What a great and addictive suspense thriller this was!

This is the story of two vulnerable and yet strong and brave women who want to escape from their world which has become too dangerous to live in.
The two storylines are both very gripping and engaging. You are hooked and can't wait to know more about these two women.
The plot of the story is really good. It has twists and turns which keep you invested in the story and the characters. I enjoyed the pace of the story as well and by the end of it I could not wait to race to the finish. I liked the fact that t's a little dark at times. And the end is thankfully a fulfilling one. Many times the end lets you down but this one was spot on and I liked it.

I definitely enjoyed reading this terrific suspense thriller. I read it in one sitting! That's how good it is.
It is very well written and I will definitely be reading more of the author's books.

Thanks to Netgalley and the publishers for sending me a digital ARC in exchange for an honest review.

4★
“She’d been told that life was a single track, carrying you forward. If you worked hard, good things happened. But she’d always known it was more like a pinball, careening and racing. The thrill was in the unexpected.”

The publisher’s blurb about the book sets the scene: two women choose to escape trouble by swapping identities. Yes, it sounds improbable, but I have to say, the author has done a good job of taking me along for the ride.

One is the wife of a high-profile, would-be US senate candidate who's also the son of a very popular former senator. Think Kennedy-type fame. Claire’s husband is a classic good guy on the outside (handsome, charming, attentive) but brutal control freak in private. Not always. Only when he disapproves of her smile, her manner, her lack of obedience. So, yeah, we'd dump him for sure.

Eva, on the other hand, was an abandoned kid, raised in a home, could never catch a break but was academically smart. Especially in chemistry. Cue – shades of Breaking Bad! But she’s bright enough to want more from life, to be free to study, love, breathe. So, yeah, we'd opt to drop out.

Okay - one wants to escape a husband, one wants to escape a drug ring. Fair enough. But how the plans of each are figured out and then foiled and then adapted are revealed slowly, in alternating, chapters, designed to make us nervous.

“The level of detail needed to eliminate even the tiniest trace. Because there’s always something. A small thread, a seed of truth, a mistake. It only takes a tiny pinprick of circumstance to unravel it all.”

The famous wife Claire’s story is told in the present, while Eva’s story (the struggling “chemist”) is told in the months preceding the swap. The whole time, we just know they are bound to be discovered and want to say “SHUT UP! Don’t trust him, for crying out loud. CLOSE THE DOOR, avoid her – she might be a spy.”

Ah, that’s the fun! Good story, good characters, enjoyable read. It is due for release in June, but I’m posting this now because it’s still available for NetGalley reviewers until 28 June. It is also known as "The Flight: Two passengers. Two tickets. One chance to escape."

Thanks to NetGalley and Source Books Landmark for the preview copy from which I’ve quoted.

Thank you to NetGalley and Sourcebook for the ARC of The Last Flight by Julie Clark. While searching for new books to read, I was intrigued by its clever premise and high ratings and decided to take a chance on a new author.

Claire Cook, the wife of a powerful politician, is tired of being physically and mentally abused by her husband. When her plans of escape are foiled, she is desperate to find a way out. While on her way to a business meeting, she has a chance encounter with a woman in distress named Eva, who asks her to switch plane tickets. Claire sees this as an opportunity to escape her life by reinventing herself and agrees to the proposition. Later, Claire learns that the plane she was originally supposed to be on crashes, possibly taking Eva with it. Now, Claire must assume Eva’s identity and start a new life, while at the same time looking for a way to get back at her husband.

This book begins with a bang and quickly draws the reader into the drama that is unfolding. Claire and Eva are very complex characters with compelling backstories told between alternate timelines and perspectives. However, this is not as fast paced of a thriller as I had anticipated. There is a lot of introspection instead of action. Despite not being on the edge of my seat, the twists and turns are surprising and unexpected and kept my interest until the end. I enjoyed The Last Flight and would recommend it to those who enjoy a thriller with a slow burn.

4/5 stars

Two women meet at an airport, each is trying to escape their lives. They decide to switch plane tickets to help in their disappearance. One of the planes crash. This is one of the best books I’ve read in awhile. I don’t want to give anything away so please read this book, you won’t be disappointed.

