feel the exact same way!! I had to dnf and put myself out of misery! 4mo
CaitlinR @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Life‘s too short! 4mo
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Nessavamusic
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This is very fun, bonkers, horror/thriller. A woman who is grieving is house sitting alone with only a shut in older gentleman neighbor for company. She spends most of her day reading indi thrillers, when she reads a truly bad book and gives it one star, the author takes offense…
This was a fast paced thrilling read, even though I guessed the twist, it was still a lot of fun. 4⭐️
Content warnings ⬇️

Nessavamusic Warning for Gore and Death of a child 4mo
OriginalCyn620 I can‘t wait to read this one! 4mo
Nessavamusic @OriginalCyn620 It was very fun! 4mo
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ChaoticMissAdventures
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Low pick. This was a bit ridiculous but felt fresh and fun. Emma puts a 1⭐ review on GR and the author comes to kill her for it. This premise sold me. Especially with all the social media talk about how authors have been reacting to reviews lately, & after reading Yellowface which talks about publishing and reviews.
I liked that the author gave the protagonists dog a voice, at first it threw me off but it really grew on me. I also liked the 👇

ChaoticMissAdventures Alternating voices between Emma, the author, and flashes from the past. The weaving of the POV has you constantly questioning what is "true". I had a lot of questions throughout and not all of them were addressed but overall it was a good ride. I don't read many horror books but I found the actual horror of it all pretty mild (I live alone and had no problems sleeping while reading ?) 4mo
BarbaraBB Great review👌🏽 4mo
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QuietMornings
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Can anyone confirm that nothing happens to the dog? PLEASE 🙏🏼

Leftcoastzen The dog ends up ok, but I still didn‘t like this book! Some people did. 4mo
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Branwen
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It's officially summer! ☀️

Okay so...not really! At least not technically? But it's the FIRST day I'm sitting out on my balcony with a beer and a thriller - so I'm totally counting it! 😎📚🍺

RaeLovesToRead Wish I could jump on a plane and come visit!!! 4mo
Branwen @RaeLovesToRead ME TOO! 😭💕 4mo
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MaleficentBookDragon
The Last Word: A Novel | Taylor Adams
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Two holds came in. I can‘t decide which to read first.

Cathythoughts Stacking the tagged one 👍🏻 4mo
thewallflower0707 Yeah to Yellowface! Kuang hasn‘t disappointed me yet. 4mo
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OutsmartYourShelf
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Mehso-so

I'm a bit mixed in my views about this. It is well-written, pacy, & there are lots of twists & turns (although I guessed the main twist, some of others I definitely did not see coming which is always a good thing). Did I actually enjoy reading it though? Not sure. I will reiterate in the TWs but let me tell you here that the dog survives, that's not to say poor Laika doesn't go through some horror, but ultimately she's okay. (continued)

OutsmartYourShelf Me - not so much as I could have happily gone on avoiding knowing about the fate of real-life namesake Laika who was sent into space, for the rest of my natural life. I have deliberately avoided ever Googling anything about this so, yeah, thanks for that I guess. Verdict: well-written, fast-paced with lots of twists & turns but the couple of animal-related bits were difficult to read for me. 3⭐ 4mo
OutsmartYourShelf TWs: violence, death, stalking, animal cruelty (fortunately the dog survives), animal death (you read about the real-life Laika who didn't).

My thanks to #NetGalley & publishers, Hodder & Stoughton, for the opportunity to read an ARC.

Full Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5338550997

Read 13th-15th May 2023
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marleed
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I began using Goodreads in 2017 and my first review was a poor opinion of a self-help book. My complaint wasn‘t about the content itself so much as my not being the proper audience. I received a quick response from what I still believe to be the author‘s team calling me a twit and some other choice words. So, oh yeah, I had to read this! Btw, I did delete my review! It was before I found Litsy - now I‘d screenshot for an opinion from you!

