Last One at the Party
Ratings8
Average rating4.4
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Ratings8
Average rating4.4
'A riotous, black-humoured tonic' Independent 'A masterpiece of modern fiction' Sophie Cousens December 2023. The human race has fought a deadly virus and lost. The only things left from the world before are burning cities and rotting corpses. But in London, one woman is still alive. Although she may be completely unprepared for her new existence, as someone who has spent her life trying to fit in, being alone is surprisingly liberating. Determined to discover if she really is the last survivor on earth, she sets off on an extraordinary adventure, with only an abandoned golden retriever named Lucky for company. Maybe she'll find a better life or maybe she'll die along the way. But whatever happens, the end of everything will be her new beginning. 'Fresh, frank, funny' Elizabeth Kay 'Brilliant. Creepy, witty, laugh-out-loud and shudder-inducing' Harriet Walker 'Harrowing, unflinching and uplifting' Jennifer Saint 'Original, brutal, funny and hugely addictive!' Emma Cooper
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This has been a brilliant read! A combination of terrifying, hopeless, hopeful and funny! I loved how our main character (we never learn her name!) learned and grew as the story went on!
As I mentioned before, I'm not a pet person, but really Lucky was the star of the story. If not for him, our main character would've been dead a long time ago! She had a helping hand from Lucky, but she clearly was strong and brave. I'm not sure how I would've coped in her situation!
It was heartbreaking, sad, terrifying and just plain awful at times! The humour definitely stopped it from being a truly horrifying read, and of course there's also the fact that she managed to make a life for herself.
There were some unanswered questions at the end. There is a sequel, so I'm hoping some of these questions will be answered in that.
Thank you to PH and Bethany for the chance to read this brilliant book.
I enjoyed this book but it felt a bit too much like Bridget Jones' Apocalypse at times. Sometimes the character felt like she was written in the 90's and all of the other characters fell into well worn cliches (apart from Susan, she's my favourite character by a mile).
