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The Last Party
The Last Party: The twisty new mystery from the Sunday Times bestseller | Clare Mackintosh
INTRODUCING DC FFION MORGAN, IN THE UNMISSABLE NEW SERIES FROM #1 BESTSELLER CLARE MACKINTOSH On New Year's Eve, Rhys Lloyd has a house full of guests. His lakeside holiday homes are a success, and he's generously invited the village to drink champagne with their wealthy new neighbours. This will be the party to end all parties. But not everyone is there to celebrate. By midnight, Rhys will be floating dead in the freezing waters of the lake. On New Year's Day, DC Ffion Morgan has a village full of suspects. The tiny community is her home, so the suspects are her neighbours, friends and family - and Ffion has her own secrets to protect. With a lie uncovered at every turn, soon the question isn't who wanted Rhys dead . . . but who finally killed him. In a village with this many secrets, a murder is just the beginning.
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janeycanuck
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Confusing for the first 15 pages but then I figured out what was going on and Mackintosh just sucked me in. She layered some really good personal bits on top of the mystery and I‘ll definitely pick up more books if this does turn into a series.

Roll 10 for #Roll100

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PageShifter
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Ffion was fierce character who had to work with Leo to solve the case. Leo was Ffion's counterpart; prudent and peaceful.

I loved that it wasn't easy to guess who had done it, I might have suspected almost everyone at some point. But at the same time this felt sometimes a bit mess: there was so much information about previous events from different POVs and I don't know if I needed the same scenes from different POVs.

#SeriesLove23

TheSpineView Well done! 5mo
Andrew65 Excellent 👏👏👏 5mo
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candc320
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Bingo board updates for The Last Party:

#littenlisten - Longer than 10 hours
#ISpyBingo - Weapon
#Falling4Books - A Favorite Author
#bodycountbingo - Party

#scarathlon #skeletoncrew

Emilymdxn This book fits a lot of prompts 🎃🎃🎃 6mo
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candc320
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I love me some Claire Macintosh but this is not a favorite. It was really hard to keep up with the myriad characters, especially as an audiobook. But it was still a good, twisty story and I do like that the main detective character was intriguing and will be an ongoing character in a series. 🌟🌟🌟💫 #scarathlon #skeletoncrew readathons: #31by31 #spookoween I‘ll post the updated bingo boards separately

TheSpineView Well done! 6mo
candc320 Thank you @TheSpineView !! 6mo
Catsandbooks 🙌🏼💜🦇 6mo
Emilymdxn 🎃🎃🎃 6mo
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Itchyfeetreader
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I really enjoyed this after the hostage which I did not love. It‘s for strong characters, a great community with secondary characters a go go and a twisty anyone could have done it murder mystery. Really enjoyed !

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Bec_lectic
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Mehso-so

Wow, this book was like trying to put a 1000 piece jigsaw puzzle together. Lots of characters and lots of stuff going on. It wasn‘t a bad story but I felt like the story dragged on and on and all the red herrings thrown in started to stink. By the time the big reveal of the murderer came I was over trying to figure it out. Just a so-so for me 🙁

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Laughterhp
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The first part of this book was kind of boring, but at the end of the first part, quite a twist I wasn‘t expecting! Though there are so many characters to remember, they are for the most part pretty unique, so I didn‘t confuse them. It also flips between timelines and that was a bit confusing listening on audio. You also got the same interaction but different point of views. So it could have been a bit shorter.

#bookspin - January

erank58 Currently listening on audio too, glad to see it gets better after that first push! 9mo
kstadt929 Oh no! This one just became available on audiobook for me. Maybe I‘ll skip and read the book 9mo
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 9mo
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AReedCollett
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A friend shared this idea and I fell in love with it. This year, I am going to crochet a reading log snake. Let's see how long it is going to get. I have chosen red to represent mysteries. The Last Party by Clare Mackintosh was the good read to bring in 2023 as it is centered around a News Years tradition in a small town in Wales. 3/5 ⭐️ #BooksAndCrafts #ARRCReads

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MartinaLove
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4/5 ⭐

