I really enjoyed The Last Girl Left. It was well written and very suspenseful. I am not usually a jumpy/nervous person but reading this book at night before bed definitely made me feel unnerved. I read it quickly and kept trying to guess the direction the book was headed but I was wrong at every turn. Easily one of my favorite suspense books that I’ve ever read!

To be honest, for the most part of the book, I didn't find it appealing. It didn't have that chilling vibe that a thriller should have. Besides, I had trouble symphatizing, and empathizing, with the main character. But, I was satisfied with the ending. So, thank you Netgalley for sending me this book.

This was a fantastic book! I could not put it down. Though heartbreaking at times, it was utterly gripping. A must-read for any thriller lovers!

Book Review ✨

Thriller
3.5/5⭐️

•Tessa is the lone survivor of a beach house massacre. After years of never finding her ground again- she returns to the place it all went down to try & find some closure.

I was so lucky to receive this copy & PR box from the authors! This is a book that is very easy to BINGE. I was horrified at several parts and it is hard to scare me most of the time. The writing style had a great flow and kept me on my toes. Overall this book truly was amazing but there was a lot of parts that seemed to drag for me in the beginning. The first couple chapters started with a bang for sure I will say, then it slowed. I think the last half of the book could have even been 5 stars!!! If you’re a fan of a ‘slow burn’ kinda suspense- you will eat this up!

Wow, I’ve got a TMJ headache from clenching my jaw so tightly while reading this book! I was on the edge of my seat, frantically reading to see what would happen next. It was so stressful, and I really enjoyed every second of it! This is an excellent example of a “last girl” book, and Tessa is nothing if not a survivor!

5 years ago, Tessa survived. Her friends were brutally murdered, and she was left for dead. But she was able to name her attacker. The Police Chief of the coastal vacation town ended up shooting the attacker for resisting arrest, but Tessa sees him, feels him, every time she closes her eyes. She went home, changed her name, moved in with her sister...but 5 years later and she is still haunted by that night.

After her PTSD takes her too far, Tessa decides she needs some self-imposed exposure therapy. She returns to the island, the vacation home, to face her trauma. Her attacker is dead; logically nothing can hurt her there. But is she really ready to face the ghosts she left behind?

I honestly did not know where this book was going (in a good way). Some weird weird stuff starts going on in the vacation house and you are left to wonder if it's paranormal or if someone has some unfinished business. Everyone has motive to be screwing with Tessa, everyone is a suspect. Perfect twists right up until the end.

Thank you Thomas&Mercer, AM Strong & Sonya Sargent, and Netgalley for the advanced copy!

Tessa is back at the house on the island where her friends were killed five years ago and things are creepy. More than creepy. This is the sort of novel that makes a good travel read- it's not too deep, it's a tad predictable, but it's also a page turner. Thanks to Netgalley for the ARC. I suspect others will enjoy this more than I did.

Tessa survived a brutal attack 5 years ago and continues to deal with the terror of it. She decides to return to the remote island and exact house where the attack happened in order to try to come to terms with what happened.

When she gets to the island she is hoping no one recognizes her but returning is not easy. The story is filled with shadows and noises that the reader is not sure if they are Tessa’s imagination or really happening. I flew through this book and enjoyed every page. I highly recommend this book if you enjoy twists and surprises in thriller books!

I needed a good mystery, and this one delivered. This was my first A.M. Strong and Sonya Sargent novel, and they know how to write a carefully constructed thriller!! This book gripped me from the very beginning. The authors kept me guessing until the very end. I loved the twists, and the overall story. Take the day off work on April 23, because you're going to read this in one sitting!

I really enjoyed this book. It was different than anything else I've read recently. I couldn't put it down! I will keep an eye out for this author's future work!

Thanks to #NetGalley and #Thomas&Mercer for the book #TheLastGirlLeft by #AMStrong and #SonyaSargent. This book about an attack five years ago leaving three dead and one survivor, left me speechless. Tessa, the only survivor decides to go back to that house and write a book about that night to help her move on. Strange sounds and events start happening which leads Tessa to think someone is still after her. Who is behind all of this and is the killer still alive?

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗚𝗶𝗿𝗹 𝗟𝗲𝗳𝘁 by A.M. Strong; Sonya Sargent @sonyasargentstrong
𝗥𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗲: April 23, 2024

Thank you to @thrillerbookloversthepulse and @sonyasargentstrong for an ARC! I'm so excited to be a part of this book tour!

This book was SO good! Tessa is the sole survivor of an attack on her and her friends at a beach house in Maine. She decides to go back to the house for a month to try to deal with the past and finally move on but things don't go as planned.

I was hooked from the very beginning! The book was well written, the flow was perfect and the suspense was ongoing through the entire book. There were twists that I did not see coming and I never would have guessed the ending! I didn't know which characters to trust and I love that. There was not a dull moment in the entire book and I found myself reading every chance I had! You definitely don't want to miss out on this one! I highly recommend!

The Last Girl Left was an easily bingeable fast paced thriller. From the premise I was hooked and invested. Although some parts did feel like added filler and sometimes the pacing was a little off it still kept you invested.

