The premise of this was great: Wren is ghosted by a guy she met on a dating app. She had fallen for him and now he seems to have just vanished. Who was he? Was he lying about everything?

Then it morphs into a cat and mouse chase for this guy who has apparently done this to three other women and they are missing. A private investigator contacts Wren as he was hired by one of the other girl's fathers to find her. Wren has all of this information and yet still makes some of the dumbest decisions that anyone can ever make.

The book flashes back to Wren's past, which was traumatic, which I guess is designed to show us how troubled she is (?).

I figured out who Adam was IMMEDIATELY, which was annoying (especially because no one else in the book seemed to make the extremely obvious connection).

Overall, this book went in too many different directions and didn't find a solid path on any of them.

I just realized I never reviewed this book when I read it last year! Wren aka Birdie is a podcast host who gets ghosted by a guy on a dating app. She gets wrapped up in investigating him when she realizes other women have gone missing. Oh and also she has a secret past that she is running from. At this point I can't remember many details about the ending, which says more about my memory than the book itself, but also keeps me from spoiling it for you so win-win! I would recommend this as a fast-paced, well-written thriller with strong characterization. Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for providing me a copy.

The set up and beginning of this one had me interested, but then the second half just lost me. I was no longer engaged in the character or the story, it started to drag a little. I did like mention of The Hollows and some Jones Cooper as I loved that series by this author.

Wren Greenfield has fallen in love with a man she met on a dating app. They've become pretty much inseparable until one night when Adam doesn't show for their date and she gets a weird "sorry for everything" text from him. She's left trying to figure out what went wrong, and then gets caught up in what appears to be a long list of women he's "ghosted". Now she has to revisit the trauma in her early life to save her current one.

After a couple of flops on the Torch dating app, Wren Greenwood feels she has finally found the perfect someone for her in Adam. Only, three months into the relationship, he disappears, ghosts her online. Then a PI, named Bailey Kirk, shows up on her doorstep looking for Adam, as the only suspect in the disappearance of three other women. Now, Wren must confront her traumatic past in order to find Adam, and to learn the truth about the connection between them.

This was kind of a ho-hum, run of the mill thriller for me. I felt it held my attention, but it was just missing something to make it great. Some scenarios I had thought might happen, and did not, I felt would have made the book better if the author had gone that route. As well, there were things thrown in, to keep the reader guessing, which I felt were completely unnecessary and just added more confusion than anything else.

I did really enjoy the dynamic between Wren and Bailey. They worked well together, and even if the romance seemed to come out of nowhere, it was welcome. I would have liked to know a little bit more about Bailey and why he had become so invested in this specific case. I felt his character had a lot of missed potential, having liked everything that was shared about him. It also alluded to his family, but then he never really shared any of that with Wren.

I also liked the jumping back and forth in time. It was interesting to learn about what happened with Wren and her family in the past, how it seems to connect her to these other women who went missing, but also how her past specifically gives her an advantage these other women never had. She is a survivor, she was a naturalist with her father, she knows the land, has developed an affinity for nature, and she has a friend who helps her to cope with what is happening to her.

I found it a little infuriating that Wren was so easily pulled in, but I suppose her past trauma created this exposure. It just seemed unlikely that she would be conned by this man, that she would be so easily manipulated by him, especially when she suspects who he really is and what he has done.

The Dear Birdy and podcast aspect heightened the story, and I think even more integration of that into the narrative would have been really good. Especially when one hint is brought up about the case, which kind of just falls away and no one looks into it again (but would have been interesting to actually be given the details of that throwaway information). I loved the use of birds throughout, their symbolism of freedom, comfort, possibility, remembrance. These birds connect Wren to her past, while paving her way to a brighter future. Wren was also lucky enough to have friends who were completely capable of searching for her with all of their connections, these friends which she had made because of the podcast she created to help others who had been traumatized like she had been.

This book was so fun. I loved it so much, it really kept me on my toes and I kept expecting to have figured it out, only to be surprised. It was a great twisty thriller and I would definitely recommend it to everyone.

This story has a very….unique….writing style. The main character has a normal narration but then all of a sudden it flips to as if she is talking to some guy. I’m pretty sure it’s in her head but I’m not sure. I didn’t care for it.

This was a well written book with a compelling first half. The book loses steam and strength of plot in the second half. For me, Wren's decisions don't align with the intelligence of her character. I did not believe she would have behaved so foolishly and her feelings for Adam did not seem realistic given his behavior and what she had learned about him. Promising, well written, but ultimately not great.

Love love love. As someone who is currently in the online dating world, this was excellent, as well as scary! The aspects of the online dating world were accurate and the thrill was excellent. Kept me on the edge of my seat until the end where I felt like Wren made a lot of stupid choices that she shouldn't have been making- though I know a lot of women do. Overall, I loved the story and the unique plot line.

I could not put this book down! It sucked me in from the get-go and the suspense was palpable throughout the entire book. So many twists that I just did not see coming. It felt a little long by the end, but honestly, not enough for me to dock a star or anything. I loved the mix of present day and the past, it added so much creepiness to the overall story and provided really good character development on our main character. I was not expecting to love this one as much I did!

