Whilst this book wasn’t in my opinion a psychological thriller it was one that kept my interest right up until the end. I enjoyed the now and then aspect of it. An easy but suspenseful read.

Good story with lots of twists and turns.Lots of suspense! Look forward to seeing what else this author has written.

Two and a half star rating.
Emma has a choice - husband or son, so who will she choose? This could have been a really fantastic story had the villain been harder to spot (I do like to do some working out!) but this one was glaringly obvious. Then there’s Emma, what can you say about her? She’s dull, drones on and simply clueless! One or two more “voices” would have really helped this book. It was a great idea, but sadly didn’t really work for me on this occasion.

The dual timelines in this book, before and after, help to make the story flow and build the suspense for the final reveal at the end. The main character, Emma, has some memory loss and is working on getting back that memory to help her and her family. The fast pace, well-written characters, plenty of suspense and surprise ending is what makes this book a must read. I received a copy of this book via Netgalley.

The Last Thing I Saw by Alex Sinclair

The Last Thing I Saw is a psychological thriller written in a concurrent before-and-after style. The prologue sets up the suspense of the story right away, with the protagonist, Emma, pointing a gun at someone, having to make a very difficult decision. At the beginning of the first chapter, she finds herself in a psychiatric hospital with no recollection of the events leading to her being there. The story ensues with her psychiatrist, Dr. Shaw, helping her recall the trying incidents that occurred, while other key players emerge through the telling of her memories as Emma recalls them.

Emma’s character was written well, but I would have liked most of the others to be more fleshed out. They were believable, but I found it difficult to be invested in most of them as they seemed one-dimensional. There was more than one antagonist, which lends to the suspense factor, but you will need to read to end to discover the twists and turns that confuse the reader - in a good way - and end with the “big reveal”.

I found this book to be engaging and suspenseful, but there were some chapters that were slower than others, and there was at least one element of the storyline that was unresolved. Additionally, the ending seemed slightly rushed, which was a little disappointing. Generally, though, I was interested in what memories would emerge with each of Emma’s sessions with Dr. Shaw, and that kept me reading. In my experience, that means I like the author’s style and will add more of Sinclair’s books to my to-read list.

I do recommend you read The Last Thing I Saw and look forward to reading more by Alex Sinclair. Thank you to NetGalley, Bookouture, and Mr. Sinclair for the advanced copy and the opportunity to review this book.

A well written suspense that you won't be able to put down. Lots of suspense and one of the best I've read for a long time. I will certainly look out for further books by this author

This was a book which I put down a lot while reading and that is the sign of just a so so book. I didn’t want to keep reading the flashback scenes ugh I know they were essential to the story, I just got bored of them after a while.

This family went through so much and the issues they faced puled me in. The end definitely took me by surprise.

I flew through the pages of this book. The book starts off with Emma standing over her husband, gun in hand, ready to shoot. The rest of the book is before this event and after, from Emma's life at home with her husband and son and her life now at the Psychiatric Hospital. How did it come to this? A very compelling mystery.

Meh...I wanted to love this book. The premise was intriguing, the characters sounded interesting but there were too many flaws. ****Spolier alert**** The description of the time spent in the mental hospital was like something out of the 70's (think One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest). Not very plausible in today's world. The way her crime is handled, the mistreatment by staff, indifference of her psychiatrist and the staff allowing her to leave with her brother are all just too far fetched for me. I am always willing to suspend disbelief and take a thrill ride with an author, but that only goes so far! It could have been a great story if more focus was given to the choice she had to make on that fateful night and more research had been completed on involuntary criminal psychiatric hospitalization. I was given the opportunity to read and review this book by NetGalley in return for a fair and honest review

This was unfortunately not for me although I did finish the book fairly quickly. It tells the story of Emma who wakes up in hospital with no memory of the past 24 hours or any idea what happened to her. It transpires that she is in a mental institution and her husband and son want nothing to do with her.
The flashbacks to what has happened in the past are obviously necessary here but I did start to find them irritating and just wanted to story to move along.
All in all a decent read but just not for me.
Thanks to Netgalley and publishers for the ARC.

3.5 stars. I enjoyed this book and it flowed along at a steady pace. It went back and forward in alternating timelimes for each chaper which I liked and found quite easy to follow. It just didn't have me gripped and I found that I could put it down quite easily without being in a hurry to pick it back up again.

Thank you to NetGalley and bookature for the advanced copy of this book.
I enjoyed the book, found it easy to read and finished it in a day! Told in present and past it is the story of how Emma has ended up in a psychiatric hospital and why her husband and son haven’t visited! Quite harrowing to read at times, especially with the build up to the night in question. I didn’t really like Emma’s husband Darren - and her son wasn’t much better, but I did enjoy the book and would definitely recommend,

A fairly good read. I think though that parts of the story were unbelievable. It was too far fetched in places.

Thank you to Netgalley for my copy.

4 stars on goodreads.
Enjoyed this. I like the back and forward concept.the ending really was a surprise but no spoilers!
A good beach read in my opinion.

I did like this book, however I felt the ending was a little rushed. I'd have liked more explanation for the twist and reveal.

Enjoyable read, explores the complexity of family dynamics and about the challenges of not wanting to remember difficult things. Interesting insight into the psychologists/therapists chair.

This is one of the best psychological thrillers I've read in a long time. This story had me going right up to the very end.
The characters mesh well together. The storyline, spectacular! There is nothing I don't like about this book. I absolutely enjoyed It! PHENOMENAL!
5 Stars

The Last Thing I Saw is a wonderful thriller that will keep you guessing until the very end!
Emma wakes up in a psychiatric hospital with no memory of what happened or how she got there. Her husband and son won't visit her. She feels alone and confused. With help from a therapist, Dr. Shaw, she unlocks deeply buried secrets that will help fill in the missing pieces for Emma.
This book kept me reading to find the truth! I suspected everyone and did not know who was "good" or "bad" until the end. The twists and turns made it hard to put down!
Thank you to Alex Sinclair, Bookouture and Netgalley for the ARC of this great book!

Two words: miserable and pathetic.

It made me sad to read her story and mainly because she (and every other character for that matter) was so persistently negative about EVERYTHING in her life. There was some fight for happiness in a general sense but mainly this story, or rather the characters in it lacked any desire to live, to prosper, to be happy. It was more or less a long and detailed account of one family's destruction.

And I don't know about anyone else reading this book, but I for one care little who was to blame for the roof falling on everyone's head if my entire read is mainly the details of people detailing the downfall - not so much any fight against it, or even the fact that maybe there should be some epiphany down the lane that maybe you're so damn negative you probably had something to do with it in the mental department at least.

No, let's just blame it on the family, right?
Well, some shrinks would agree. But usually, it takes two. Or three. Or four. Or more. No spoilers here. Also, the roof was merely a metaphor, the roof doesn't exactly fall on anyone's head in a physical sense at least. Though, I constantly felt like it might fall on my own for thinking along with those miserable family members.

A sort of bell kept ringing in my ears, saying you get what you wish for - you are how you think. And it was hard to focus on what's coming with a feigned hope, I mean what do want...

Thank you Netgalley! I received an ARC in exchange for my honest review. (my original review on Goodreads has a lot or gifs to demonstrate how it felt reading this book)