The characters did fall flat for me and felt truly underdeveloped. I didn't feel any attachment or couldn't find myself rooting for any of them so it was hard. They lacked depth and substance. The friends that the FMC lost were mentioned but truly nothing was ever detailed about them.

Although the twists didn't give me that ultimate shock, I think it's an enjoyable read that will satisfy a lot of readers.

This book was like peeling the layers off of an onion. But in a good way! The amount or jaw dropping moments and turns this book had me taking 😳 I kept thinking I had it figured out and was so wrong! I was trusted at times with the main character as I felt she was making stupid decisions but I was intrigued. Was a slower read but worth the wait. I mean who doesn’t love a book where they return to the scene of a mass murder?!?

Thank you to @NetGalley, Brilliance Publishing, @sonyasargentstrong, @thrillerbookloversthepulse for my free copy to review! I listened to the audiobook and alternated with the book.

Wow. Seriously, I can not emphasize enough how amazing this book is! It had me HOOKED from the start and I was glued to the edge of my seat, anxiously waiting for the next thrilling moments to occur. There is nothing better than a SUSPENSEFUL and THRILLING slasher with a jaw-dropping ending!

In an attempt to face her demons, Tess, the only survivor left, goes back to the secluded vacation island where her friends were brutally raped and murdered. Soon after arriving, Tess starts waking up in the middle of the night, feeling and hearing a presence. Strange occurrences begin to happen and Tess, more paranoid and scared than ever, reaches out to her new friend and the Island's sheriff to help investigate.

I can't say much more without spoiling the whole book, so please read this for yourself! Fans of Riley Sager will GOBBLE this book up!

I started with the eARC and switched to the ALC and stayed there. The audio narration just upped the spooky factor for me in this one. And I may have peeked under my bed last night after listening!

Five summers ago, Tessa took a trip with three friends to a beach house on a small island off the coast of Maine. They trusted the wrong person there, leaving Tessa's three friends dead and her attacked and left for dead. She survived, but this crippled her emotionally to the point she barley lives her life. The killer was caught at his home shortly after and shot when he tried to get away, but she still cannot put it behind her.

Tessa decides she needs to go back to the scene of the crime, and rents that same house for a month. On her sister's credit card. Her sister wants her to cancel, but she persists. She reaches out to a publisher who wanted her story back when all this happened, and after hearing she is going back and having her write a bit of the start of the story, they give her an advance and off she goes.

She meets a few people on the island, but has a very hard time trusting. Strange things start to happen. And there's nowhere to go. Who can she trust? Is someone trying to make sure she doesn't tell her story?

This story engaged me immediately and had me questioning everything along with Tessa. You wonder if the things ARE happening or if it is her imagination.

There were definitely some twists and turns and I enjoyed how this one ended.

Many thanks to NetGalley, Brilliance Audio for an ALC, Thomas and Mercer for an ARC and Thriller Book Lovers The Pulse for allowing me to be a part of this tour.

I have seen mixed reviews on this so I wasn’t sure what to expect, but this was definitely better somehow. The narrator did a good job as well with different voices for the different characters. This was creepy, medium paced, but suspenseful. I wanted to listen every opportunity I had because I was so into the story. I did not see the ending coming! Would absolutely recommend.

The Last Girl Left
By: A.M. Strong, Sonya Sargent
Publisher: Thomas & Mercer
Pub date: April 23, 2024

4🌟🌟🌟🌟

Tessa Chamberlin is the sole survivor after a girls weekend five years ago. Living with her sister she is still horrified and shaken by the events.

She agrees to go back to Cassadagq Island to face her fears and write a book. She does not tell anyone who she is, but ends up renting the home where the massacre occurred.

Things start happening in the house and Tessa is terrified, to say the least. She has made a few friends on the island. Is it possible they know who she really is?

This novel is fast-past, suspenseful and full of tension as the plot thickens.

When a woman returns to the scene of the horrific mass murder that shattered her life, the nightmare begins again in a chilling novel of psychological suspense.

This was really good! Lots of good tension and plot twists to keep me turning the page.

Title- The Last Girl left
Rating-⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

This book caught my attention from the beginning and held it all the way to end. This is definitely a bingeable book. I was even holding my breathe at some parts😮‍💨😅 I didn’t guess the ending at all.👏🏽

Five years ago, Tessa Chamberlain was the lone survivor of a beach house massacre that left three of her friends dead—and Tessa with an inescapable, unending dread. Now she’s going back to face her fears.

Renting the same beach house where she almost died, Tessa returns to lonely Cassadaga Island off the coast of Maine long after the tourists and summer residents have departed for the winter. But as the fog rolls in and the nights grow longer, she wonders if she made a terrible mistake. There are footsteps on the porch, creaks from the second floor, and an unsettling feeling of being watched.

If only someone believed her. Because the terrors Tessa thought were long behind her are starting again. And this time, trapped and alone, she might not be lucky enough to survive them.

Besties if you’re looking for a fast paced thriller this one is for you.