Rhys is found dead at the lake in The Shore, on New Year's Eve. Everyone at the party has secrets they don't want anybody to know about. Detective Leo and Ffion are trying to find the killer. Not easy when everyone had a reason to want Rhys dead.

ericarobynreads Oooooh! This sounds great! 14mo
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MartinaLove
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Currently reading 📚😊

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papascott33
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#5 of 2023. November 2022 #BOTM. Just a bit behind 😜 Started: 1/30/23
Finished: 2/4/23
6 Days

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FelinesAndFelonies
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#bookspin square 7. @TheAromaofBooks

So that's gonna be a no. This one just didn't work for me. I was bored. I thought most of the characters were terrible. Truthfully, I didn't care who killed Rhys, I was just upset they didn't off me too before I read this book. Hard pass. ⭐⭐

Alfoster Agreed! I wanted to like it more than I did! 1y
TheAromaofBooks Great review! 😂 1y
Laughterhp Haha oh my! I love your review. I‘ve been struggling to get into this book. 1y
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Jnnlb
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Mehso-so

First in a series⭐️⭐️⭐️

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abostwick24
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Another book club book! This one was pretty good! If you can get past the very large cast of characters, then you stumble upon a pretty epic murder mystery. Many twists and turns — literally until the final pages of the book. Lots of healing within this book, so some very triggering material. I recommend this book if you want a complex mystery with some hard topics.
For me this was…
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (4/5)

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kimmypete1
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Bailedbailed

DNF @ 11% I‘m not feeling this one at all.

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marleed
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Oh wow, there is so much story wrapped into this book that I have no idea how to recap it on the limited lined side of my index cards! A pile of characters were introduced to convince the read what a scumbag Rhys Lloyd was. I did a fairly decent job tracking who I thought were the key characters, but when I got to the end I looped back to revisit some characters. It was super fun to pick up details I missed originally!

dabbe Beautifully color-coordinated shelves! 😊 1y
marleed @dabbe Oh thanks. I love to arrange books by color in my house because it wouldn‘t work for a store or public library. I like that it personalizes my space! 1y
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jenn0889
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Set on the border between Wales and England, racism and colonialism form the backdrop to a murder mystery where the victim could have been killed by anyone.

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LiteraryinLawrence
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Two thumbs up for this mystery set on a lake at the border of England and Wales. Sort of a town and gown dynamic between the Welsh who live there and the English on holiday. Lots of secrets all the characters are hiding, the murder of a generally disliked guy, lots of motives and several twists to find out what happened. It looks like the author is writing a second book featuring the police officer Ffion Morgan, and I will totally want to read it!

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MicheleinPhilly
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Clare Mackintosh is such a first rate thriller writer so I was naturally intrigued by her first foray into a detective series. While it wasn‘t anything earth-shattering, I thoroughly enjoyed it and am looking forward to further installments. And with all due respect to the Welsh, your language is…interesting. #StartASeries

TrishB I enjoyed this enough to get the second too 👍🏻 1y
RebelReader I read all her stuff. Some are better than others, but I always enjoy them. 1y
batsy The reviews are mostly positive for this! I'm keen to check it out 👍🏾 1y
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OriginalCyn620
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This is a new-to-me author and I was not disappointed! A murder mystery that I don‘t think I can succinctly sum up, as there are a lot of characters and the timeline is non-linear, but it‘s very well done. And I guess it‘s a bit of a slow burn but then there are so many twists!

#pop23 - book with a map
#booked2023 - book described with the words stretch, twist, or balance
#bookspinbingo - free space
#jumpstart2023

