Kiki Reed is nervous about attending a party where her ex-fiancé, Jamie, will be. The party ends and Jamie leaves. Shortly thereafter a loud “crack” is heard and a car horn blares. Jamie is found dead in his car. The police strongly suspect suicide but Kiki is not convinced and won’t relent until she proves otherwise.

Although this book is a quick read and interested me in the beginning, I quickly became a little bored. Every friendship Kiki has seems sweet as apple pie and she herself is annoying. As soon as she gets vague information she thinks makes sense, she believes she’s solved “the murder”. Her suspicions are disproven until finally the big reveal happens. And, that climax, felt disjointed and unsatisfying.

I believe the premise of this book is a good one and held promise. There’s a secondary story, introduced in the Prologue, that could have added value had it been explored more. However, there’s a romance aspect that felt unnecessary and even a weird supernatural part. It seems everything but the kitchen sink was thrown into this story but none of it was done very well. While I never considered not finishing the book, it’s not one I would recommend, nor does it leave me wanting to read another from the author.

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

Another nail biting story from Kate White. The tenacious Kiki just won't let it go. Be sure you check your window and door locks before falling into this story. It will keep you there for the night!

I had a hard time getting into this book. I mainly think it was because I didn’t really care for the lead character. Also at times it seemed to drag a bit.

Thank you NetGalley and the publisher for this advance copy in return for my honest review.

A classic “who done it”. I wasn’t floored by it but was definitely entertained and intrigued. Although it kept me guessing until the very end, it did feel a bit rushed once it was solved. If you want a good, fast paced, easy to follow thriller than I’d say give this one a go.

Something about the book seemed a little dated. I don’t know if it was the single girl, chicken breast, dinners or the reading on the iPad but it seemed like an older person trying to write about a younger person. That’s not bad, but Some things seemed a little off.

The mystery was fine, but I didn’t quite understand why she was so sure it wasn’t suicide and why the cops would think it was? I just feel like the mystery could’ve been a little tighter. It was pretty obvious what some of the motive could be but took a long time to get there. Didn’t really understand why everybody was weird with Kiki. People do break engagements and he was dead so you feel like people would be nicer to her. I just felt like the book just really didn’t quite come together. I had the pieces but it didn’t really flow.

At point when she’s getting the real estate info from a friend, she refers to Liam as Eric I don’t know if that was supposed to be a joke or it was a mistake, but it stood out. I also thought it was weird that Ava served her clementines and chocolate chip cookies for dessert and then Kiki also served that as a dessert later on is a typical dessert for people?

I did wonder why the murdered had an unlicensed gun on him when the murder was impromptu? That didn’t make a lot of sense murder or suicide.

Did she ever update her mom on what happened?

Kate White has been on my list of authors to read for a while. I was so excited to receive The Last Time She Saw Him from NetGalley!
Kiki's former fiancée is found dead at a party and all leads point to suicide. While Kiki doesn't believe Jaime could ever do such an act, the family was all but okay with the police declaring it a suicide. Kiki begins to go over Jaime's life with a fine tooth comb. This is where I lost interest. this story was almost painful to read. I couldn't find a common ground with any characters. I just plain didn't care what happened. It all seemed to far fetched and too silly to be an actual story line. Suspension of belief didn't work here at all. The addition of extra characters and extra storylines did not help the story in any way. It just made the whole book longer than it needed to be.
Labeled as a psychological thriller, it is far from that. I guess if you had never read any other psychological thriller it may give you a thrill and be left guessing who did it. But for me, The Last Time She Saw Him will not be filling that cup. I would not recommend this book to others. Thanks to NetGalley and Harper Perennial and Paperbacks for the advanced digital copy in exchange for my honest opinion. 2 stars for me

2.5
She accidentally lets the bad guy's identity slip super early on, so the suspense is more like reinforcement, which is...not ideal. Also, there's a seemingly random romance subplot that not only doesn't really fit but doesn't resolve in a satisfactory way either.

I found myself staying up way too late to finish this one because this author has a way with words and really painting a picture on a story. I felt like I knew the ending but I was surprised to find out that I was wrong. Definitely adding anything else as author writes to my TBR. What a fantastic book! If it was not an e-book I would be loaning it to my friends right now!

This was a great book. I loved every paragraph, every sentence and every word of this masterpiece! I read it in 12 hours, which is a lot for me to do! It had everything and more laid out in the novel! I sure hope There is more to come from this author! I am totally hooked!

Such a disappointment after the author’s earlier books—could not wait for it to end!

With thanks to NetGalley & Harper Perennials and Paperbacks for this e-ARC.

𝑰 𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒅𝒏'𝒕 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒚 𝒕𝒐𝒏𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕.

This was a quiet, intense thriller with hints of romantic suspense that I thoroughly enjoyed. Kiki has ended her engagement to Jamie, and though she felt safe and secure in their relationship, she came to realize that there was no passion and that he just wasn't the one. That revelation didn't take away the intense guilt she felt as Jamie took the news hard.

