Kiki Reed has recently broken up with her fiance, Jamie. He was a terrific guy, but just not the right one for her. She is going to see him at a party and dreads how the encounter might go. To her surprise the encounter is pleasant. AS the party is winding down a noise rings out and people rush outside.. They find Jamie dead in his car from a gunshot wound. The police believe it is a suicide, but Kiki know better and is determined to find the truth. So begins another great thriller from Kate White that will keep you turning the pages and staying up all night.

An average thriller about a woman whose ex-fiance is murdered, but under suspicious conditions. The main character takes it upon herself to meddle in the investigation and seek the truth. It limps towards the end with an unsatisfying conclusion and unresolved side romance.

**Thank you NetGalley for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.**

I have mixed thoughts on this book. This was my first Kate White book and I thought it sounded interesting. The prologue was a great beginning, but somewhere along the way, I completely forgot about that part of the story. The book was a quick read and it moved at a decent speed, but I feel like there was too much thrown in without any real solutions or answers. There were a couple of times I thought that parts could have been left out and it would not have mattered. Overall the book was okay. Thank you NetGalley and Harper Paperbacks for a digital arc of this title.

This one was a little difficult to get into. Kiki wasn't a very interesting character, the cops are basically nonexistent. Everyone believes that Jamie committed suicide but Kiki refuses to believe this and has the faith in herself to find the "killer". Overall the plot was good but could have been a bit more straight to the point and not clustered at times.

This book was not for me unfortunately. While i felt it was easy to read and it did move fairly fast I found myself not interested. I was not a fan of Kiki at all and that made it hard for me to be in tune to the story.

Great thriller that is perfect if you need a weekend fun read. So many twists and turns in this one that you never see coming.

Thank you, NetGalley for letting me read this one early. I wish I had a better review to share but unfortunately, this one was a miss for me. I had a really hard time getting into it.

The author could have done a better job with this one.

I wanted to like it so bad because I've loved other books she's written.

This book had me hooked right away. I was so curious to see what happened to Jamie. At times I found the main character annoying, but overall was rooting for her.

I feel like this was a commonly overused storyline. I had higher hopes, but unfortunately, this book wasn't for me. It wasn't a very thrilling thriller. It seems that there were too many characters and that made it hard to connect with some of them. I did finish it, so I did enjoy it enough to do that.

Sadly I would rate this book with 1 star.

I still don't understand exactly who the killer was for sure, and what the relationship to Jamie was. There were so MANY characters introduced in the beginning pages - and their relationships so convoluted, that I had trouble keeping any of them straight - not a problem I ever have when reading.

I didn't love that the prologue and another chapter were the murderer's point of view (I think) and then we had no connection to the killer......it seemed to me that the ending was wrapped up so quickly and just pinned on someone that it could have been.

I also don't understand why authors feel the need to give descriptions of characters clothing to such a degree - "put on a cotton sweater", "an unwrinkled cotton tshirt", "a summer cotton dress" WHO CARES about the material of the clothing? Is that a word filler? It's so disrupting to the story - that's something Barbara Taylor Bradford did 30 years ago describing her rich characters in a romance novel - it doesn't fit in this book at all.

I tried very hard to care who killed Jamie, and that Kiki had a prior connection to him......but I was skipping whole chunks of pages just to get to the end to try to find out if it was a suicide or not. PLUS, I still don't understand what the point was at the party when Kiki overhears Jamie and someone talking - you still don't know who they were talking about or why it mattered. Wouldn't it have made sense to have the overheard conversation wrap back around to the killer?

UGH

When her ex fiancé dies, Kiki struggles to understand why it happened. She feels something is just not quite right and she has to find answers. Can she find the answers she wants?

This book was slow for me to get into but picks up half way through and ends with a surprise ending. Worth sticking out.

Thank you Net Galley and Harper Perennial and Paperbacks for the early access of The Last Time She Saw Him by Kate White!

I really had high hopes for this one in the beginning, wanting to learn more and more about Jamie’s death. Then Kiki was introduced and I slowly lost interest. I finished the book hoping the ending would be better, but I felt like it was rushed and I still had questions by the end of it.

I did enjoy Kate’s writing style and would give another one of her books a chance!

My rating:
⭐️⭐️⭐️

I found this an easy and enjoyable read — preferring the back half of the book where the intrigue and pace picked up a bit for me. The action unfolded a bit too slow for me in the beginning but did lay the foundation necessary for the way the story progresses. I did find myself rooting for these characters and did find the ending satisfying.

Thank you to NetGalley and Harper's Collins for the ARC in exchange for my honest opinion.

I was extremely excited that Kate White was releasing a new thriller this year! After reading Such a Perfect Wife in December, I binged the 7 others of the Bailey Weggins series, along with most of the other fiction Kate has written.

It was wonderful to read another Kate White book as I enjoy her writing style and well-developed characters who feel like people I would actually know. I was excited that the setting for this book takesplace in Litchfield, CT, an idyllic town that she's used in other books and a place I am familiar with. I have vacationed at Winvian Farms many times.

The Last Time She Saw Him was a quick read. I read it on a Friday night in one sitting after dinner. Maybe it's because I've read so many other books by Ms. White that I probably know how her mind works, I felt this book was a bit anti-climatic. I figured most of it out as I was reading and kept waiting for a much more shocking twist. But reading another Kate White book felt like being reunited with friends. While I would recommend other books she's written over this one, I am happy i read it.

I am generously rating it 4 stars and will continue to read the next books Kate White Reads.

this was just lukewarm for me. it had so much potential but just left me wanting more. thanks netgalley & the publisher for the arc in exchange for an honest review

Although this wasn’t the most thrilling thriller in the world, it was a very enjoyable and easy to digest story. In the beginning I was worried about the sheer amount of characters introduced. A few of them seemed unnecessary but did work as red herrings.
The first half felt more like an exploration of grief more than a mystery whereas the end felt like a romance.
I really enjoyed Kiki as a MC (minus the Sam thing) for her devotion to the truth, even when things got hairy.

The story seemed slow to start but did have some good twists in it. The story pieced together well once finished.

As much as I loved the premise of this book I just could not get attached to the story or the characters. I decided to put it down *for now* around 32%. I may come back to it eventually when I am in a quick and easy thriller mood because that is the vibe I was getting.

Kiki was at a dinner party and so was her ex-fiancé, she dreaded seeing him since this would be the first time after she called off their wedding. It was a little awkward but he seems to be moving on. As she was telling her hosts goodbye they heard what first they thought was firecrackers then a car horn that kept blowing. After investigating they found her ex in his car dead with a gunshot to the head. The police rule it a suicide but Kiki just doesn’t want to believe he would do that. Everybody tells her to except it and move on but she can’t keep thinking that it was murder. I enjoyed this book it kept me coming back to see what happens. Thanks Netgalley for my arc.

Kiki attends a party and her ex-fiancé Jamie is there. They had broken up a few months earlier but she thought he was moving on. Then after the party the guests heard a gunshot. Jamie was found dead in his car and his death is suspected to be a suicide. Kiki knows there’s no way Jamie would kill himself and she is determined to find out who killed him. .

I liked the book but it definitely needs some editing before publication. There are a few instances where Liam is referred to as Eric and a couple other spots with mistakes as well. I also felt there were a couple of plot holes and spots that weren’t well explained by the end. The story was really good but I wish there were fewer inconsistencies and I would have liked the story to be wrapped up a little better. The ending left a bit to be desired.

Thank you to the author, Harper Publishers, and NetGalley for the advance reader copy. This is my honest review. Publication date May 14, 2024.