I have read a few A.R. Torre novels before but this one for sure is my favorite! Perla was awful from page 1 and I couldn’t figure out why. So many twists and turns that connected Perla, Grant, and Leewood that I did not see coming. Great thriller that will keep you guessing!

I wasn’t really sure what to expect when I started this book and I definitely could see the big reveals coming, but the execution was so good that I still really enjoyed the ride and definitely had no idea which way the ending would go !⁣
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𝗠𝘆 𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 💫

This dark and twisted thriller, will leave you breathless! I can always count on AR Torre with the twists and turns you expect in a thriller. Will I figured out the big plot twist, it did not take away from my enjoyment of the book.

If you love fast paced, dark thrillers this is one you will absolutely devour because it is so suspenseful! Definitely add this to your TBR!

*****Many thanks to @thrillerbookloversthepulse, AR Torre and Amazon Publishing for my gifted copy in turn for an honest review!

4.5 stars rounding down on goodreads.

A loving mother. A notorious murderer. They both have reasons to hide their secrets in a novel of escalating shock and suspense by New York Times bestselling author A. R. Torre.

Perla Wultz lives with her husband, Grant, and their precious daughter, Sophie, in a gated Pasadena community. Affluent, sociable, and accomplished, Perla plays the part of loving wife and mother to perfection. It seems an ideal life, if not for a decades-old crime that has become Perla’s dark and consuming secret obsession.

Twenty-three years ago, Leewood Folcrum confessed to murdering two young girls during a birthday party. Though he’s been condemned to a life sentence, his crime is not forgotten. Not by Perla, nor by an inquisitive doctoral student interviewing Folcrum for his dissertation. He’s getting the killer to open up—about his motives, his confession, and the truth of what really happened on that horrible night.

As the past and the present entwine, the deceptions behind the infamous murder begin to surface. But who’s deceiving who now? And why? And as an ingeniously twisted plan is set in motion, who will be the next to die?


This book is an absolute page-turner. From the very beginning, I was hooked by the intricate plot and the deep psychological elements that A. R. Torre masterfully weaves together. It took me a while to figure out who the guilty party was, and even then, the unexpected twists kept me guessing until the very end.
The storyline is vividly described, allowing readers to easily visualize the unfolding drama, except for a few brilliantly executed plot twists that took me by surprise. The novel's ability to make you question how well you really know your spouse adds a chilling layer to the suspense. Perla, the wife, is a fascinating character with many dark secrets she desperately tries to keep hidden from her family.
If you enjoy psychological thrillers, this book is a must-read. The tension builds steadily, and the ending leaves you with the tantalizing feeling that there may be a sequel on the horizon. A. R. Torre has once again delivered a compelling and gripping story that will stay with you long after you turn the last page.

This was my first book by A.R. Torre and I liked it! It’s definitely a dark, messed up story, but it was interesting from beginning to end and kept me guessing. I am definitely interested in reading more books by this author when I’m in the mood for a good mystery/thriller.

Two words for this story, dark and twisted
As the story had some events and topics that might be sensitive to some readers, I suggest checking out the trigger warnings before diving into this one.

Short chapters and easy-to-read writing style had me hooked into the story pretty fast right from the start.
I also like a couple of quotes from other people’s point of view about the Wultz family and the Folcram Party incident which gives some insight for the readers about what’s going on.

The main character, Perla is not a likeable character and you’ll get what I mean if you read this story. I didn’t mind it and I keep on reading because I was interested in the mystery and how’s every puzzle pieces scattered throughout the story will be connected.

I have to say I figured out the big reveal pretty early on like around 30-40% of the story but I’m still able to enjoy reading this story and see how everything unfolds in the end.

Overall, it’s a very thrilling, dark and twisted psychological thriller.
It was such a page turner, my eyes are glued to my kindle….
This is not my first read by this author and won’t be the last either, I’m definitely looking forward to read more books by this author in the future!

⚠️ 𝐓𝐖: alcoholism, animal death, cancer, body shamming, terminal illness, murder, brief mention of pedophilia, animal cruelty and incest

*Insert my slow blinking, wide eyed face here*

WHAT IN THE WHAT did I just read?!?

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Although I’ve had quite a few A.R. Torre books in my towering TBR…I got the ARC of this one through @thrillerbookloversthepulse & man she did not disappoint as my first read by this author.

Now I wanna read her other books asap. I’m talking…I could not put the last 40% of this book down. Binged it in less than 2.5 hours.

Perla and her husband Grant live a charmed life with their daughter Sophie in an affluent neighborhood. But what’s actually hiding behind the monogrammed gates at the end of their driveway??

This book was extremely well written. Chapters told from different POVs. There are flashbacks & interviews throughout the entire book. Everything comes together at the end so perfectly. I. Was. Speechless.

I highly recommend this one. Great thriller that will make you wanna keep reading until you’re finished. I really enjoyed the absolute insanity that was The Last Party.

