Erin reviewed Last Word by Taylor Adams
Review of 'Last Word' on 'Goodreads'
3 stars
I enjoyed the twists and turns of this story in principle. It gets pretty wild, but it’s clever and fun. I laughed at the juxtaposition it created between the killer account vs what actually happened.
But I was often quite bored. It takes a while to get going, and a lot of the book is drawn out action scenes. It’s not as entertaining to consume that kind of scene in book form. The book also just keeps going with more and more story, and I was getting tired of it.
The author gives Emma a decent amount of back story and her own little twists, but I didn’t care for any of that. It was too generic for me. I prefer thrillers that don’t try to throw in this kind of character work because I find myself unmoved.
I was entertained enough to keep going, especially once it feels like …
I enjoyed the twists and turns of this story in principle. It gets pretty wild, but it’s clever and fun. I laughed at the juxtaposition it created between the killer account vs what actually happened.
But I was often quite bored. It takes a while to get going, and a lot of the book is drawn out action scenes. It’s not as entertaining to consume that kind of scene in book form. The book also just keeps going with more and more story, and I was getting tired of it.
The author gives Emma a decent amount of back story and her own little twists, but I didn’t care for any of that. It was too generic for me. I prefer thrillers that don’t try to throw in this kind of character work because I find myself unmoved.
I was entertained enough to keep going, especially once it feels like the thriller really kicks off. I do think Adams came up with a fun concept. But I wish it was shorter!
