This is one of my new all-time fave Thrillers. Just when you think you know what is going on, the biggest twist EVER comes completely out of nowhere. It was breathtaking and pulse-pounding, and one of the most exciting reads i have ever read.

This one lived up to its hype! A great thriller that you won’t be able to put down! If you love a fast paced thriller, this is the read for you!

Predictable at best. I think I just need to stop reading thrillers. They read as so superficial and boring to me. Like, make me feel SOMETHING

Two women. Two Flights. One last chance to disappear.

How can you resist wanting to read this one?! This was such a thrill ride of a read. An addictive, page-turning delight. Just read it!

When Claire and Eva cross their paths at the airport lounge, they are both women on the run. So they decide to help each other - and more, themselves! - with exchanging their plane tickets. They both are checked-in, so no one will control them anymore and the head count will be correct for both of their respective flights.
Claire, who is running from her abusive influentual husband, firstly feels lucky. But then the catastrophic news start to catch up with her - Eva’s plane (her former plane) had crashed with no one surviving. Also, Eva’s life seem to be much different from the heartbreaking story she sold to unsuspecting Claire. And her husband might have more secrets than just abusing his wife...

For the 70% or more I have loved this novel and was ready to go for 4 stars. The plot is so smart and the female characters are very endearing, with tightly woven and working back stories. Even if the mystery plot was subdued and the story seemed more like domestic/noir thriller, but I was willing to go with it, as the story had substance. But, unfortunately, I find the ending part being quite weak. No climax, no challenge, instead there was a need to tell the moral message (which is very valid, yes, but also quite naive in the supposedly dangerous settings).
But having said that - Ms Clark can write intelligently and she understands her female characters. Not a small accomplishment these days! I will follow her works.

The Last Flight was such a rollercoaster of emotions! I was on the edge of my seat waiting for the next bombshell. Psychological thrillers have become my favorite, and this is a new favorite book for me. It had been a long time since a book kept me past my bedtime. All I could think about was when I could read some more.

What happens when two women meet by “chance”, and they swap airline tickets? More than just a psychological thriller, it is a blend of domestic drama. This is the story about 2 women running from their lives. The story is told in a dual timeline, from the perspective of each of the women.

This was a page turner for me!

Thank you to Sourcebooks for the gifted copy.

A better Review coming soon. Thanks to the author, publisher and NetGalley for the ARC; opinions are mine.

This book was so hard to put down! An exciting read to say the least! Julie Clark was able to grab my attention right away and not want to let go.

5 of 5 Stars
Pub Date June 23, 2020
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Whew! I need to take a deep breath now. I’ve never read a book that gave me so much nervous energy from the very first chapter and on, in a good way. Claire is a wife who seemingly has it all except her perfect husband is not so perfect. He’s abusing her and controlling her life down to her where she can go and what she can wear. Claire devises a plan to escape and when that plan goes awry, Claire must come up with something quickly, before her husband Rory finds her. I love the Strangers On A Train vibe so much! But this book felt like it took the thrills from that to the next level! Definitely one of my new favorite reads I will recommend to others. Would love for this to get made into a movie or limited tv series!

More mystery than thriller - The Last Flight is thought-provoking and emotional, loaded with danger, suspense, intrigue, questions. It's smart and full of danger.

This is the author’s second book and, as with the first, she knocked it out of the park! The format of the story that moves back and forth between the main characters, Claire and Eva, and the past and present flowed smoothly. There were so many aspects presented from drug abuse, domestic violence, love, loss, relationships, misguided trust. Opening the book will take you on a soaring roller coaster ride of emotions. And there are several moments when you will gasp out loud. Claire and Eva are two amazing women and you will find yourself cheering them on. This is definitely a book to put at the top of your to-be-read list. Just make sure you don’t have anything else to do because you won’t be able to put it down. I can’t wait for Julie Clark’s next gift of words!

Thank you to NetGalley and Sourcebooks Landmark for my advanced review copy. All opinions and thoughts are my own.

The Last Flight is a suspenseful read that keeps the reader engaged and wanting to know what happens next. I found it to be the perfect summer read that was stimulating and throughly enjoyable!

3.5 stars I can see this book being made into a movie. And I think it would be a hit. As a novel, it was a unique premise. Two women trying to escape challenging lives opt to trade plane tickets at the airport and switch identities. I was intrigued!

The first half was riveting. I was glued to the pages. Midway through, though, the pace slowed. I found Claire's decisions to be reckless and frustrating, which made it difficult to connect to her POV. What Claire lacked, Eva's character made up for. Her POV was much more engaging.

