Book Review: The Last Carolina Summer by Karen White

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The Last Carolina Summer by Karen White is the story about Phoebe Manigault returning home to Mt. Pleasant, a suburb of Charleston, South Carolina, to help her sister with their ailing mother. When past memories resurface, Phoebe is thrown back into some childhood turmoil. I requested an Advanced Readers Copy ARC of The Last Carolina Summer from NetGalley, and I was ecstatic when the provided me with a copy for free in exchange for my honest review. So, a big thank you goes out to them! When I began reading this story, I just happened to be vacationing in Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina. I loved hearing about the different places, including streets and a bridge called the Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge, which I had to cross to get into Mt. Pleasant as well as Isle of Palms. It's always nice to be able to visualize the places and author writes about. With that being said, I'm not a fan of traveling over bridges, and one of the scenes of The Last Carolina Summer mentions a car going off ...

Book Review: The End of Her by Shari Lapena

The End of Her by Shari Lapena is about a married couple, Stephanie and Patrick, and their colicky newborn twin girls. As the couple struggle with the pitfalls of being new parents, a woman from Patrick's past comes to town and leverages a horrific accusation towards him . . . that Patrick killed his first wife and unborn child. He swears he's innocent and that Erica is just trying to blackmail them.

If there is ever a book that is similar to Gillian Flynn's Gone Girl, then Shari Lapena's The End of Her is the book of all books you can compare it to. When I finished The End of Her, I was extremely angry at the ending. This time, I didn't throw the book across the room like I did when I finished Gone Girl, but I was just as outraged. I won't say more than that as not to ruin it for those who haven't read The End of Her.

With that being said, this novel was exceptionally well written, and it kept engaged throughout the story. I wasn't sure what would happen because there were so many directions it could have gone, but I was disappointed in the ending and absolutely hated it. Don't get me wrong, I don't expect thrillers to be all sunshine and rainbows, but by the end of the novel, I found almost every single character to be unlikable, even ones that I originally liked. And, I wanted it to have something redeeming about it.

The End of Her wasn't my least favorite by Shari Lapena, but it definitely wasn't my favorite either. I'd recommend reading An Unwanted Guest or A Stranger in the House before this one. I gave it three out of five stars. If you like this book, I'd recommend Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn.


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