I usually do not read "romance" novels, but this one intrigued me. It's a poignant and heart-breaking tale (read lots of tissues) about two damaged souls who build a relationship and family. Many issues regarding foster care, military service, PTDS, single moms and more are explored in depth.

Ooooohhh wow!!! I love getting lost in romance novels, but every now and then you come across a novel that manages to wiggle it’s way into your heart! The Last Letter is filled to the brim with raw and unfiltered emotion that will pull at every single one of your heartstrings (and having grabbing for the tissues)! The storyline is extraordinarily original and so addictive I found myself reading every moment I could until I finished. I have been a Rebecca Yarros fan for some time now, but this novel is on a whole other level! I wish I could give The Last Letter more than 5 stars- seriously, so flipping epic! Everyone NEEDS to read this book, I can already know this will be a novel I will reread many times!

WOW, what a phenomenal 5 star emotional rollercoaster that was. It's been a while since I have had the chance to site down and read one of this author's book but I am a huge fan, so when I had a chance to read an advance copy, I couldn't contain my excitement and dug right in the moment in landed on my kindle. The author is such an amazing writer and I love how every book of hers has sucked me in every time and this one definitely didn't disappoint.

I will be honest and say I was a bit timid if this one would grab me. I read a quick comment about this one flipping back and forth between their letters and the their story and those types of books where we flip back and forth tend to just annoy me. But Not this one, nope this one was done perfectly and didn't take away from the story at all. The change from letters to story truly was seamless and only helped me get to see the real Beckett and Ella and how truly much they needed each other

I loved Beckett, he was loyal, he was caring, he was a hot and sexy special ops guy, but he was also broken. My heart broke for him, knowing he didn't feel like he was worthy of anyone's love and that he carried so much guilt on his shoulders for Ryan's death. I love that he was determined to not let Ryan down and take car of Ella. I loved how much he grew to love both Ella and her kids and that he would do just about anything for them.

I really loved the dynamic the author built between Ella and Beckett and how Maisie and Colt played into their relationship. Ella and Beckett's love was the love we all dream about , it was the love of sole mates and although how this story played out gave me some extreme highs and extreme lows, this was an amazing emotional roller coaster that I absolutely enjoyed

Overall , the characters, the story, the dynamic happening, was just phenomenal. This was such a heartbreaking story that broke me a few times and still fight the tears as I think back to certain parts but this was really a phenomenal 5 star read for me.

what an amazing book. Loved it from beginning to end
I loved the authors style of writing and will be looking for other books by this author.
I would recommend this book to friends and family

5+ Broken Heart Stars

It has been a while since I read such a gut wrenching, angst book!

How much heartbreak can one endure in ones life time and still be standing tall and positive? This is the question you will be asking throughout the book. The story of Ella and Beckett is not a bed of roses. They are two broken souls who, “meet” initially through letter writing to each other, and open up about their pasts and share their innermost thoughts.

The characters in this story are so realistic, loveable and well developed.

This is a magnificently written book, which is so heartfelt and will bring a smile to your face as well as make you ball your eyes out. It is a rollercoaster of emotional feels and definitely unforgettable.

The Epilogue brought a smile to my face but I still have a huge lump in my throat!

Thank you Rebecca for bringing us the story of Beckett and Ella. I absolutely loved this book and I hope many people read this wonderful emotional story.

I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own. Many thanks to Entangled Publishing, LLC and NetGalley.

This book was amazing! From page 1 to the very end, I was literally glued to it. I'm not a big romance book person but the love in this book between all the characters was overwhelming. Ella is a single mom of twins who runs a resort in Colorado. Her brother is in the military. He decides that she and his best friend, Beckett aka Chaos, should be pen pals which they become way more than as time passes. They develop a close relationship by mail. So much happens as the story progresses, after Ryan is gone, between Ella and Beckett. Her twins are so smart funny and totally adorable, and the four of them together is the bet part of the book. There are SO many emotions here, so much love and sadness amid the happiness and extreme losses they all face. I highly recommend this book---along with a box of tissues! Thanks so much for the ARC, NG! Do not miss this one!

There is much in Yarros' "The Last Letter" to enjoy. The shifting POV (which includes a great twist at the end) is an excellent way to tell this tale, as you see all sides of this narrative. The use of the letters themselves normally would be frowned upon, but they work very well here.

The characters have clear motivations and they hold true to those drives even in tough times. Perhaps the contrivance that threatens to tear them apart is a bit much and the fact that Beckett is just too hot, strong and overly aware of his own emotions might stretch credulity, but the latter is a bit of wish fulfillment and standard fare in the genre. These are no big deal and all is forgiven.

The key challenge I have is the climax of the story (the double entendre is wholly intended). About 2/3rds of the way through the book, after much literary foreplay, the lust-struck couple finally engaged in proverbial congress. Little detail is spared (thankfully more R than NC-17 in content), but caving into the need for an overly descriptive assignation weakens the gentler themes and tone of the writing. I don't argue that the conjugal interaction was necessary for the storyline to advance and causes the appropriate tension, giving in the need for additional wish fulfillment at the expense of the tone of the story was disappointing.

