Thank you to NetGalley for a Kindle ARC of The Last Thing She Remembers.

The best word to describe this book is convoluted. Also, messy. Silly is another good one.

I've come to notice, especially in books with suspense-like plots like this, that authors are trying to trick the readers by adding more and more complex and complicated storylines in which one ridiculous twist is thrown one after the other.

It's the literary equivalent of a soap opera, missing the hammy acting and pretty people, small consolations you won't find anywhere in The Last Thing She Remembers.

** Minor spoilers ahead **

The basic premise is simple and, sadly, not original; a woman arrives at the door of a house claiming she has no memory of her previous life. But this house is familiar to her.

This might be the third, or fourth book I've read in the last few months with this simple premise; a woman with no memory who once lived at this location or something like that.

Now, if the hook was original, the story could have been decent.

But it quickly went off the rails.

There is deception and revenge, a serial predator (naturally), a long lost daughter, a mentally ill woman (WTF?) and numerous coincidences that all fall into place for the scheme to work.

You REALLY need to dump your ability to suspend disbelief at the door. Better yet, abandon it altogether because you won't need it.

You also won't need your common sense and good judgement, either.

There are many characters, most of whom you never really identify with; side plots that interfere with the main plot (whatever it may be I'm still not quite clear on), and filler that try to explain how this person knows what he or she knows but just piles on the details in a way that you can't keep it all straight but it doesn't matter anyway.

You don't believe any of what is happening.

By the time I reached the midway point of the book, I was rolling my eyes so much I almost passed out.

This was awful, plain and simple.

This book will suck you in from the very first page! It’s a great thriller with lots of twists and turns. You won’t see the ending coming!

I received this book from NetGalley in exchange for my honest review.

The book starts off slow however it quickly picks up. I was blown away by the ending. Great read and I highly recommend it.

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Beyond amazing I enjoyed this book so very much. The characters and storyline were fantastic. The ending I did not see coming Could not put down nor did I want to.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for this ARC for my honest review.

This was a very good mystery with a few twists. It was a bit long but I read it very quickly because I wanted answers. The ending for me was very satisfying answering most of those questions.

The premise of this book is interesting: an amnesic woman returns to her home town, drawn there by underlying memories and the hope that familiar places will jog her memory. And then...we find out we are dealing with an unreliable narrator, and that's when the story really takes off. While there is a bit of repetition throughout, and some especially pedantic conversations on the theory of retrograde and anterograde amnesia, there are some connections made and unique plot changes that really grab the reader. Some people think she's a a woman who was a psychotic murderer. One thinks she's his unknown daughter. And one wants her for himself.... The ending moves along at a fast pace, and we are left to find our own answers at the end....but perhaps that's a story for another great book by J. S. Monroe!

As a woman steps off a train she muses that she cannot remember her own name. What a premise!

This story is about an amnesiac who returns to her "home" only to find an extra-friendly couple there. They take her in and let her stay for the night. Tony (the man who lives there) even gives the woman a name for the time being - Jemma. Tony's wife, Laura, is kind enough to take Jemma to the doctor to be checked out. While in the waiting room, Luke, a friend of Laura's, mentions that Jemma seems familiar to him. Laura's doctor is wary of Jemma and texts her later about this...

After a number of twists and some friendly (and some not so friendly) people in the small village interact with Jemma, things take a turn. Tony seems to take a romantic (?) interest in Jemma while Luke secretly thinks she may be his daughter. Also, intertwined in all of this is flashbacks Jemma has - her best friend (now dead), Fleur, and Jemma's lotus tattoo.

I did like this story. The only thing is that it seems as if maybe it should be shortened. A very good read.

Many thanks to both Harlequin - Trade Publishing and NetGalley!

The Last Thing She Remembers is a twisty psychological thriller written quite differently from any other I’ve read. The premise of the story is introduced quickly when a young woman appears at a couple’s doorstep claiming to have lived there, but having no other memories. The third person narration switches to help the reader see inside the minds of various characters, and I was constantly guessing the mystery girl’s true identity. Towards the middle of the story, a huge plot twist occurs that leaves the reader wondering where the story will go from there and unveiling yet another mystery. This is not a face paced story, but I read the novel quickly as I was constantly in suspense wondering about the mystery girl’s identity. I thoroughly enjoyed this novel from J.S. Monroe. I loved the style with which it was written and the unique storyline. Thank you to Netgalley and Harlequin Publishing for an advanced reader copy in exchange for my honest review.

This was an amazing thriller! When A woman shows up on a doorstep not knowing who she is or how she got there only knowing the house as hers; the owners take her in for the night. Has she lived here before how does she know the layout of the house? I could not put this book down it had me from page 1.

