I can’t even properly put my finger on what exactly I disliked about this! The storyline was basically all over the place, I couldn’t care less about any of the characters, everything felt so unbelievably unrealistic, it was totally obvious who the bad guy was, the writing at the start was beautiful and lyrical but went downhill pretty fast... The plot of the five of them being lured to this house was absurd. Taking weapons to a party with your classmates? Yeh, ok then...

Last One to Die is suspenseful from the very beginning, because Niamh knows that she’s in danger. She just doesn’t know what/who the danger is. Trusting people is hard and so is making new friends again. And as the book goes on, the intensity increases and the stakes get higher. Either of these narrative voices would have been very effective if they had been the only one used. They might also have been very effective if they were each specific to a character, so that, say, the popular girl chapters had a different style from the jealous boyfriend chapters. Alternatively, the differing tones could have been a useful way of differentiating between the narrative past and narrative present, which were frequently switched between. But no, the different narrative voices were instead jumbled together, and in my opinion it wasn't quite as effective as it could have been.The concept of a group of teens being invited to a Murder Mystery Dinner Theater type event was a great idea but the execution was just not there. Everyone keeps comparing this to the infamous I Know What You Did Last Summer movie but this read more like a really bad generic C-list movie rip off of. One year ago, there was a party. At the party, someone died. Five teens each played a part and up until now, no one has told the truth.

In the blurb they said this would be like Clue meets Riverdale... Sounds great right? Color me intrigued! Disclosure: This book was provided to me by Edelweiss free of charge in return for an honest and unbiased review. This book is scheduled to be released on December 11, 2018 by Margaret K. McElderry Books. The story is told in the third person from each character’s point of view, switching between them which took a little getting used to. If magic is thrown into a story, it has to either be a defining role or weaved well into the world-building so that there is a sense of believability of its place in the mystery. Otherwise, the resolution just feels lazy and unfinished. Much like Riverdale, the story is exaggerated in a way that makes some parts completely unrealistic, but that doesn’t bother me as it is a fiction book.I didn’t submit you, Ruby wrote, but I’m going to the party. Maybe we can solve the mystery together? One thing I did like was the references to classic fairy tales that were scattered throughout. Perhaps if the author writes a retelling of a fairy tale I’ll read it. The players: five students. Columbia-bound ex-valedictorian Juniper, stage-loving Ruby, golden boy Parker, school bully Brett, and outcast photographer Gavin. And sure, I'll briefly skim over Jessica, Jasmine, Meghan and Will. Why? Because they were flat, one-dimensional walking tropes. Jessica was the classic "best friend", Jasmine was the classic "mean girl" (with a side dose of kleptomanic tendencies that is never explored??) , Meghan was the stereotypical "extroverted, adoring sister" and Will was the "wronged suspicious lanky dude" . And I think that about sums them up to be honest.