All that having been said, the story itself was very moving and touching and, on the whole, was very engaging.

Name an emotion. I'll wait.
I promise that this book will make you feel it. I cried of joy, laughter, sadness, anger, EVERYTHING. I LOVE IT SO MUCH. Sorry a bit enthusiastic.

This book covers EVER emotion.

The writing is outstanding. The storyline is, simply put, heartbreaking. Should you attempt to read this? YES. Will you find a flaw? Nope. From page one I was entranced. Do I love the ending? No! I wish things were written differently. Yet, that is what makes this book so special. It’s raw. It’s real. It’s devastating. It’s life.

Rebecca took such beautiful care with the main subject. She allowed me...a regular reader...to live and breathe the strength and determination of a family surviving.

On a personal note: last week I thought I read my top book of the year. Not gonna lie...this might just trump it.

Thank you to all the men and women who serve our country. Thank you Rebecca for giving voice to such a terrible disease. You’re research and ability to create a story like this...PRICELESS.

A. Must. Read.

The Last Letter was a freaking emotional roller coaster! Ella and Beckett’s story was one of friendship, grief, joy, loss, and hope. I was in tears more times then I want to admit and they were the big, fat, ugly ones! While events didn’t exactly turn out the way I expected, I am glad I took a chance. This isn’t my usual kind of read, but the summary caught my eye, and well...it was worth the Kleenex box I blew my way through.

I wish I could have written a great review to do justice to just how much this story touched me, but I didn’t want to give anything away! The heartbreaking journey it took me on as a reader...indescribable.

I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

Simply this book is five stars. I’m truly gutted deep to my soul.
Be prepared. I mean with the blurb and cover you have a feeling but you don’t really ever know until you read the story.
Be prepared.
I cried! My heart hurt. I felt love. I cried!
There so much feeing in this story. So much love and loss.
You know it’s a good book when you’re mad at the author for writing the story. Im so mad right now and crying ugly tears. It’s just not fair. I’m asking the questions of why.
This is the first book hangover I’ve had of 2018 and it will be my only.
I don’t know how to move on from this story.
I don’t want to give too much away because then you miss all the goodness of this book. I hope no one spoils this for you and you are able to be taken on the emotional rollercoaster that is The Last Letter.

What a great romance. This is a very good book. I was a little surprised about the sad part. I didn’t see that coming! Be prepared to get your Kleenex out!

Rebecca Yarros is an extremely passionate writer you can tell pours her soul into her stories. I loved her writing and how you feel a part of the story, the people and their feelings- the good and the bad.

As far as the story went, it's was definitely a roller coaster. A roller coaster I enjoyed at spots, but at others felt like the twists and turns were too jerking and painful. When I finished the ride, I wasn't sure if it was fun or if it simply caused too much pain.

I cannot adequately describe how amazing this book is. I experienced so many emotions and cried my way through it. This is a story I will never forget.

It was a roller coaster of emotions, but so raw and beautiful! I never expected to cry as much as I did, but the story just captivated me in a sense that I just couldn't stop, to me this is the best book from this author!

' “Say it. I need you to say the words.”
My call sign is Chaos. I miss you and your letters so damn much. I crave your words more than oxygen. I’m so sorry about Ryan. I don’t deserve to be here. He does.
The options played through my head. Instead, I steered to the safest truth I could give her without ripping her to shreds or blowing the most important mission of my life.
“Ryan sent me.” '

The Last Letter is heart wrenchingly wonderful contemporary romance by Rebecca Yarros.

Ella Mackenzie is raising twins alone while trying to keep her Bed and Breakfast afloat.

With her parents and grandparent’s dead, her ex-husband who walked out on her the moment she found out she was pregnant, and her brother Ryan serving in a special ops team in a classified location overseas, the last thing she needs is the knock on the door saying her brother has been killed in action.

Ryan Mackenzie was one of the only people Beckett Gentry, call sign Chaos, cares about. That is until Ryan’s sister Ella starts writing him letters. Initially reluctant to take part in Ryan’s Pen Pal set up, Beckett soon finds that Ella’s letters bring light into his otherwise dark life.

Although he had made plans to visit Telluride, Colorado with Ryan when they were stateside, those plans change when Ryan is killed.

No longer is he going to Telluride with his best friend, to meet the woman who he’d fallen for through the written word, but to look after his battle buddy’s little sister and help her through one of the most challenging times of her life.

Because not only is Ella facing the challenge of losing her brother, she’s at risk of having the remainder of her family torn apart by even more tragic circumstances.

When Chaos stops replying to her letters around the same time as her brother’s death, and the army refusing to answer any of her questions due to the classified nature of their work, Ella is left with no other choice but to assume Chaos was also killed.

Little does Ella know that Beckett Gentry, the man who just booked a cabin at her Bed and Breakfast for seven months, who served in her brothers’ unit; is also Chaos - the man she had been writing to and even starting to fall for.

