Book Review: The Last Flight by Julie Clark

Book: 79/150

Rating: 4.5/5

If you're looking for a book to get your heart rate up: THIS IS IT.

Summary: 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. That perfect husband has a temper that burns as bright as his promising political career, and he's not above using his staff to track Claire's every move, making sure she's living up to his impossible standards. But what he doesn't know is that Claire has worked for months on a plan to vanish.

A chance meeting in an airport bar brings her together with a woman whose circumstances seem equally dire. Together they make a last-minute decision to switch tickets ― Claire taking Eva's flight to Oakland, and Eva traveling to Puerto Rico as Claire. They believe the swap will give each of them the head start they need to begin again somewhere far away. But when the flight to Puerto Rico goes down, Claire realizes it's no longer a head start but a new life. Cut off, out of options, with the news of her death about to explode in the media, Claire will assume Eva's identity, and along with it, the secrets Eva fought so hard to keep hidden.

Thoughts: This book had me hooked right from the first page, and then I could not put it down. So much suspense with Claire's storyline and so much mystery with Eva's. The reason it didn't get that full five stars was because I found in the middle it got to be a little repetitive and slow, but honestly the way the story jumps right into it at the beginning and keeps you guessing until the end makes up for it.

Such a fantastic suspenseful thriller. I will be recommending this one to friends!

This one comes out on June 23, 2020. Thank you Edelweiss and Sourcebooks Landmark for the e-galley of this book in exchange for an honest review.