MallenNC I am listening to this. Almost finished! She has several standalone novels that you might like. I enjoy her writing. My favorite is 1y
OriginalCyn620 @MallenNC Thanks! I‘m gonna use that for #pop23 for a friend recommendation, which I was going to ask you for! 1y
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Cinfhen I TOTALLY agree with @MallenNC I Let You Go was EXCELLENT!!!!! 1y
Cinfhen This one sounds fun!! Maybe I‘ll do an add on next month from #BOTM 1y
Clwojick Way to go on challenge stacking! 1y
OriginalCyn620 @MallenNC @Cinfhen I‘m sold! Did either of you listen to the audio? Am considering that instead of print. 1y
Cinfhen I actually read it. It was from my first year of #BOTM 2016!!!!! 1y
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 1y
MallenNC @OriginalCyn620 I read it in print but I think it would be good on audio 1y
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Julsmarshall
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Great thriller with so many twists and turns! I love it when the victim is so despicable that any number of folks want them dead. Fun to read about a NYE mystery at the start of the year too. #BookspinBingo @TheAromaofBooks #BOTM

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 1y
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Laughterhp
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Here are my January books for #BookSpin and #DoubleSpin - super excited to read both of these books!

squirrelbrain I loved the Tucci! ❤️ 1y
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 1y
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Julsmarshall
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Seems like a good one to kick off the New Year! Happy 2023 all! Cheers to great books!

Bookzombie Happy New Year! 1y
jlhammar It is! Hope you enjoy. 1y
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Charityann
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Finishing up this one as my last read of the year!😄 #wintereadathon @Andrew65 @DieAReader @GHABI4ROSES #newyearseve

Andrew65 Looks good. 😁 1y
DieAReader 💜💜💜 1y
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jlhammar
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Closing out the year with a solid crime novel set largely on and around New Year‘s Eve and an amaro spritz with orange. Enjoyed this and look forward to more DC Ffion Morgan. #BOTM

Cheers to 2023! Wishing you all a very Happy New Year!

LeahBergen Happy New Year to you! 😘 1y
TrishB Happy New Year 🎉🎉 1y
Leftcoastzen Happy new year to you!🥂 1y
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Happy New Year 🎈🎊🎆 1y
LeslieO Great book choice for the holiday! Happy New Year! Enjoy! 1y
LocalTXLibrarian looks like a good choice! happy new year! 🎊 1y
LitStephanie Love the pic you set up. Happy New Year! 1y
MaureenMc Happy New Year! 1y
batsy Happy New Year! 🎉 1y
bthegood Happy New Year - 1y
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RebelReader
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We are at the farm spending NYE with my Mom. This is my last book of 2022. Have about 100 pages to go to finish it. I‘m enjoying this one too so going out on a high note. Happy New Year everyone!!! 🍾🍾🍾🎉🎉🎊🎊

LiteraryinLawrence Enjoy! I just borrowed this today from the library! 1y
Tamra You look cozy & comfy! 1y
RebelReader @Tamra We are! Life is pretty laid back on the farm. 1y
jlhammar I just finished this! Fun New Year‘s read. 1y
RebelReader @jhammar This was a very fun read. I think we will hear from DC Morgan again as the book comes up as #1. 1y
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erzascarletbookgasm
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I found this crime novel, set in a small Welsh community, on the eve of New Year, to be an enjoyable read. Lots of suspects, a few good twists and some interesting characters. I‘ll be keen to read more of DC Ffion Morgan. 👍

LeahBergen This sounds fun! 1y
SilversReviews I enjoyed her other books more. 😊 1y
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ICantImReading
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

I loved the Welsh setting and characters of this police procedural, although I do admit there was a lot to keep track of and it was a bit long. There was an extra twist at the end that really surprised me! The murder takes place at a New Year‘s Eve party, so it‘s a great time of the year to read this. I‘ll definitely give the next book in the series a try! 🎧

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PuddleJumper
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Mehso-so

This was a very slow book until the last 100 pages or so. Could have been made a lot shorter without losing anything.

Didn't enjoy the jumping back and forth in time, it made it difficult to keep track of things. It was already difficult enough with the amount of characters.

Andrew65 Some are too long and need more pace and tension. Well done 🎄🎅🏼🎄 1y
DieAReader 🎄🎄🎄 1y
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 1y
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BeeMagical
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Book 220🎧 1.5⭐️

I sucked it up and finished this even though I almost bailed numerous times.

I don‘t typically enjoy cop thrillers so this isn‘t a surprise.

‘‘Twas written well but just not my cup of tea, and was a tad long.