Claire is running from her life and an abusive wealthy husband. Eva is running away from mistakes. When they meet at the airport it only seems the perfect solution is to swap plane tickets. A plane crash killing all survivors on its way to Puerto Rico makes the world aware that Claire is dead but really she is in California assuming Eve's identity. She is leaving one set of problems for another. In a world of female driven thrillers this is one plot I don't think we have seen reworked a dozen times. Clever and full of unexpected twists, this is a thriller for readers who love smart women exacting justice. My thanks to the publisher for the advance copy.

The Last Flight by Julie Clark is going to be the thriller of the summer!! Two women that are strangers have a chance meeting in an airport bar and switch identities to give them each a chance to disappear. This fast paced story along with the dual plot lines definitely pulls the reader right in. Fingers crossed that this becomes a series on Netflix!

Thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for providing me with this e-Arc. Will read more from this author in the future. See star rating for my review.

A very intellectual and creepy story. I loved it. And I was rooting for both women in different ways. Brilliant. A fantastic story line x

The Last Flight by Julie Clark was outstanding! Claire is married to Rory Cook, an abusive and powerful man. He is getting ready to announce his run for senator. She has been planning to escape him for the past year. When her plan falls apart at the last minute she doesn't know what to do. She had planned to escape to Canada when she flew to Detroit for an event her husband had planned for her. He cancels her trip the day of and tells Claire she will instead be going to Puerto Rico for hurricane relief. She has a chance encounter at the airport with Eva, a woman who is also looking to disappear. They impulsively decide to switch plane tickets and take each other's flights. Claire is headed to Oakland, CA and Eva is headed to Puerto Rico on Claire's flight. When Claire gets to Oakland she finds out the Puerto Rico plane crashed, killing everyone on board. This makes Claire feel guilty because Eva was on the plane in her place, but it's perfect. Now her abusive husband will think she's dead. However, all is not well in Oakland. It seems Eva had a dark past and someone was after her. Now that Claire is in Eva's house she is in danger also. The story is told in alternating chapters from Claire (present day) and Eva (starting 6 months before the crash). I read this book so fast because I couldn't stand to put it down. I loved the characters, especially Eva. Please do not miss this book! It is one of my favorite reads of the year. Thanks to the publisher and Net Galley for the advanced copy of this book. All opinions are my own.

Who hasn't fantasized about leading a different life or trading places with another? For Eva and Claire, a chance encounter at an airport has them doing just that. Their decision, however, is a desperate one made on the spur of the moment. Eva and Claire are from very different backgrounds and social strata, but what they do share in common is a need to escape dangerous circumstances that have them literally running for their lives. Each will have to rely on their wits and limited resources to outrun the past. Can these women assume new identities that will ensure them a new start and safe future?

Told in their alternating voices and in cliff-hanging chapters, The Last Flight had me rooting for each of them to succeed. The book's many twists and turns had me on the edge of my seat turning pages at a breathtaking clip to the story's conclusion.

Suspenseful and Page-Turning!

This book reminded me of that movie with Gwyneth Paltrow, Sliding Doors.

Two women that bump into one another at an airport bar decide to switch places. Both of them are facing similarly bleak situations and in one fateful moment, they decide to make that switch. What will happen next?

I really, really loved the concept of this book. It was very gripping and dramatic. I couldn't stop reading late into the night. Those are the best kinds of books! I would recommend this to psychological thriller fans, particularly fans of Girl on the Train or Gone Girl. This isn't a "read-a-like" but it does have a similar feel to those books.

What a ride. This book kept me up into the wee early hours with my heart racing. I couldn’t put it down. Two strong female main characters in a world driven by male dominance. How far would you go to disappear from your life and begin again? Claire and Eva swap plane tickets in a “chance” meeting in the airport bar in the hopes to escape from their tormented realities. What happens next will keep you on the edge of your seat as this tale unfolds.

I thought this book was fantastic.
Told as the story of two women trying to escape their lives and disappear (each for different reasons), they swap identities at the airport and slip into the other's place.
Cleverly done, the two main characters were both sympathetic and well drawn. I thoroughly enjoyed this one and found it to be a unique take on the mystery/thriller genre.

I loved this book! I could have read this book in one sitting if only I had started it earlier in the night! I was completely hooked from the beginning and could not wait to see how it was going to end. It was thrilling and addictive and I cannot recommend it more.

