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.

Thank you Netgalley for the ARC.

I know a lot of people liked the book, but I just couldn't get into it.

Yes it started out very interesting that she can't remember her name. The only thing she is able to remember is a house, and that she lives in the house. However once she arrives, there is someone else living in that house.
There is a lot going on in the book and at times it was very confusing to follow and it exhausted me to be honest. I couldn't related or even trust any of the characters in the book which again made it hard to finish. But I did finish and I was completely underwhelmed

Thank you @netgalley & J.S. Monroe for the ARC copy of The Last Thing She Remembers. I enjoyed reading this suspenseful book about a woman who has lost most all her possessions and she doesn’t remember who she is or where she is. She doesn’t know why she can’t remember, but as you keep reading you’ll find out the mystery behind the amnesia and the loss of memory.








Thank you for beinging awareness towards amnesia & Alzheimer’s-related issues. #netgalley #thelastthingsheremembers #j.s.monroe

The premise of this book was intriguing but actual story was slow moving and not particularly interesting. I stopped reading about one third of the way through because I wasn’t invested in the story.

Thank you for the ARC of The Last Thing She Remembers.

It was a pretty quick read. It sort of felt like 2 stories in one. They merged together eventually but I kind of would’ve liked to see the stories separate and in a stand alone format.

I enjoyed the characters and especially liked the flow of the narration at the beginning. Towards the end I started to lose interest. It was almost too much going on.

Overall, it is worth the read. I’m interested in reading other books by this author.

The Last Thing She Remembers is a twisty thriller about a woman with amnesia, which is always a fun topic for a psychological thriller, in my opinion. I would recommend it to fans of the genre looking for an entertaining book that sucks them in immediately--this was a solid thriller that thoroughly delivered on those points. I did have a few complaints--it was a bit convoluted by the end and I didn't really connect with the characters--so I don't think this is one that will stick with me, but it was enjoyable and fun to read.

If you like a good thriller you will absolutely enjoy this book. I loved how it kept me on the edge of my seat through the whole book

This book started out real strong, captured my attention from the first page til about 3/4 of the way thru. To me it sort of fell apart after that, introducing too many storylines - some that are left unresolved - and the story became sort of muddled and confusing. It also seemed that the ending was very quickly thrown together. Don’t get me wrong, I did like this book but I think maybe the author wanted to make the story a little longer and threw in a lot of useless information. All in all, interesting storyline.

4-5 stars. This was a good, but at times confusing book. I had a hard time setting it down, because I needed to know who “Jenna” was and who actually was involved in everything happening. It was hard to trust many of the characters, because it was such a weird circumstance and some just didn’t act like you normally would. Lots of twists and turns, thrills, chills, and surprises.
Will let Chapter Chatter Pub know my review, as well as use in a challenge!

Thank you to NetGalley for a Kindle ARC of The Last Thing She Remembers.

The best word to describe this book is convoluted. Also, messy. Silly is another good one.

I've come to notice, especially in books with suspense-like plots like this, that authors are trying to trick the readers by adding more and more complex and complicated storylines in which one ridiculous twist is thrown one after the other.

It's the literary equivalent of a soap opera, missing the hammy acting and pretty people, small consolations you won't find anywhere in The Last Thing She Remembers.

** Minor spoilers ahead **

The basic premise is simple and, sadly, not original; a woman arrives at the door of a house claiming she has no memory of her previous life. But this house is familiar to her.

This might be the third, or fourth book I've read in the last few months with this simple premise; a woman with no memory who once lived at this location or something like that.

Now, if the hook was original, the story could have been decent.

But it quickly went off the rails.

There is deception and revenge, a serial predator (naturally), a long lost daughter, a mentally ill woman (WTF?) and numerous coincidences that all fall into place for the scheme to work.

You REALLY need to dump your ability to suspend disbelief at the door. Better yet, abandon it altogether because you won't need it.

You also won't need your common sense and good judgement, either.

There are many characters, most of whom you never really identify with; side plots that interfere with the main plot (whatever it may be I'm still not quite clear on), and filler that try to explain how this person knows what he or she knows but just piles on the details in a way that you can't keep it all straight but it doesn't matter anyway.

