“Are we who we say we are, or do we become the person others see?”

What could go wrong when two women decide to swap lives? Plenty, especially when one has been living a lucrative life as a drug dealer, making drugs in her secret basement lab and selling them. This is Eva. Claire, on the other hand, is escaping a demanding and abusive husband, planning to disappear and assume a new identity. A plane crash is instrumental in changing the course of the women’s lives. A suspenseful psychological thriller with refreshingly unique components that kept me on the edge of my seat.

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Woah. Just stayed up until nearly 1am to finish this one! Five stars for The Last Flight.

This unique story starts out inside Claire's abusive marriage and her desire to get out. Secretly planning with a friend her husband doesn't even know exists, Claire has the perfect plan. Until her husband changes plans on her and foils what could be her only chance. At the airport, in complete despair, Eva sits down next to Claire and plants an idea between to women desperate to escape their lives. And then fate steps in.

This is the second novel by this California author. Her first one was titled 'The Ones We Choose'. This book starts with two women on the run who meet at an airport and switch places. The first, Claire, is a women married to a rich, powerful abusive man. She has finally gathered the courage to leave him and knows she must disappear. The second woman is Eva, whose reasons for disappearing are gradually revealed in alternate chapters. When the flight Claire was supposed to be on crashes her 'death' makes headline news and she knows it is only a matter of time before she is recognized. This is a fun thriller that reminds us we never know what goes on behind closed doors and how hard it is for some people to do the right thing. It is a good recommendation for fans of the domestic thriller genre or those who like character driven women's fiction.

Two women, both scared and running, meet at an airport bar. Each is desperate to disappear, they exchange boarding passes and fly off. But all is not rosy, there are complications. One woman’s backstory is gradually revealed as the other tries to navigate the messy traces i the exchange thrust her into. It will keep you reading. There is an interesting twist at the end.

I was so excited about this book and it didn’t disappoint! I love the premise of this book, I read so many thrillers and this book offers something a bit different than I’m used to reading. I loved the characters in this book. Not only are the characters likable but they have interesting backstories. I also enjoyed the setting, especially the way the author described the dynamics of living in a college town. This is the first book that I’ve read by Julie Clark but I look forward to reading more. Thanks to the publisher for the ARC.

Claire Cook has had enough of her controlling and abusive husband and Eva is running from poor decisions. Theses women don’t know each other, but they will become entangled in each other lives.

I really love this book. It was fast paced and had lots of roller coaster moments. I read this in 24 hours. It kept me up later than normal because I need to find out how it ended. I can’t wait to read more from this author.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for the book in exchange for an honest opinion.

4 stars

The Last Flight is an emotionally-charged thriller about two women, each desperate to escape their lives, willing to become someone else to begin again. Claire and Eva might be casualties of the men who seemingly control them, but they are brave and smart women who must find a way to outwit them all. I was on the edge of my seat the whole time, gasping out loud through the twists and turns of this fast-paced story, and an ending I never saw coming. There were also times when I was incredibly moved by the women’s stories, even on the verge of tears. The Last Flight is a brilliant book that kept me up until the wee hours!

I saw the book on a recommendation list from editors at People magazine, and it was amazing! Definitely plan on reading this book in one sitting.
Eva and Claire come from two very different backgrounds. But both have very dangerous secrets. Claire's husband from a powerful political family (think Kennedy) is extremely abusive. Eva is running from dangerous people, who she owes money. When they meet accidentally at the airport, they decide to "switch" lives. You take my boarding pass, I'll take yours, and they think both of their problems will be solved.
Claire uses the opportunity to escape, knowing her husband will never stop looking for her, but using Eva's flight to California is her best chance. She is not prepared for what she finds out when she lands, the flight Eva was on has crashed.
So begins a very twisty tale, bouncing form Claire's present, taking over Eva's life, to the past, explaining how Eva dug herself in such a deep hole, she was willing to switch lives with a stranger.
A great book that will keep you up reading into the early hours!

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Guys! I am so in love with this book! ❤️ I read all day to finish it. .

The story alternates points of view between Claire and Eva.
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Claire and Eva meet in an airport bar. Claire is desperately trying to escape her seemingly perfect life - married to a charming politician. He is not so charming behind closed doors. .
Eva seems equally desperate for an escape from her dire circumstances
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In haste, they decide to switch plane tickets and identities. .
Shortly thereafter, Claire hears the plane she was supposed to be on has crashed. .
She arrives at Eva’s home, out of options, unsure of what to do.
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This was a heart-pounder. I felt tense and apprehensive the entire time. .

I don’t want to give too much away about this book. I don’t want to spoil anything. But I can not recommend it enough.
There is so much depth in this story, so much to think about- morals, privilege, self-preservation, sexism, circumstance, friendship, love. .
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Be sure to get this one!

4 Stars

Every Action has an Equal and Opposite Reaction.

There’s no looking back for Claire or Eva, who meet at a bar at JFK Airport. Both desperately need to escape, thus escape they shall. Realizing that their chance meeting gives them exactly what they need, they switch tickets and identities. Claire takes Eva’s flight to Oakland, while Eva takes Claire’s flight to Puerto Rico.

A Last Minute Decision. Two Women’s Lives Changed Forever.

Claire and Eva are both on the run, but from what and whom?

A taut character driven thriller told from both women’s perspectives, this one is sure to keep you on the edge of your seat.

