The Last Thing She Remembered # NetGalley
J. S. Monroe

If you like a good British psychological thriller, then this one is for you. I have read many British mysteries and always have found them delightful. The setting is always so blissful and quiet taking place in picturesque English country villages. This story takes place in Wilshire England. There is a multi cast of characters, too many to name them all. The characters are all well defined, interesting, unique and unforgettable. One of the main characters has amnesia and the storyline involves all the aspects that goes along with trying to regain that memory. Some of us have better memories than others, but we all like to think that our memory is good. The character in the book has lost her memory and has come to Wilshire to visit to see if she can jog her memory as she has a history with this village.There is a plot behind her actions, One that the reader will not understand until further into the book. You are kept guessing as to what is going on and how it’s all going to turn out. I kept trying to figure out where the author was headed with his story, but I was usually wrong in the direction it was going. As a reader, it is fun to see if you can determine how it will all turn out. That’s part of the fun of reading mysteries. I found that I was not really close in a lot of my deductions. There are some twists along the way and they only make you rethink your deductions. I was really hoping that the book was going to end in a different way than it did. All of the loose ends in my opinion were not tied up neatly like I’d like a story to be. Irregardless , I did enjoy this book very much I think that Mr. Monroe has a great future in writing books that we will all love.

I rate it a solid four stars. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Thank you to NetGalley and to Harlequin Publishers for the free advanced copy of this book for an honest review.

J.S. Monroe has written an engrossing thriller with The Last Thing She Remembers. Worth the read until the final page.

This book, for me, started off well but then I got a bit bored with it and didn't particularly like the characters.

I did persevere with it but was glad when I got to the end.

Thank you to Netgalley and Harlequin Publishers for giving me the opportunity to read this book.

Thank you NetGalley and Harlequin for the eARC.
This book started out well, I was quite into it, but as it went on it became more convoluted and unrealistic. Plus, I didn't really like any of the characters, which is a big minus for me. If someone came to my home saying it's hers, but she has no i.d. and has lost her memory, I would definitely not let her in! Phone the police, let them take care of her and figure out how to help her!
The amnesia angle in mysteries has become tiresome and overused, but because I started out liking it I give it 3 stars.

The book started off alright but by the last third it just became utterly ridiculous to me--I am sorry to say I did not finish it.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for a chance to read and review.

The Last Thing She Remembers ⭐️
This is her house. She doesn’t remember anything else but something in her told her to go to this house, this house would give her what she needs... but another couple is living there.
She goes on this adventure of sorts to try and figure out who she is and what happened to make her forget. In the meantime the couple thats house she bombarded decides to help her but could they be the cause of her mishap?!
As time goes on they give her this identity (but she still doesn’t remember anythig) but that identity might jsut be a criminal?!
But while she still doesn’t remember anything she knows things deep inside her she knows who she is and what she would and wouldnt do. She knows that she is not a killer she knows that she is a good person but she cant place how she knows what she knows and why she doesnt know basically everything else.

I really enjoyed this! The writing style was good and the characters had depth even though she didnt know anything about herself and it was a good mystery.

Thank you so much to Harlequin via netgalley for sending me an ARC copy of The Last Thing She remembers by J S Monroe. This will be released on May 28 2019.
All opinions are my own.

An enjoyable and suspenseful psychological thriller about an amnesiac woman
Lots of twists and turns and characters you'd love to hate.
I thought the ending could've been expanded a little bit, but this didn't affect my overall enjoyment of the novel.

Thanks #Netgalley, the publisher, and the author for an ARC, all opinions are entirely mine.

I liked this book for at least the first half - woman with amnesia suddenly turns up in a small English village, claiming to have lost her purse and everything about her identity. She turns up at a house occupied by Tony and Laura, claiming that it was hers. And they are taken in by her plight and bizarrely allow her to stay in their house.

This amnesia is a ruse, as is the story. It turned ludicrous as Tony’s obsession with Alzheimer’s disease is revealed, bit by bit, attempting to tantalize the reader into being hooked into this contrived and ultimately ludicrous tale. I did not finish the book. It just got to be so gruesome and ridiculous that it wasn’t worth finishing.

I received this book as an ARC from the publisher and NetGalley.

Twisty and turny and kept me reading straight until the end. Characters you love to hate and I found myself yelling at the book (always embarrassing). Felt the ending was a bit cut short, but otherwise a great fun read.

Thanks NetGalley.

What an amazing thriller! I loved the character development and stayed up way past my bedtime to find out what was going to happen next. I highly recommend this author.

Review The blurb said a woman arrived to a village via the train with her bag stolen and total retrograde amnesia, including not knowing her name. Then she knocked on Laura and Tony's home claiming it to be hers, as the address was all that she remembered. They took her in, and Tony named her Jemma. And the twists started rolling...

J. S. Monroe has written a brilliant book with so many twists that at times I felt almost like a pretzel. Memory and hippocampus were brilliantly used in the entire plot. I loved the way Monroe has plotted the amnesic main character. I had to go back to my knowledge bank to remember if such an amnesia is possible. Well, the brain can be tricky!!

The book had a darker overtone, without it being too macabre, but it went with the entire flow. Tony, as the man obsessed with sea horses and memory, was as unlikable as villain ought to be. There was something off each time he helped Jemma.

The author then went ahead admixed in the plot, the character of a psychotic woman who had murdered her best friend and who looked just like our protagonist. In all this confusion, the cops and an ex-reporter Luke had to search for the lone thread which would unknot the entire plot.