TW - Rape

Rhys just seems to go around sticking his fingers in peoples mouths and raping who ever he wants.

Needs a swift kick to the jewels🥝

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AVChrista
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Seems like a good way to start a Saturday 📖🪱

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NikkiKey94
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I couldn‘t put this book down! I loved the characters in the book and I‘m so happy it‘s going to be a series because I have to read more about Ffion! It had an unexpected twist at the end and it made the book so much better! I can‘t wait for another book in the series!

RebelReader Just picked this up from my library. I had no idea this was gonna be a series! How exciting! 1y
NikkiKey94 @RebelReader me either! According to Goodreads it is so I hope it‘s true! 1y
MyNamesParadise My former boss got an ARC of this book and she let me have it! I haven‘t gotten around to reading it yet, but it‘s on my never ending list! 1y
NikkiKey94 @MyNamesParadise I hope you enjoy it! I need to read more of her books. 1y
MyNamesParadise @NikkiKey94 I‘ve read a couple of her other books and they‘re very good! I know I want to read this one and Hostage by her! 1y
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Jemgirl2014
Panpan

I should have bailed on this book. I did consider it multiple times but I wanted to see if it would get any better. Unfortunately, it did not. Three weeks of my life I can‘t get back. Yes, it took me that long to read it because I kept taking breaks away from it. Needless to say, I will not be continuing with this series. 🥱

FelinesAndFelonies It took me forever to finish this one too. No return on my time investment. 👎🏽 1y
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TrishB
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Good introduction to a new detective series 👍🏻 liked the character build ups and the twists and turns. Will definitely try the second.

Cinfhen Really? Another series!!??! I wanted to read this but not sure I want to start a new series🤪 1y
TrishB @Cinfhen I did wonder why it was so popular all of a sudden with people that don‘t usually read series! And it is very obviously start of new series story. 1y
Oryx I'm reading this at the moment. Not too far in but I like it ok. I hadn't realized it was a series when I started it (as her other books aren't). 1y
TrishB @Oryx when I get it on kindle it had pre- order the next one underneath. Obviously as it‘s the first it doesn‘t affect the storyline anyway. 1y
BarbaraBB Very appealing ! #stacked 1y
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CoffeeK8
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A little last minute reading (and soccer) before family arrives!

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CoffeeK8
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My #botm books and my book club choice. Just a little TBR for Thanksgiving

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Breanne1
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This is my first Clare M book I‘ve read even though I have lots of her books on my TBR pile. I enjoyed this murder mystery and hope that we get to hear more about Leo and Ffion‘s story in the future. #botm

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janeycanuck
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BOTM has finally launched in Canada - and it‘s stupid expensive. First book is only $9.99 but the regular monthly credit price is $26.99 - for perspective, The Last Party has a list price of $24.99 in Canada but is currently 30% off at Indigo. I‘ll be interested to see how popular it is - and won‘t be surprised if it‘s gone within six months.

Any other Canadians experimenting with BOTM?

LeahBergen Well, that‘s annoying. 1y
marleed Dang it! 1y
Megabooks Wow! That‘s ridiculous! 1y
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janeycanuck @LeahBergen @marleed @Megabooks Yeah, I‘m quite disappointed. The Last Party didn‘t have a hardcover release, it was straight to paperback but that happens a lot here. They are also still shipping from the US, not a Canadian warehouse so I imagine that doesn‘t help, either. 1y
BookLineNSinker How annoying to spend that much and not have a hardcover option... I'm in the US but I don't participate in BOTM because I have more than enough to read on Libby (free app), my local library, Audible, and Kindle. I would love to build my collection of physical books but it's just become so easy to find what I need through all my other subscriptions lol. When I feel the need for a physical book, I head over to the library... 1y
janeycanuck @BookLineNSinker In Canada, that‘s typical for the sticker price of a trade paperback. Hardcovers are rarely under $30 - usually more like $35 or $40. I like that we get so many titles straight to paperback since it‘s more affordable than hardcover and you don‘t have to wait. 1y
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TrishB
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#quicklunchtimeread
Have about 20 mins! Enjoying book so far, only 20% in as yet.