It seemed like the author tried to weave in emotional parts towards the end but they didn't work for me. Perhaps because I wasn't attached to the characters. This appears to be a book that many readers loved. It is definitely worth the read if one enjoys psychological thrillers with a women's fiction spin.

Thank you to publisher and Netgalley for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

The Last Flight was FANTASTIC! The characters, the situations they found themselves in, the intrigue, every single bit of this book kept me hooked and flipping pages faster and faster.

I'm not sure I've read this author before, but I'm planning to definitely remedy that in the near future.

Author Julie Clark shared that she was inspired to write The Last Flight because she has always been intrigued by the idea of whether or not someone could disappear from their life. In today’s world where it feels like our every move is tracked and traceable, it is hard to imagine that there once was a time when it was quite possible to pack up your bags and head off in the sunset to a new life. However, Clark’s The Last Flight does not take place decades and decades ago when disappearing was a much simpler feat. No, she sets her new suspense thriller in the present day and believably pulls off what many might say is impossible.

Claire Cook is an abused woman. Wife to a promising and prominent political hopeful, Claire endures her mistreatment in silence, afraid of the consequences should she speak up. Eva James is a woman on the run. Leaving behind a questionable and sordid past, she wants nothing more than to escape her former life. But how?

When Claire and Eva meet at an airport, they make the snap decision to assume each other’s identities and board the other’s flight … after which they will disappear into new lives where they know no one and no one knows them. Their last moves untraceable. Their plan seems to go off without a hitch until the plane destined to Puerto Rico that Claire was supposed to be on crashes in the Atlantic Ocean, killing everyone on board. Now presumed to be dead, Claire can’t move around in the world with her former identity … so she assumes Eva’s. After all, she has no use for it anymore, right? But Eva was hiding much more than she let on, as Claire will soon learn …

I must say that The Last Flight ended up being much more than I expected it to be. It is always nice when I find myself pleasantly surprised by a book, because most novels I read end up not being as good as I expected. The Last Flight exceeded my expectations. I love how tightly wound the plot of this novel is, concealing twists and turns throughout its pages, and sending readers into a tailspin once the pieces start to fit together. The Last Flight did not go where I expected, which makes for a great experience when reading a suspense novel. I always love when an author can pull the wool over my eyes.

It should also be said that Clark writes strong female characters in this novel. Although this book is about two women who have fallen into dire straits, they still find ways to take ownership of their lives in courageous and admirable ways. The Last Flight is a testament to women everywhere that you do not have to be defined by your circumstances and to remember that even when it feels like there is not a path out, you can often find the way with a little ingenuity.

If you love The Last Flight, I highly recommend Catherine Steadman’s The Disappearing Act!

Claire Cook, a woman married to a powerful politician, wants out of her abusive marriage. She has painstakingly set all the details in plan to escape. At the last minute though, plans change and Claire ends up with a different destination. Before that flight though, Claire meets a woman named Eva, who decides agrees to switch places with her. What comes next are stories of both women; their backstories and how they got to that airport.

A very suspenseful book, this one will surprise you in so many ways.

This was a super interesting story. It kept you reading from the first page. I was super invested in this book. I have recommended this book to many.

When two women who are desperate to escape their pasts cross paths, will they switch places to start over?

The premise of <u>The Last Flight</u> had so much promise and the initial chapters were very suspense driven. But after the swap/reveal leading up to the flight, the chapters started to drag. Those from Eva's memories were particularly dull and tedious after the first several reiterations of "she's a lonely drug dealer in Berkley California". While I found Claire a more compelling character overall and enjoyed her chapters well enough, this just wasn't one of my most favorite suspense/thriller novels out there. I found the conclusion to be a little lackluster and predictable and the path that lead us there was just a little too drawn out.

I couldn't get enough of this book. The intrigue and mystery had me captivated. This is not using the type of book I would have read, but I am glad that I gave it a chance. It did not disappoint. I hope there will be more by this author.

Traveling With T’s Thoughts:

I remember seeing this book on Instagram or Twitter before it was published and it sounded SO good and I was so excited to read it… and then I don’t know what happened. I guess 2020. Anyway- I finally read it and if they don’t make this book into a movie one day- I’m going to be pissed.

What I liked:

The cover!!!!!

Eva and Claire. Both women were desperate to get away from their lives- and I loved how the story was laid out- especially Eva’s story. There was also some teensy little twists that made for some a-ha moments that I enjoyed!

Bottom line: This book was fast paced and VERY good. If you haven’t read it, I highly recommend you read it ASAP.



*This book was sent to Traveling With T for review consideration. All thoughts and opinions are mine alone.*

So fun, thrilling, and dangerous! I need this to come to the screen immediately!! What a great suspense novel, Julie!