Again…huge thanks to @alessandratorre4 for this ARC!!!

I’m a huge fan of Torre – whether she’s writing under the A.R. moniker or her Alessandra pen name for romance so when this became available on Netgalley, I jumped on it. I have thoroughly enjoyed her thrillers. This one, though, is my least favorite of all the ones I’ve read.

I struggled to find anything I thought likeable about Perla. Maybe it’s how self-absorbed she came across to me? She had obviously been through a lot as a child, but her life now seemed to be so perfect. Too perfect, which felt a bit cliché for me. She had a plan that she’s been working towards for a very long time. I understand what Torre was trying to achieve, but the planning was just very tedious, and I wanted to skim it but was afraid I’d miss some clue.

There were some things I did not deduce, but I figured out who/what Perla was quickly so there really wasn’t this shocking moment where it all fell into place for me.

I liked Grant and Sophie, especially Sophie. And my opinion of Leeland changed drastically when the reveal happened. Then I just felt bad for him.

I have high praise for the writing of this story, Torre always does an amazing job at that. Except for how much it dwelled on the planning. It was a bit slow going for a long while there but then that last 20 percent or so? That’s when everything happened!

This was an ambitious story to undertake, and as I said, I commend Torre for the writing. There were just parts that didn’t work for me, and I don’t know what it is about the thrillers she writes, but I never seem to like her female characters! As always though, I look forward to seeing what she has in store for us next!

Thank you to ThrillerBookLovers The Pulse, Thomas & Mercer, #partner, for an advanced e- copy of The Last Party in exchange for my honest review.

This is the second book I’ve read by A.R. Torre and I need to read more by her…her books are so twisted and creepy! I love them!

This book grabbed me from the get-go and that never once let up. I was so caught up in the characters – some that you immediately will develop strong feelings about – and how there was a mysterious undertone woven into the story. Perla is a devious, cunning individual and I loved the way the author crafted her…you just never quite know how to feel about her. But what is it about her secret obsession with a murderer? The other characters are equally well-drawn and developed and I loved that some of them also had their own secrets. While this book is not completely character-driven, the characters do a lot of the heavy lifting and it shows.

The story is told from multiple points of view as well as multiple sources and this just makes for such an exciting read. It really keeps things moving – it is quite a fast-paced story and one that I flew through! The twists really kept me guessing and boy when I tell you I was shocked quite a few times, I would not be lying! One of my favorite sources was the journal entry by Perla’s eleven-year-old daughter – can I just say how unsettling these are at times?

I knew by the time I finished the first chapter I was going to enjoy this one…little did I know just how much! This is definitely a book you don’t want to miss. It’s a book that you need to clear your schedule for before picking up because once you start reading it, you aren’t going to want to put down!

I had total FOMO when everyone at @thrillerbookloversthepulse just. kept. talking. about this book! Everyone was raving about it! I don’t typically hop on the bandwagon because I’m totally fickle and picky about books but I decided to go for this one!

𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗟𝗔𝗦𝗧 𝗣𝗔𝗥𝗧𝗬 kept me turning the pages with a sociopath, and a narcissist and trying to figure out exactly how many people were uh…. Off their rocker.

The main character, Perla, was a narcissist, and a psychopath that at the same time put on a mask of the caring mother and loving wife. She was obsessed with this murderer that killed these young girls twenty-three years ago. On the flip side you had her loving and caring husband and her daughter that you had to wonder how far the Apple fell from the tree.

This book had super short chapters (my fave), and a crazy plot that kept me invested and turning the pages. I can’t wait for everyone to read it!

Thank you to @netgalley, @thrillerbookloversthepulse and @thomasmerceruk for this ARC!

A.R. Torre has quickly become one of my most favorite thriller authors! The Last Party is my most favorite of hers so far! Perla is the most demented twisted characters I've ever read! The Last Party took me on a wild ride inside the mind of a narcissistic sociopath while A.R. Torre threaded together the past and present.

This psychological thriller had me sitting on the edge of my seat, and I could not imagine just how the ending was going to come together. But it did! And it was perfect. This is one thriller that did not let me down. I'm sad it is over knowing I have quite the wait on Torre's next masterpiece.

Many thanks to @amazonpublishing #thomasandmercer @netgalley for my #gifted (free) copy. Pub date 8/20/24.

HOLY CRAP!!! WHAT THE F DID I JUST READ??!!?? This book was insane! This is my first book by A.R. Torre and I am already addicted! I kept seeing amazing reviews, so I just went in totally blind, and holy cow, it definitely took me on a wild ride. Add this one to your list. This is definitely a must-read for thriller lovers!

Perla, her husband Grant, and their daughter Sophie live in a beautiful house in a gated community. Perla has a secret dark obsession with a well-known murderer, Leewood Folcrum. Leewood is serving a life sentence for murdering his daughters friends at her 12th bday party. 