DGRachel I‘ve had one person want to argue with me about why my review/opinion on a book was “wrong”. 🙄 You just have to wonder about people sometimes… 4mo
ChaoticMissAdventures I firmly believe that reviews are not for the author. This rage from authors has become so common, people need to take criticism when they put things out into the world for others. Reviews are opinions!! Not everyone is going to like your book! I am excited to read this one. 4mo
IndoorDame I totally accept that you can‘t keep people on the internet from picking ridiculous arguments with you, but it coming from the author‘s team is really extra! 4mo
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BarbaraBB Wow that‘s brutal. Your allowed whatever opinion! I never review books on GR because there are so many eloquent people there writing long reviews that I don‘t feel comfortable 🤷🏻‍♀️ 4mo
CoverToCoverGirl Stacking… all I can say is it‘s okay not to like or love a book. If as an author you can‘t except that, it‘s time to throw away your pen. 4mo
marleed @DGRachel @ChaoticMissAdventures @IndoorDame @BarbaraBB @CoverToCoverGirl Because I was so new to GR and had only posted a couple reviews, it completely freaked me out and embarrassed me. I didn‘t immediately realize I could delete my review. Since then, I‘ve only posted reviews on a handful of my subjective 5* reviews. I do like GR for tracking my books read and my want to read. But I save my opinions for my Litsy family! 4mo
bthegood I started using Storygraph to keep track of what I've read and what I thought about the books (I like how I can sort by author/year/month/title etc...) - I don't think you can respond to other people's reviews, I believe (at least originally) this site was trying not to be a social media site. 🙂 4mo
marleed @bthegood I‘ve yet to set up a storygraph account, but I sure read good things about it from other Littens! 4mo
vivastory I once had an author badger me on GR to round up my star rating lol I didn't even write a review or tag the person. It was a somewhat fairly well known author too. 4mo
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AudiobookingWithLeah
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4¼⭐
What a thrilling edge-of-your-seat thriller this was. This book's title is a clue to ultimately figuring out WTF is going on here. There‘s much moving forward in the story with one narrator and then with the next narrator, you‘ll move back. Which is either going to feel really confusing and/or feel like a unique way of writing. I think it was a little of both. All in all, it was exciting to try to figure out what was going on here.

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Skyrimir
The Last Word: A Novel | Taylor Adams
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I didn‘t like No Exit, but this was the only May BOTM that sounded interesting so I figured I would give the author a second chance. Big mistake. I started out liking it. I haven‘t felt this angry finishing a book in forever. I don‘t want to donate it, because someone will end up paying money for it, and if I put it in a little free library someone is still wasting their time. What to do with a book you really disliked?

LiteraryinLawrence Oh no! Can you say (behind a spoiler marker) what made you dislike it so much? 4mo
Skyrimir I actually enjoyed the first 100 pages or so, but then the multiple endings (literally was wondering how it was ending so soon so many times) and the fedora tipping, samurai sword wielding killer, plus the awful ending ruined it for me. 4mo
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks I feel the same way!! 4mo
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JacqMac
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Don‘t start it if you don‘t have time to finish it. You won‘t want to put it down. That seems to be the way with Taylor Adams. If you can suspend belief a little bit this is a great twisty thriller. I think it‘s better than No Exit. 4/5

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EatSleepRead
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This was a soft pick, a pretty good twisty thriller. I will admit I couldn't put this one down and flew through it.

tapgurl Reading it now but left it at work! Can‘t wait to get back to it! 4mo
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TheBookStacker
The Last Word: A Novel | Taylor Adams
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Big stormy night here in Nashville. So I‘m cozied up with a glass of wine and this book. #botm ⛈️🍷📖🩶

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Kappadeemom
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I can‘t put it down!

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candc320
The Last Word: A Novel | Taylor Adams
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My #botm books got here so quickly this month!

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MotherOfCats
The Last Word: A Novel | Taylor Adams
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Will it ever stop raining? Oh well 😉

RaeLovesToRead Your bookstand is adorable! 😻😻 5mo
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