The Last Flight | 
pickThis surprised me, I went in thinking I wasn't going to like this but it was a propulsive read. A bit contrived and predictable but I flew through the pages. I was drastically more interested in Claire's story, which is always the way of duel timeline books - always there is one character that is more engaging, more my speed. But overall this was a good escape read.
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pickWay better than I expected. Very twisty! Definitely recommend.
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Two women. Two flights. One last chance to disappear.
Claire Cook has a perfect life. Married to the scion of a political dynasty, with a Manhattan townhouse and a staff of ten, her surroundings are elegant, her days flawlessly choreographed, and her future auspicious. But behind closed doors, nothing is quite as it seems.
From left to right, # 9 (The Last Flight), # 27 (The Locked Door), # 53 (The Women in the Castle), # 90 (The Four Winds) #roll100
pickGreat story. The plot is excellent with lots of twists A must read
pickWow! I could not put this down. 2 women from different walks of life are desperate to escape their circumstances. They meet at the airport and exchange airplane tickets in hope of each disappearing. Told from both points of view, you don‘t know till the very end whether one of them dies in a plane crash or not. Some scenes were so intense I‘d have to walk away for a minute, but I couldn‘t stay away.
pickA whim pick from Prime and it was a lot better than I expected. My first Julie Clark book and definitely not my last. The story has all the elements that could have lead to cliche women's fiction tropes but they did not happen. Instead, the story is an intersection of two lives at their critical breaking points, spinning off from one another to escape their realities and hopefully survive.
pickWOW. Down to the last chapter you really had no idea what was going to happen. Anyone else really believe Eva got off the flight? Her character was painted so elusively I thought she for sure slipped off with ease. Also Danielle was another surprise character, although after that many years watching another woman get abused I can‘t imagine what that does to a spirit. GREAT READ!
“She‘d shed this life like an old skin, emerging newer. Better. She‘d done it before, and she would do it again” -74
pickA slow burn with a few good twists! Claire, the wife of an abusive soon to be senator and Eva, a women on the run from a dark occupation collide in this story with each other trading plane tickets to escape their respective lives. Sadly their idea does not go as planned.
pickThriller about two women who trade tickets at the airport in order to escape their lives. Suspenseful and kept me guessing. Quick read.
pickSuch a wonderfully crafted thriller! This was a story of Clair Cook and Eva James. Clair is escaping from her abusive, and widely known husband. At the airport, she crosses paths with Eva who is in an equally dire predicament. They switch tickets, and Clair soon realizes she isn‘t any safer seeking refuge far away from home. The novel unravels quickly, and you will be consumed by sheer panic as you read about both women trying to survive 😮💨
Started this book last night, and it‘s already giving me anxiety. Claire, the wife of an abusive politician is planning her disappearance. She‘s going through great lengths to get away from her domineering husband. I‘m already at the edge of my seat😮💨
Also, it‘s a sunny 32 degrees in Minnesota today ☀️ being born in California, I never thought I‘d see the day where I considered 32 degrees to be pleasant weather 😂
pickSuspenseful thriller about two women helping each other flee their pasts. Though very character-driven, this kept me on the edge of my seat and I was wholly invested in Claire and Eva‘s stories. It was also moving at times with its themes of female friendship and empowerment. Though a little implausible, Clark‘s writing had my stomach in knots and my heart dropping as I followed these smart and resourceful women fight for the lives they want. 4⭐️
First readathon of the year, and I‘m going hard. This is a mix of #lmpbc, #bookspin, #alspine, and a “morbidly curious” non-fiction book group I belong to. It‘s rainy and gloomy here in the PNW for the foreseeable future, so hoping for ample time to cozy up and knock out some reading goals! #joyousjanuary
pickI read this as part of #GroupM for #LMPBC. I love this club because I read things I otherwise would not have picked up. Suspenseful story with two female protagonists - each on their own journey of escape and rising from bad circumstances. @BeckyWithTheGoodBooks @HufflepuffGirl90 @suvata @TheBookHippie
so-soTwo strange women running from something exchange tickets and identities in an airport. It is suspenseful. But Clark tries so hard to convince us to empathize with Eva by trying to convince us she felt she had no other choice than to choose an unethical life of crime (sounds dramatic but trying not to spoil it) that it is off-putting. It is total BS that she had no other options, and she would have been more sympathetic if she had just been ⬇️
I have a new book shelf! It is just holding my coloring stuff right now. It‘s time to buy more books.
pickA good thriller with interesting twists. I really enjoyed reading this one! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
@Bookishgal71 this one is on the way to you! #LMPBC
On this child Saturday, Bandette is modeling a local independent bookstore‘s doggie sweater. We‘re both cuddled up in my favorite reading spot.
I‘m enjoying this book. It‘s a real page turner! My brain Is whirling around with different scenarios of what just happened? And what‘s going to happen?
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pickThis one has been on my holds from Libby for sooo long. Finally read it and it is GREAT!!! Highly recommend- 2 women in various states of desperate situations, who more or less trade places. Returning it on Libby now, pick it up
so-soThere were so many people that told me this was SO GOOD, but honestly, it fell short for me. It just didn't hold my interest or pull me in quite as I had hoped. On the plus side I found quite a few words.
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#Audiobaking with this thriller for book club. So far this one is good and I have questions that I assume will be answered? I am not seeing where this is going and reviews say the ending is surprising and satisfying.
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pickThis was a very different kind of thriller and I really liked it! It was a super fast read too.
pickThis week! Holy fuzzballs didn‘t last forever. This twisty thriller was all my brain could handle. Sure it was silly at times, but the payoff was worth it in the end.
pickThe beginning and end of the novel are so engaging. The middle lagged quite a bit for me, I was much more interested in one of the double narratives than the other, causing me to just give up and skim half of the novel until the time I‘d reached the end when it pulled me back. Still a pick, but almost a so-so for me.
pickA nice, quick read that I finished poolside on my lunch hour today. The story was interesting. A couple things I saw coming but a few twists - particularly at the end - I didn‘t. The idea of two women swapping tickets in an airport was definitely interesting
pickThe ending of this story was well worth the buildup. I truly fell in love with Eva's character, and the friendship she builds with Liz is beautiful. The pacing was a little slower than what I was hoping for, but by the end, and knowing how everything connects, it pays off.
pickWow. That was some kind of roller coaster of a book.
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Great to meet Julie Clark and hear her speak about her book at today‘s LA Times Festival of Books 2022 at USC.
Lots of fun!
pick"If we don't tell our own stories, we'll never take control of the narrative."
Two women, each trying to escape their lives for their own reasons, switch identities at an airport.
What could possibly go wrong? Well, a plane crash for one. (not a spoiler).
A fun, twisty & suspenseful page turner about women speaking their truth in a world where they aren't always believed.
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“The Last Flight” was a quick and thrilling read, inspired by the #MeToo movement that delivered two well-rounded characters trying to escape their circumstances. Both of the storylines sucked me in, and the airplane crash was an interesting aspect to the story. I only wish that Eva‘s outcome was more clear as the epilogue and other parts of the book are conflicting and is somewhat up for interpretation.
pickBest thing about reading a really good book is finding a new favorite author! Claire wants to escape her abusive husband the only way is to disappear get a new identity! Eva wants to run away from a life she can‘t believe she has! They meet at an airport and exchange tickets one plane makes it the other crashes only problem is her face is all over the news and on magazines how long can she really stay hidden the twist so well planned out🌟🌟🌟🌟
pickCurrently reading this book before bed and I‘m loving it so far!!