Dr. Timothy Valden, a doctoral student, is doing his dissertation on Leewood, and Leewood agrees to meet with him. Valden is trying to find out the truth about what happened on that dreadful night and why Leewood did what he did.

As the past and present entwine and the truths come out, you will not know who to believe. People are not who they seem, and this book definitely took me for a loop!

Perla lives in a wealthy gated community in Los Angeles with her husband Grant, and 11 year old daughter, Sophie.

Perla prefers to live in the moment and rarely speaks of her traumatic past even though Grant urges her to open up. She doesn't want to revisit those memories and he should respect her wishes to avoid the subject.

At her 12th birthday party her father murdered two of her friends before trying to take her life. Perla survives and is adopted into a wealthy family while her Dad faces a lifetime in prison for his crimes.

Now Perla is planning Sophie's 12th birthday party and the details seem eerily similar to that birthday party long ago. Is it merely a coincidence or is the past coming back to haunt them? You'll have to read this to find out!

A.R. Torre delivers another popcorn popping page-turner. This book has secrets and lies galore but had little in the way of surprises. I had the plot figured out from almost the first page. Any twist she tried to utilize I foresaw well ahead of time. I admit that for a book that was so transparent in plotting it still managed to be a page-turner, though. There is something about Torre's writing that has that addictive quality that always manages to hook me. This book is the equivalent of chips and dip. Tasty but not super fulfilling. 3.5 stars!

Thank you to NetGalley and Thomas & Mercer for my complimentary copy.

The Last Party is legit crack, it is consuming, I knew it was going to be a 5 star read from the first few pages. From the first to the last page I was absolutely addicted and obsessed with this book. It is highly fast paced, the writing is so flowy, the story is so intriguing, the alternating POV's, the witness comments in the beginning of each chapters, the journal entries, everything to make for the perfect engaging and engrossing thriller.

Perla Wultz is one despicable, vile, manipulative and crazy character. The narcissism from the main character in this book is unreal. This book is well crafted, the author gave us multiple unreliable narrators to steer us in multiple directions until the very end.

This book is unputdownable with it's short snippy chapters that keep you hooked and wanting to just read one more. Fantastic read!

✨️Thank you to @netgalley, @thrillerbookloversthepulse, Thomas & Mercer & @artorre for my gifted copy in exchange for an honest review.

Wow! This one left me shook. The Last Party is twisted and dark, but in the best way. There were some aspects that I guessed ahead of time, but just thought it was too disturbing to actually be true. Other twists I just did not see coming and they were shocking. Full of lies and deception this one is definitely not one to be missed!

Thanks to NetGalley and Thomas & Mercer for a digital ARC in exchange for my honest review.

A R Torre is a absolute amazing author that knows how to tell a story. This book had me hooked and I absolutely loved it. The writing is beautiful and the story is so captivating. I didn't want it to end !!! Read it now !!!

WHAT THE HELL DID I JUST READ ?!?! Wow, that was one wild twisted ride. I love A.R. Torre's dark and twisted suspense/trillers and her latest one did not disappoint. I flew through this one in like two sittings. I could not stop reading to see what would happen at the end. I did see one of the twists coming earlier in the book but that did not take away from the book at all. I highly recommend giving this one a read if you love really dark thrillers.

Thank you Netgalley and Thomas and Mercer for the digital arc in exchange for my honest review.

Woah! This was a wild ride, in the best way possible. This checked all of my boxes for a great thriller: multiple POVs, short chapters, fast-paced, alternating timelines. Then you add in a narcissist for a main character who is also a compulsive liar, you got yourself a (last) party. I love that each chapter starts with interviews from different people in the present as your learning and seeing the story unfold. I tried figuring out what was happening multiple different times throughout the book and was wrong every time. I didn’t figure this out until A.R. Torre wanted me to find out.

Highly, highly recommend!

Thank you Thomas & Mercer, A.R. Torre, and NetGalley for allowing me to read this one early. It was amazing!

In my opinion, this is A.R. Torre's best thriller yet. From the first page, I could sense this book would be a wild and mind-blowing ride. The multiple POVs combined with the witness statements at the beginning of each short chapter kept me glued to the story. I literally couldn't put this one down. Perla is a wealthy mother putting on the skin of a perfect wife with the perfect husband and perfect daughter, but beneath the surface, Perla is certifiable and so incredibly dark. Her obsession with the birthday party murders for which Leewood Falcrum is serving a life sentence is deep and disturbing. Throw in the student Dr. Timothy Valden digging into the events of the murders to unravel what really happened that night, and you have one doozy of a twisted plot.

I'll be honest, I usually struggle when books focus on a vile character. And Perla is beyond vile. But this book! Wow! So good.

The Last Party was propulsive and addictive. AJ Torre is a master story teller and this book has so much I love in thrillers

🌟Short chapters
🌟Multi POV
🌟Multi format (including emails and interview quotes)
🌟Addictive and unputdownable
🌟A perfect ending

Leading to a perfect 5 star read