Cupcake12 Lunch looks 😍 1y
julesG Kid#2 thinks you've made a perfect lunch choice. She likes how you combined pasta and potts. 1y
LeahBergen Yum! 1y
TrishB @julesG I would like to pretend I made it! It‘s from a local bistro and they do four salads for Qd, it‘s my Wednesday treat. I limit myself to 2 carbs….so I can still pretend it‘s a salad. I also like their presentation. 1y
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Fammybooks
Mehso-so

I enjoyed this one to an extent. In the end,l got bored with it and wanted it to be over. There was too much side story and not enough main story. Also, I feel I shouldn‘t be routing for the detectives to get together.

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swishandflick
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Gosh, I just love Clare Mackintosh! This was a great whodunnit, with plenty of viable suspects and unreliable narrators. I thought she balanced the multiple POVs and "then/now" time swaps well - though there are a lot of people and dynamics to keep track of, so that might not appeal to everyone. I appreciated the subtle Welsh pronunciation help, otherwise I never would have pronounced Cwm Coed correctly in my head ? #BOTM

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SilversReviews
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Mehso-so

It definitely was the last party for Rhys Lloyd.

Was it an accident or did someone kill him?

FULL REVIEW: https://tinyurl.com/yeym5dez

@claremackwrites
@bookmarked

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Fammybooks

So Leo left his son alone and Allie is punishing him for it? Why? Does Allie hate her ex-husband so much? Also, I‘m not sure why I‘m focusing on a side story rather than the main focus of the book, and I understand that the side stories make the main character/s a bit more human.

BookLineNSinker Lol 🤣 I do the same thing all the time! And your blurb has me wanting to revisit this but audiobook is hard to follow because of severe accents! 1y
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TheBookStacker
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Well it‘s been a whirlwind! Just got back from a week back home because I got married!!!!! And now back here in California slowly preparing to move in a month! So much going on I don‘t know how I‘ll make time to read but I‘m trying! (Any good book recs for/based in Nashville/Tennessee I‘m planning to read about my new home!)

SamAnne Congrats! 1y
LeahBergen Congratulations! 1y
Laughterhp Congrats! 1y
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Jas16 Congratulations! 1y
Megabooks Congratulations!! Enjoy Nashville! It‘s a great city. 1y
Aimeesue Congratulations! 1y
BarbaraBB Congratulations 🍾 1y
Suet624 You‘re moving to Tennessee! Nashville is so full of music. Congrats! 1y
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Fammybooks

Not sure how I feel about this one yet, but the set up to it has me hooked.

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EadieB
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#TheLastParty #ClareMackintosh #BookSpinBingo

On New Year‘s Eve, Rhys Lloyd has a house full of guests. His vacation homes on Mirror Lake are a success, and he‘s generously invited the village to drink champagne with their wealthy new neighbors. But by midnight, Rhys will be floating dead in the freezing waters of the lake. This is a psychological thriller that shifts from the past to the present. We hear from all the different suspects.

EadieB Lots of secrets are being kept. The plot was such that kept me reading all the way to the very surprised ending. If you like atmospheric psychological thrillers then you would love this book. I would like to thank Sourcebooks Landmark and NetGalley for a copy for an honest review. 1y
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 1y
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Breanne1
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Such a great month to have a free birthday add on! #botm

swishandflick Happy Birthday month! Mine's in December and the choices are usually pretty meh, haha 1y
Breanne1 Thanks @swishandflick I‘m going to wish real hard for good December picks for your Birthday month 😉 1y
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TheBookStacker
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I love Clare so this was a no brainer and I‘ve heard nothing but great things about the new Shapiro! I had already preordered White Horse because I‘m flying cross country tomorrow and I was going to read it on the plane! #botm

Megabooks I was tempted by the Shapiro! 1y
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Born.A.Reader
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Skipped October's #BOTM but was very intrigued by the new Clare Mackintosh book. It'll be the first one I've read of hers, the add-ons are tried and true authors for me.

https://www.mybotm.com/phuw7esbgwl5l8fr?show_box=true