When Kiki accepts an invitation to a party at a friend’s Connecticut home, she knows Jamie will be there as well, but she's eager to face him for the first time since the broken engagement. To her relief, the exchange is brief and neutral. Finally, Kiki feels like she can close that chapter and move on. But a shot rings out as the party is winding down, and Jamie is found in his car, inexplicably dead from an assumed suicide.

The rest of the book's focus is on two things; one, what really happened to Jamie, as Kiki is adamant that he would never take his life. Did the sullen mystery woman introduced as his date have something to do with his death? As Kiki investigates, the second focus becomes clear, and that's the quiet grieving process that she is going through. Even though she has said goodbye to Jamie, seeing his empty apartment and thinking of the plans he had that will never come to fruition was a jarring aspect of this book. It really centered me and made this entire situation so relatable.

Many thanks to NetGalley and Harper Perennial for the early copy. This book will publish May 14, 2024.

Kate White never disappoints and her new novel, "The Last Time She Saw Him" was a quick, suspense filled read!

I am not even sure where or how to start this review….. because my honest review is this book was … not good , to put it mildly.
It is supposed to be a psychological thriller about the main character, Kiki, who is about to come face to face with her ex fiancé, Jamie, she left because of her love for someone else at a party. As Jamie is leaving the party shots are heard and Jamie is dead in his car. The cops INSIST (quite annoyingly) that it’s a suicide, but here comes over the top, should be soap opera star, annoying, Kiki to stop at nothing to prove he couldn’t have killed himself …. And cue *dramatic soap opera music*

I could not get into this book at all. I disliked Kiki so much I found myself annoyed with everything she did. Also right at the beginning of the book you are hit with a plethora of characters all at once who are all intertwined it was too much. Andddd add in the absurd romance, I was rolling my eyes way too often. The pace was very slow, the “twists” were predictable, as well as the ending. This was absolutely a romance suspense novel to me and one that I couldn’t get interested in at that. I think the premise and idea of this book sounded good, but the execution fell flat.

Thank you to the Author, Netgalley, and Harper Perennials for the ARC of this book.
2.5??

there is a party at a country estate, as they are getting ready to leave, they find a dead body. the police think it was suicide but was it? it will keep you guessing.

This was an ok thriller about a woman who refuses to believe that her ex-fiance killed himself. Believing he was murdered, she sets out to solve they mystery. There was not a lot of suspense and I feel like the conclusion wasn't well developed (although I didn't see it coming--I thought the plot was going to go in another direction). However, if you're looking for a quick read that lets you escape for a few hours this book fits the bill.

Thank you Netgalley for the arc of this book. I thought this was a very good story but the ending was flat and disappointing. I liked the characters and the suspence throughout the book but the ending could have been much better. The Last Time She Saw Him by Kate White comes out in May. 3 stars

This twisty thriller will keep you turning the pages. A party at a country estate and someone is found dead; was it murder or suicide?
Book clubs will enjoy discussing this one.

3.5/5 stars. This book was a decent mystery thriller! I did find Kiki a bit off-putting and found the way she constantly ran with her theories as if they were the absolute truth unrealistic and annoying. The book was also a bit slow until the last few chapters, but those chapters had me unable to put the book down until I finished it. I feel the book did provide a neat ending, but I had trouble keeping track of all the characters mentioned throughout, as some were only briefly mentioned, and then when they were brought up again later, I had forgotten who they were. Additionally, I felt a lot of loose ends were left without closure and I felt that the ending was fairly predictable and a bit cliché. However, I enjoyed the setting of the novel and thought this was a fun little book. Thank you NetGalley and Harper Collins Publishers for this ARC.

This was a solid three star thriller for me. While I liked it overall, I don't think there was anything particularly memorable here. Side note - I feel like maybe Kiki needs to reevaluate her career coaching job because she didn't seem that great at it or invested (and yes I know she's a little preoccupied with finding out who killed Jamie, but still).

Kindly received an ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

Kiki Reed runs into her ex-fiance at a party. Later Jamie, her ex, is found shot dead in his car. The police believe it to be a suicide but Kiki doesn't believe that to be the case. Kiki sets out on a mission to find the killer.

I really liked this book! I do feel at times we were rushing through the story and I wish we could have gone a bit deeper into some of the investigation. I also wish we got a little more insight into Kiki and Jamie's relationship prior to their breakup and his death. I do think we developed good characters and I honestly thought Kiki had discovered the killer multiple times before we found out it wasn't them. I wish we would have also gotten a bit more flashbacks to Jess Nolan's death, we only got the prologue and then 2 additional small chapters. It seemed the author wanted it to be slightly significant in the book but then didn't bring it up too much.

Something that confused me was the fact that Liam would periodically be called Eric. I'm not sure if this is something that just needs to be edited to be fixed or if there was a hidden meaning behind it that I just completely missed.