It is the story of 2 women who could not be more different - but come together to help each other out of a bad situation. Claire is married to a high profile politician in Manhattan and appears to have a perfect life. But behind closed doors is a different story and Claire is planning her escape. Eva has gotten herself into alot of trouble and needs to get away and start again. A chance meeting at JFK airport sees the women chatting at the bar and deciding swap flights - sending Claire to Oakland and Eva to Puerto Rico. Both have high hopes for their new lives - but it doesn't turn out as planned for either woman.

That is all you need to know, the rest is best to be a surprise. It is a very clever story about 2 strong women who know what they want, and will do anything to survive.

Thanks to Netgalley and Sourcebooks Landmark for my advanced copy of this book to read. All opinions are my own and are in no waybiased.

5 fast-paced stars

This one was the perfect one to distract me from current world events. This one takes us through the lives of two different women, but both want to run away from their current lives. They meet by chance at an airport bar and decide to change plane tickets, IDs, and lives. Can they truly escape and find happiness in a new life?

We start with Claire, married to a promising politician in a powerful family – think the Kennedy family – but all is not as it seems. From the outside it looks like she has the life of luxury working to make the world a better place through the family foundation and a solid marriage. Under the surface, her husband is manipulative and abusive. Claire just wants to escape and start over.

Eva lives in Berkeley and once had a promising student life at the college, a rising chemistry star. A few bad choices get her kicked out of the program and now she’s doing some unsavory work and wants to get out.

The pace was fast in this one and toggled between both situations. I was rooting for both to find happiness and a simpler life. The ending was a shocker to me and made it even more enjoyable. This was my first read by this author, but I really enjoyed her writing and wanted to find out what would happen with these two women.

I really enjoyed this book. I felt for both of the women in it, their lives and the hardships they’ve faced. I couldn’t understand why they did what they did. The pace was great and I couldn’t wait to find out what happened. Thank you netgalley for allowing me to read this.

Thank you to NetGalley for an arc of The Last Flight.

I love the premise of two strangers switching their plane tickets, hoping for a better life, so I was excited when my request was approved.

What could go wrong when two strangers decide to reinvent themselves?

Claire is the wife of a prominent, rising politician, a Kennedy wannabe, but she has secrets. So does Eva, a former promising chemistry student who has pulled a Breaking Bad for, what else? A man.

These two women are inextricably linked, though not much different from one another.

They are strong willed, resilient and powerful, flawed and human who made the wrong decisions and the consequences of those choices have led them to their fateful meeting.

The POVs switch from Claire's present day to Eva's past, allowing readers insight into her past and how she found herself in the current predicament she finds herself at the start of the book.

There are obvious references to #MeToo; how Claire fell for her husband, not realizing his dark side until it was too late; how Eve fell for a man and made a disastrous choice because she believed he cared.

But, in the end, both women realize that the only way to solve a problem is to go through it, no matter how difficult it may be.

My only caveat is how the women met, a coincidence that was a bit difficult for me to suspend disbelief for, but the book was nearly over so I let it go.

The writing was good with decent character development; there's not much action, plenty of introspection and flashbacks but it was a good read.

I had some problems with this book. A little too wordy and confusing at times. More info than I needed about all of the different family members. I ordinarily like this type of book but not this. I had a hard time feeling much sympathy for the two main characters.

Wow, what an intense, suspense filled, thrill ride of a book! So well written, character development flawless, and unputdownable! It’s one of those books that is written in a fashion that will absolutely have you tense, shocked, and in chills! This book is sure to give you some twist and turns, gasp worthy shocks, goosebump raising chills, and much more! Preorder today, it’s not one you will want to miss, even if you are not a fan of some of the current women versus men issues of today! I highly, highly recommend!
Will make sure I buzz it up on all the different platforms!

A good story that kept me interested all the way to the end,

the MeToo movement is what helps this story as Claire is the wife of a politician who enjoys control and violence to get his way. Easy to see how no one would believe a nobody over the son of a politician who goes on to become one himself. How to get away? What do you do when your plans are thwarted? Who can you trust? It feels like no one is safe to ask.

When a stranger mysteriously shows up and offers her a solution, she grabs it, only to find herself in the mess the other woman, Eva, was running away from herself.
Nice twists to the story.
Thanks NetGalley for an advance reader copy in exchange for an honest review..