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The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave Book Review
Title: The Last Thing He Told Me
Author: Laura Dave
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Release Date: May 4, 2021
Pages: 320
Before Owen Michaels disappears, he manages to smuggle a note to his beloved wife of one year: Protect her. Despite her confusion and fear, Hannah Hall knows exactly to whom the note refers: Owen’s sixteen-year-old daughter, Bailey. Bailey, who lost her mother tragically as a child. Bailey, who wants absolutely nothing to do with her new stepmother.
As Hannah’s increasingly desperate calls to Owen go unanswered; as the FBI arrests Owen’s boss; as a US Marshal and FBI agents arrive at her Sausalito home unannounced, Hannah quickly realizes her husband isn’t who he said he was. And that Bailey just may hold the key to figuring out Owen’s true identity—and why he really disappeared.
Hannah and Bailey set out to discover the truth, together. But as they start putting together the pieces of Owen’s past, they soon realize they are also building a new future. One neither Hannah nor Bailey could have anticipated.
Hannah Hall is married to Owen Michaels for a year when Owen suddenly disappears one day. The only thing he leaves behind is a note that says "Protect her." But out of everyone it could possibly be, Hannah knows it means Bailey, Owen's teenage daughter. Within twenty-four hours, the life Hannah once knew shatters.
How do you explain it when you find in someone what you’ve been waiting for your whole life? Do you call it fate?
It's now up to Hannah and Bailey to solve the mystery of Owen's disappearance. It definitely doesn't help that a U.S. Marshal shows up at Hannah's doorstep and that the CEO of the company Owen works for is arrested. Front news everywhere, it's only a matter of time before Owen's name is exposed to the press and there's no turning back.
Maybe we are all fools, one way or another, when it comes to seeing the totality of the people who love us—the people we try to love.
Star Rating: ★★★★☆ (4)
In honor of the TV show that is releasing recently, I decided to read this book. I finished it in a morning and all I can say is wow. I literally got up at four to read this, not knowing what to expect but the book really surprised me.
Hannah and Bailey I love. I really liked how loving and patient Hannah was with Bailey throughout the entire novel. It must have been hard for Hannah but also for her to consider and try to understand Bailey's feelings in the midst of the situation. And I have to say, the last chapter omg my heart!
Overall, The Last Thing He Told Me genuinely surprised me. I thought that maybe it had been overhyped but it definitely didn't disappoint. I will say, however, it was a little short but I still liked it nonetheless.
Laura Dave is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Last Thing He Told Me, Eight Hundred Grapes, and other novels. Her books have been published in thirty-eight countries and have been chosen by Reese Witherspoon’s Book Club, Book of the Month Club, and the Richard and Judy Book Club. The Last Thing He Told Me was chosen as the Goodreads Mystery & Thriller of the Year for 2021. It is soon to be a limited series on Apple TV+, cocreated by Laura. She resides in Santa Monica, California.
Title: The Last Thing He Told Me
Laura Dave is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Last Thing He Told Me, Eight Hundred Grapes, and other novels. Her books have been published in thirty-eight countries and have been chosen by Reese Witherspoon’s Book Club, Book of the Month Club, and the Richard and Judy Book Club. The Last Thing He Told Me was chosen as the Goodreads Mystery & Thriller of the Year for 2021. It is soon to be a limited series on Apple TV+, cocreated by Laura. She resides in Santa Monica, California.
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