My niggles came and went as I read the book, some parts were too descriptive (I learned to skim read), a few unanswered questions (I let go of them), slightly clearer prose (I had to re-read some bits)

The book held me captive till I reached the last page and then made me write this review. What a book!!

I liked this at the start but then the middle dragged a little. Too many chapters where the plot didn’t advance at all. Then I felt like the ending was rushed. I wanted to know more about the big reveal but didn’t get as much detail as I would have liked.

The Last Thing She Remembers is a puzzling mystery. A woman arrives at a sleepy English village with no bag, it's been stolen, and no memory of how she got there or who she is. There's just one thing she might remember, a house where she possibly lived at one time. She knocks on the door, and the couple who live there actually invite her in. Seriously? The plausibility of this is far fetched for me. Who lets a stranger with alleged amnesia and just plain weirdness into their home? The story is based on this unbelievable premise, so a big suspension of disbelief is necessary to read this book. The woman seems to remember a few things about the house, but is she lying? Does she have amnesia, or is this a twisted game she's playing? I tried to set my disbelief aside and continue reading because I wanted to know the ending. It's a good story with drama and surprises. At times, it's confusing and slow, but it's fairly worthwhile in the end. Thanks to NetGalley for an arc in exchange for an honest review.

A woman arrives at a train station, no bags, no memory. She can't even remember her name. She shows up at "her" house - only to find strangers living there. She insists that she indeed lives there but is suffering from amnesia and the occupants of the home, Tony and Laura, invite her to stay out of concern for her well being. But who did they just invite into their home? Is she dangerous or just a lost soul?
This book had many twists and turns to keep you guessing - characters and locations change frequently. I liked how it kept up the guessing game and the suspense was so high that it kept me turning the pages.
Thank you to J.S.Monroe, Harlequin and NetGalley for the ARC of this book!

I was torn between a three and four star.
Reason for the three star would be that the book was occasional very confusing. A couple of times I had to go back and reread some pages to make sure I knew what was going on. The premature warning of the doctor to her friend which would only inflame the situation and the overreaction of Laura when in the beginning there might have been reason for concern but not enough for her to go running away from the house in fear of her life. Also for a loving couple that haven't been married that long her dependency on the journalist seems a bit odd. What made me decide on the final four star was that everything came together at the end. The small town feel with it's assortment of inhabitants. The politics going on within the police force. All by all I enjoyed reading this book.

I was able to read The Last Thing She Remembers by J.S. Monroe for free from Netgalley, the publisher and the author for providing me with an ARC in exchange for an honest review.
This book will suck you in from the very first page. It’s a great thriller with lots of twists and turns. I could not put this book down. You won’t see the ending coming!

I liked this story. It started out intriguing and kept my attention. Somewhere halfway through, it does get a bit muddled with new characters and unclear motives and goals, but the story winds up to a believable conclusion. The writing is well paced and will bring you into the setting and world of the story. Give this one a read. It's an absorbing premise with a final thought of "What if my own memory was incorrect?"

A woman shows up on a couple's doorstep claiming to have just gotten in off a flight from Berlin. She has no luggage, wallet, or phone and claims to not even remember her name. The only thing she remembers is the house that she claims she lives in. As everyone tries to unravel the mystery of this woman, we learn that some people are not what they seem.

The plot seemed to drag on a bit in the middle, but generally, this was an ok read. I received an advanced reader's copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.

Wow ok... this one totally missed the mark for me. Yikes.

A woman is fresh off the plane from Berlin and shows up at a married couples home Tom and Laura not knowing who she is or where she came from. This is the typical "amnesia plot". The couple takes her in and tries to help her remember her life etc. They end up taking her to the doctor and they think she is a woman that used to live in the same house three years ago Jemma Huish. But, then the police get involved and rule that out. So, who is this mysterious woman?

Ok... where do I start? You really have to suspend disbelief in this one. There was way too much going on in this book and I was just super confused. I also kept getting annoyed with Jemma's decisions she makes in this book and kept rolling my eyes. The book was way too long! I'm a little tired of the memory loss scheme in all these books!!!

Overall, didn't really enjoy this one and would suggest skipping this one.

2.5 stars

Thank you to Harlequin/Trade Publishing for the arc via netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

Publication date: 5/28/19
Published to Goodreads: 2/22/19

Thank you Netgalley and Harlequin/Park Row for the chance to read an early galley of The Last Thing She Remembers. by JS Monroe. The story begins with a mystery woman arriving at Tony and Laura’s suburban home. She claims she has no memory of who she is or where she belongs, other than feeling a special tug that pulled her off a train and guided her to their house. Once inside the woman, given the name Jemma by Tony, can remember the exact layout of the house, but still not much else. All her ID is missing and the local doctor believes she’s suffering from two types of amnesia.

The story was promising—could this be a long ago local who was convicted of killing a friend and recently released into community care? But the sense of urgency confused me. There was no reason until late in the game to worry that Jemma Huish might kill again, so the level of police interest (even personal interest on their part) seemed off. Also, why would you let a convicted murderer stay in your home? Even if you’re obsessed with issues regarding memory as Tony is, that’s an odd decision in this day and age. Also, even if social services could not find a hospital bed for this woman, they could and would have directed her to a shelter of some variety.

SPOILER!!!! The author offered too many tangled possibilities as to who the woman might be, then took a hard-right turn and yanked all those options off the table in favor of something completely random. SPOILER!!!

I just get turned off by books that seem like a bait and switch. I don’t mind shocking twists and unreliable narrators, but when the first half of the plot has almost nothing to do with the resolution, I feel cheated. Readers may well deduce the “who”, but as far as the motive, I can promise you won’t see that coming! Well-written, decent storyline, poor execution of the third act.