'Beckett,
If you’re reading this, well, you know the “last-letter” drill. You made it. I didn’t. Get off the guilt train, because I know if there were any chance you could have saved me, you would have.
I need one thing from you: Get your ass to Tellurid...
… If I’m gone, that means I can’t get home in January like we’d planned. I can’t be there for her. I can’t help Ella through this, or play soccer with my nephew, or hold my niece. But you can. So I’m begging you, as my best friend, go take care of my sister, my family…
Please don’t make her go through it alone.'

The Last Letter is a heartbreakingly beautiful novel with writing and characters so spectacular it’s like the story lifts of the page and comes to life.

This book is a rollercoaster that will have you laughing one moment and reaching for the box of tissues the next, before realising that you’ve used them all already and now need to open another new box.

As emotionally bruising as The Last Letter is I LOVED everything about it.

I have been a fan of Rebecca Yarros’ since the moment I read her debut novel Full Measures back in 2014, and I was so excited about reading The Last Letter.

The Last Letter is spread over a period of about two years, and combines the letters between Ella and Chaos, with present day narration from both Ella and Becketts point of view.

I loved the pacing of this book, which allowed the characters to work through their grief in a realistic manner. It also allowed for their relationship to develop without rushing into it which really allowed the chemistry to build between Ella and Beckett, as we saw them go from a strained meeting, to friends, and to a couple.

' “Don’t let go,” she whispered. Her hands were still between us, but she wasn’t pushing me away, they were simply resting on my pecs. If anything, she leaned in. “I’d forgotten what this felt like.”
“Being hugged?” My voice was sandpaper-rough.
“Being held together.” Never before had a single phrase brought me to my emotional knees.'

There is so much more I want to say about this book, but I don’t want to spoil it for anyone (and partly because I can't actually put into words just how much I loved this book) so I’ll just leave it at this: The Last Letter is a tragically transcendent story about love, loss, and family that will make you feel such a chaotic mix of emotions it leaves you wondering how you’ll ever move on from what you’ve just read, but loving absolutely everything about it.

TEAR JERKER ALERT!
This book completely broke my heart! The story was so sad yet compelling that I couldn’t seem to put it down for a second. At time I felt as if the story was drawn out. A lot. But overall it was unique and kept me in suspense for where the story would go. That ending was a complete shocker! I was not expecting for it to end like that! At all. I haven’t cried that hard over a book in a while!! If you are looking for a book that is going to take you on a roller coaster of of emotions, this is the book for you!

5 Unforgettable Stars, but if I could rate this book higher that would most definitely be the case.


I don't even know where to start, this book leaves me speechless. There are so many things running through my head, that it's so hard to gather all my thoughts. I have so many emotions coursing through my body, that it makes it hard to pin point which one is overwhelming me so much right now, because as I write this, Rebecca Yarros has left a mark on my soul like no other author has done before. The Last Letter is without a doubt an, unforgettable, emotional, roller coaster of a ride. Being my first read from this author, I can guarantee you with all that I am, that Rebecca Yarros has a fan for life. Rebecca has the ability to create a a one of a kind world, and keep you there with the mind blowing plots and amazing characters. She is that author that can make you feel things that you could never imagine, and as a mother no other book could ever compare.

I want keep my review so vague for the simple fact, the blurb is all you need to know going in. The blurb is why the story is what it is. Go in and let this book surprise you, because I assure you, it WILL. Get to know the characters because from my POV, they are sincerely one of a kind, They are so very strong, and beyond brave. This slow burn romance is one that will bring tears to your eyes, but I assure you, the connections that are made are so genuine and real.

For me personally, this is the best book of the year. I will never, ever forget this book, and Ii promise you, you won't either.

*I recommend this book.

I have waited awhile to put my review into words after I finished this book. To be perfectly honest, I still don’t have the right ones. I have been anticipating this book for a long time. I can’t tell you how many times I have re read previous Flight and Glory books just to get my fill. I was indeed shocked and delighted to have been chosen to read an advanced copy of this one.
How do you put into the right words when an author and her writing touch so many emotions and places in your heart and soul. Yes I said soul. This is a book that brings to light all the fears of military families. And you appreciate the author’s candor and honesty. There is nothing held back. It was such an emotional read, I cannot fathom how it must have been for her to write it. This is one book that will live with me for tye rest of my life! I am forever grateful for her having written the book and more so grateful to all military families who sacrifice so much!! Some of us don’t realize just how much, but maybe we should.
I proudly voluntarily reviewed an advanced reader copy of this book provided by NetGalley.

(Have also preorderd and will be gifting copies)

This book! I can't even with all the heart wrenching emotions I am still feeling after reading The Last Letter. Rebecca Yarros did an amazing job with Beckett and Ella's story. It completely obliterated and exceeded any expectations I had going into the story. I seriously couldn't put it down. If you only read one book, make it this one. You don't want to miss it!