Wow!!!! This novel is going to take you places and perhaps bend your mind at the same time. When a young woman shows up in the small village of Wiltshire without any idea of who she is or any identification save for the train ticket she has from London people are understandably confused. More confusing is why she chose to knock on Tony and Laura’s cottage door.. And why does she know the layout of the cottage so well? Has she ever lived there? And come to think of it, she does kind of look like a girl who used to live there. Could it be? No that’s crazy, that other woman Jemma Huish was charged for killing her roommate 10 years earlier while in a disassociative state and she’s in care. Wait she’s not in care? Who is this woman before them? And why is Tony so keen to help her out? Told with many points of view we have a very interesting mystery on our hands with several stories running at once. You’d think that might get confusing but it doesn’t. It adds to the story as a whole. And what a story! Well done.

** spoiler alert ** Really I would give this a 3.5 If Goodreads let me. I’m still not sure i followed all the twists and turns of this thriller. The main plot had a few subplots going on as well. Amnesia, revenge best served cold, mental illness- all play a role in this story. Things I liked- the pace, the suspense of not knowing what was going on just like the main character, and the way it moved between different characters. Things I wish were different- the subplot about the girl who hears voices- Jemima Huish- felt like it developed too quickly once she was on the scene so to speak. The trip to Berlin- just too farfetched and too many risks for someone who had laid out this intricate plan.
Overall, it’s a fun read if you can suspend reality.

She arrives at the train station only to realize her bag had been stolen—her passport, credit cards, laptop, house key now all gone. And even more disturbing, when she goes to report the incident, she can’t recall her own name. All she has on her is a train ticket home.

Suffering from stress-induced amnesia, the woman without a name is a source of mystery when she appears at the sleepy Wiltshire village where she thought she lived. She quickly becomes a source of conspiracy and fear among the townspeople. Why does one think he recognizes her from years earlier? And why do the local police take such a strong interest in her arrival?

There is nothing I love more than a book about an unreliable narrator, so this one was right up my alley! I had all kinds of questions and theories going while reading this story. The ending was the best, a new fast favorite of mine!

Thank you #NetGalley for the ARC of #TheLastThingSheRemembers
Pub Date: 28 May 2019

A solid mystery/psychological thriller with an interesting premise and some fun twists. A good choice for fans of slow-burning psychological suspense novels!

The Last Thing She Remembers by J.S. Monroe is a thrilling read that you won't want to put down. Imagine not knowing your own name and not remembering anything from your past. She is completely unknown to the village, but not unfamiliar. Is she suffering from stress amnesia or is her forgotten memory caused by darker forces?
Don't start this book if you want to sleep or do anything besides read. You will crave to know who the mystery woman is and what her connection is to the village and its occupants. An absolutely twisted plot line.
I don't want to give any of the plot or twists away. Fantastic book, highly recommended!

Thank you to NetGalley and Harlequin Trade Publishing for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

Do you know who you'd place your trust in, if you had no clue who anyone around you is?

A woman arrives at a home in Wiltshire village claiming that she lives there but she also claims to have amnesia. She's lost her purse at Heathrow - her laptop, house keys, passport and credit cards are all missing. She has no way to prove who she is. She claims that she wasn't able to report her missing property because she doesn't know who she is. All she had was a train ticket to Wiltshire in her coat's pocket.

When Tony, the owner of the house she showed up at names her Jemma - with a "J", it gets her in all sorts of trouble. People in the village start to speculate that she's everyone from a serial killer to a Russian spy. One man even thinks that she's the daughter that he's never known.

An interesting book exploring the different forms of amnesia, Alzheimer's and how our memories are formed. A bit slow in places but a good read overall.

I finished this book on my Kindle last night. It sure was a page turner! The author had to have scoped out the plot and written it down in an organized fashion to have made all the clues build to the conclusion. And that takes talent.

I enjoyed reading those clues, trying to piece them together. Still I was surprised by the ending, which was satisfying.

Absolutely loved this book! Couldn't put it down until it was finished. Will definitely be recommending to customers at my work!

Ugh. There’s some decent story potential here, but a lack luster character and plot development left the story to drag and become boring and completely ridiculous. I hoped for more with less filler in the story that just couldn’t get it all tied down in any possible way that could make this book make sense or be enjoyable.

You don't know who you are, why your in this place, but knock on someone's door and they take you in. Some people don't want to be near you , some are too friendly. Good twisty plot, never guessed why.

The story starts off good... it has an air of mystery about it .. it keeps you turning the pages until the very end to find out what happens and you finally learn the truth.. it leaves you mind blown! it's an enjoyable book to read! The characters are interesting and likeable!