Lisa Unger is officially now one of my favourite auto-buy authors and Last Girl Ghosted is one of her best! A definite thriller recommendation.

Thank you all for this gifted copy of Last Girl Ghosted! This is the first book I’ve read that mentions the events of 2020, and was a captivating thriller book. I felt that it was a good story line, but I found it hard to follow at times. I was confused as to what character was talking. Overall, this was a good book and kept me pretty entertained

Online dating has its risks, one never knows what lies behind the face you've swiped right on.
Lover? Friend? Or foe?
This played out like a movie of the week, with all the jumps and scares one looks for in a mystery/thriller: obsession, secrets, vengeance and of course: social media. This gripping, psychological thriller gets an added push over the top with the first person narrative creep-factor.
Definitely not for the faint of heart, and for those hesitant about online dating, this might just send you to church for your next meet-cute, or a confession.
I happily devoured this in two days and it kept me guessing the entire way!
Grab your copy and settle in, but don't forget to turn on all the lights!

5/5

Not my cuppa tea.I really wanted to like this book but I was unable to finish it.The book's blurb was intriguing but I simply could not get into this story.

Didn't capture my attention and engagement. Interested in trying it again though and hopefully it will take.

Book: Last Girl Ghosted by Lisa Unger
Publishing Date: October 5, 2021 - OUT NOW
Rating: 🌟🌟🌟🌟

LAST GIRL GHOSTED by Lisa Unger had been sitting on my shelves (real-life and NetGalley) for the last little while because I was hesitant to pick it up—part of me was excited for it while it was being marketed during its release, but another part was worried I wouldn’t like it after seeing several not-so-good early reviews for it. I was also worried that I wouldn’t like it because I had previously read another book by Unger—UNDER MY SKIN—that just didn’t work for me. HOWEVER, I REALLY wish that I didn’t let my worries get the better of me because I thoroughly enjoyed LAST GIRL GHOSTED and I LOVED reading along to the audiobook of it.

In Last Girl Ghosted, we meet Wren Greenwood—a successful columnist and blogger—who is looking for love online, using an app called “Torch” (similar to Tinder). When Wren meets Adam, the two instantly form an inseparable and deep connection—so deep that Wren feels comfortable enough to share dark secrets about her past with Adam. Following her ‘confession,’ Adam asks Wren out to a romantic dinner so that they can talk about their future together, but when Wren gets there, she is left waiting on Adam who never makes an appearance. Wren has been stood up. On her way home, Wren receives a cryptic text from Adam apologizing for ghosting her, but when she tries to call him, his phone has been disconnected. Wren is absolutely heartbroken, but is determined to figure out what is going on because there is no way they Adam could just disappear after everything she shared with him.

Last Girl Ghosted is the definition of a popcorn thriller—it’s fun, fast-paced, twisty and full of secrets. The story is well-written and well executed, the characters are very well developed, and the short and concise chapters paired with the dual timelines (Wren ‘then’ and ‘now’) successfully builds the suspense right up until the end. I honestly had no idea where this book was going, and none of my theories were right (but it was still fun to guess!). I definitely recommend this one if you’re looking for an entertaining popcorn thriller.

I ALSO high recommend the audio version of it because Vivienne Laheny does an excellent job tweaking her voice for each of the different characters. Her voice had me hooked from the beginning.

Thank you so much to @harpercollinsca and @netgalley for the gifted review copy! As you can see, I also bought the book and I am SO glad that I did!

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I finished the book, but I didn't love it as much as I wanted to. (I'm a big fan of the author.) This scenario is so common, I expected an ordinary protagonist who would act as a stand-in for every woman who has experienced this. Instead, the protagonist was so specific and her back story so complex, I couldn't identify with her at all. Still, the writing is top-notch, as always with this author.

I LOVED Lisa's first book Confessions on the 7:45, I was SO excited to read this one. This was a miss for me, the book was confusing, WAY too many characters, confusing story line, I have heard it takes a while to get into, this was a DNF for me. I was disappointed as I ended up buying a physical copy before I read this one and sold it! I wanted to love it but didn't.

ILast Girl Ghosted follows Wren, an advice columnist who uses a tinder type app called Torch to go in dates. She meets a man named Adam and falls head over heels for him. After a few months of dating, he ghosts her, aka stops responding to her messages. Wren is visited by a private detective who is looking for Adam in connection with the disappearance of another girl.
This book follows Wren as she searches for the truth about Adam, why he disappeared and how it's all connected to her past.

This books goes back and forth between Wrens past living with her family who are end of days preppers and her current life. I really liked the writing style and the characters definitely seemed realistic. Wren as an adult seemed realistic when you see how her childhood affected her and why she doesnt have a large social group.

I did find myself putting this book down a few times and picking it back up. There are some parts that a little drawn out but overall, this was a good book that kept me guessing.

Pretty good story about a woman who tries online dating and believes she has found the one, only to have him ghost her. When she tries to track him down, she discovers everything about him is a lie. His name, his address, his job, even his past. Plus, after she is tracked down by a private detective, she discovers his previous girlfriend has also disappeared. Now, Wren is determined to find him and find out who he really is.