Last Friend Alive – Book Review

Quick Review:- Overall it was fast paced packed with twists and turns with somewhat an unexpected ending

Rating:- 4 stars

– Brief mention of animal abuse and child abuse

-Domestic abuse

-disturbing and gory descriptions of murders

-panic attacks, PTSD

IS IT EVER A GOOD IDEA TO GO ON HOLIDAY WITH FRIENDS?

Best friends Darcy, Camilla and Kate have just landed in the Maldives for a luxury holiday. They can’t wait for ten days of scorching sun, crystal-clear waters and white-sand beaches.

But against this idyllic backdrop, long-buried secrets come to light one by one, and the darker side of female friendship floats to the surface.

After all, when you’ve known each other forever, you’re bound to hold a grudge or two – and the best of friends can make the worst of enemies…

Which of them will make it back alive – if any?

Darcy, Camilla and Kate are best friends and to celebrate Darcy’s divorce, the three friends decide to go on an all paid vacation to Maldives where they will be staying in luxurious villas overlooking the beach. Each of these friends has one thing in common–in 2001, Kate became the only surviving victim of a guest house massacre and Camilla’s twin brother Cameron and Darcy’s first love Elijah were also victims of the massacre. The man responsible for the massacre is locked up in prison but died one month later but the three friends couldn’t help but realize that there might be a second person involved in the massacre.

From beginning to the end, it was all packed with unexpected twists and turns. I also liked how the story started off–a graduate student who was late ended up surviving the night when her professor and batchmates were brutally murdered by the creepy old man she saw at the reception desk.

The story is told in the POVs of Camilla, Kate, Darcy and another character introduced as Jade, a fellow British woman who is in Maldives for her honeymoon with somewhat her abusive husband Rob. However, there are other POVs such as Darcy’s ex-husband Jacob and her twelve-year-old son, Charlie, who doesn’t want to be anywhere near his mother. Each of these characters have a different personality–Camilla is bound to get revenge for her twin brother, Kate is the most logic person in the group, Jade being timid and scared, Darcy trying to be friends with everyone.

Like the scenic background of the story as ninety percent of the story is held in Maldives and the ten percent of the story is held in England. The description of sandy beaches and clear blue beaches makes you feel like you are in Maldives.

Of course, the first few chapters are basically about the three women enjoying a seven-day vacation in Maldives, meeting Jade, meeting Antoni. Then comes the murder, then comes the confrontation that the possible second murderer of the massacre might be with them in Maldives. The ending was a dramatic and unexpected ending.

Overall, this book is four stars. The other title for this book is Bad Tourists.

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