You don't believe any of what is happening.

By the time I reached the midway point of the book, I was rolling my eyes so much I almost passed out.

This was awful, plain and simple.

This book will suck you in from the very first page! It’s a great thriller with lots of twists and turns. You won’t see the ending coming!

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Beyond amazing I enjoyed this book so very much. The characters and storyline were fantastic. The ending I did not see coming Could not put down nor did I want to.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for this ARC for my honest review.

This was a very good mystery with a few twists. It was a bit long but I read it very quickly because I wanted answers. The ending for me was very satisfying answering most of those questions.

The premise of this book is interesting: an amnesic woman returns to her home town, drawn there by underlying memories and the hope that familiar places will jog her memory. And then...we find out we are dealing with an unreliable narrator, and that's when the story really takes off. While there is a bit of repetition throughout, and some especially pedantic conversations on the theory of retrograde and anterograde amnesia, there are some connections made and unique plot changes that really grab the reader. Some people think she's a a woman who was a psychotic murderer. One thinks she's his unknown daughter. And one wants her for himself.... The ending moves along at a fast pace, and we are left to find our own answers at the end....but perhaps that's a story for another great book by J. S. Monroe!

As a woman steps off a train she muses that she cannot remember her own name. What a premise!

This story is about an amnesiac who returns to her "home" only to find an extra-friendly couple there. They take her in and let her stay for the night. Tony (the man who lives there) even gives the woman a name for the time being - Jemma. Tony's wife, Laura, is kind enough to take Jemma to the doctor to be checked out. While in the waiting room, Luke, a friend of Laura's, mentions that Jemma seems familiar to him. Laura's doctor is wary of Jemma and texts her later about this...

After a number of twists and some friendly (and some not so friendly) people in the small village interact with Jemma, things take a turn. Tony seems to take a romantic (?) interest in Jemma while Luke secretly thinks she may be his daughter. Also, intertwined in all of this is flashbacks Jemma has - her best friend (now dead), Fleur, and Jemma's lotus tattoo.

I did like this story. The only thing is that it seems as if maybe it should be shortened. A very good read.

Many thanks to both Harlequin - Trade Publishing and NetGalley!

The Last Thing She Remembers is a twisty psychological thriller written quite differently from any other I’ve read. The premise of the story is introduced quickly when a young woman appears at a couple’s doorstep claiming to have lived there, but having no other memories. The third person narration switches to help the reader see inside the minds of various characters, and I was constantly guessing the mystery girl’s true identity. Towards the middle of the story, a huge plot twist occurs that leaves the reader wondering where the story will go from there and unveiling yet another mystery. This is not a face paced story, but I read the novel quickly as I was constantly in suspense wondering about the mystery girl’s identity. I thoroughly enjoyed this novel from J.S. Monroe. I loved the style with which it was written and the unique storyline. Thank you to Netgalley and Harlequin Publishing for an advanced reader copy in exchange for my honest review.

This was an amazing thriller! When A woman shows up on a doorstep not knowing who she is or how she got there only knowing the house as hers; the owners take her in for the night. Has she lived here before how does she know the layout of the house? I could not put this book down it had me from page 1.

Wow!!!! This novel is going to take you places and perhaps bend your mind at the same time. When a young woman shows up in the small village of Wiltshire without any idea of who she is or any identification save for the train ticket she has from London people are understandably confused. More confusing is why she chose to knock on Tony and Laura’s cottage door.. And why does she know the layout of the cottage so well? Has she ever lived there? And come to think of it, she does kind of look like a girl who used to live there. Could it be? No that’s crazy, that other woman Jemma Huish was charged for killing her roommate 10 years earlier while in a disassociative state and she’s in care. Wait she’s not in care? Who is this woman before them? And why is Tony so keen to help her out? Told with many points of view we have a very interesting mystery on our hands with several stories running at once. You’d think that might get confusing but it doesn’t. It adds to the story as a whole. And what a story! Well done.