Breathless and heart pounding, I found myself questioning everything and I mean everything. A few moments of incredulity led me to ‘get it’ - though Julie Clark threw in several little shockers that still left me satisfied at the end. Kudos to Julie Clark for writing “The Last Flight” - which is a highly entertaining, suspenseful thriller.

This was a fabulous buddy read with Ms. Kaceey.

Thank you to NetGalley, Sourcebooks Landmark and Julie Clark for the arc.

Published on NetGalley and Goodreads on 5.17.20

Two women, each running away from her stormy life (one from an abusive husband and one from dangerous drug dealers), switch places, only to learn that trading identities comes with its own risks, threats, and unanticipated pitfalls. "The Last Flight" kept me on the edge of my seat with the suspense of waiting to find out what happens to Claire and Eva. It is filled with tense moments and uncertainty. A real page-turner, I stayed up late into the night reading, determined to find out whether each of these two disheartened women finds what they are looking for.

I'm not a thriller person. But the thrillers I do like involve wealthy families with secrets, someone going missing, and a plane crash.
The Last Flight had all of these. trademarks, and is a solid. thriller in its own right.
Claire Cook is trying to flee her abusive marriage to her Senate hopeful husband. A chance meeting with Eva in the airport, a switch of flights, and a mysterious crash kick off the book. Claire, feeling somewhat safe living in Eva's life - before she starts uncovering it.
The jumps between Eva. and Claire's lives are choppy and the writing was inconsistent- strong in some chapters, and failed to keep my attention in others. I. couldn't help but compare Clark's writing to Cristina Alger's, which I find more engaging and smooth.

Thanks to Netgalley and Sourcebooks LANDMARK for providing me this ARC. I highly recommend this upcoming thriller title. It starts a bit slowly, but by the midpoint, I was hooked on the stories of the main characters and their interplay. Great suspense, right up until the end and fantastic realistic women characters. A timely story for the current state of the #MeToo movement.

The Last Flight by Julie Clark. A whirlwind of a tale. Ms Clark brings together two women, their pasts and their subsequent meeting in a fast paced, tension filled story. A satisfying ending in one sense but a bit sad in another with a surprise twist in the end. Highly recommended.

Thank you to the publisher, author, and NetGalley for the opportunity to preview the book.

If you are looking for a page-turning, rollicking, roller coaster ride of a thriller, look no further - I could not put this book down. Two women, Claire and Eva, both have secrets, both need to escape their current lives, both are desperate. So when one offers a 'switch' to the other, the plot begins to roll. This book is tensely and tautly written, flushing out some intriguing minor characters, developing some creepy bad guys, and making one care about these two women. Thrillers are often a miss for me, with implausible story lines or endings you can see coming for miles but not this one. This book is creating a ton of buzz as the 'thriller of the summer' and it is well deserved.

The Last Flight was everything I wanted in a thriller. Edge of your seat excitement, suspense, twisty goodness, all the stuff I look for. I read this fairly quickly because I couldn’t put it down. I found myself rooting for, and scared for Claire, wanting to see what happened next.

ADDICTIVE!

“If we don’t tell our own stories, we’ll never take control of the narrative.”

The Last Flight is a psychological thriller about two women whose chance encounter provides them the opportunity to escape from their demons in the form of a dark and dangerous “Freaky Friday.”

Claire and Eva are at a crossroads in their lives. Claire is trying to escape from her abusive husband, while Eva is trying to escape from a dangerous career. A chance encounter at the airport enables them to switch flights and adopt one another’s identities. Although they are able to trade identities, danger lurks behind the corner for both women, resulting in a tense and suspenseful read.

Told through both women’s eyes, the reader learns about their pasts and their desire to escape. Both characters are well-developed and both narratives are equally compelling. I was rooting for both Claire and Eva and was pleased with how their stories played out.

There are some moments in this book that had me shaking my head at the level of improbability. However, Clark’s writing style is addictive and allowed me to immerse myself in Claire and Eva’s stories and shut off my annoying brain. When I got closer to the end, I realized that I was wrong about most of these “questionable” moments, as there is a lot more going on in this book than initially seemed.

The Last Flight is a page-turner. I was hooked from the start! It is fast-paced, tautly written, suspenseful, and intriguing. This is what a psychological thriller should be! I highly recommend!

I received an ARC of this book from NetGalley and the publisher in exchange for an honest review.
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Claire is a politicians wife. Beneath the perfect exterior, her life is a nightmare. Her husband is abusive and controlling. She concocts a plan to leave her life behind, but when it gets derailed, a chance meeting in an airport may be the salvation both her and Eva need. Eva is caught up in a drug dealing ring gone bad.

The story seemed too far fetch for me. In the age of post 9/11, I just can't wrap my mind around the logistics of them switching ID's and flights. There was good character development with the perspectives shifting between chapters. I just found there was not much action. It was a slow book for me.

The Last Flight by Julie Clark is a thriller about two women wanting a way out of their current life. Claire Cook, married to Rory Cook, wants to finally escape from her violent and controlling husband. A last minute flight change almost ruined her plans of finally becoming free, until she meets Eva at the airport and decides to switch plane tickets. Claire takes Eva's flight back to Oakland, while Eva takes Claire's flight to Puerto Rico. But after Claire learns that the flight to Puerto Rico - the one she was supposed to be on - crashed with no survivors, she finds a new chance to live a new life. But Claire does not know anything about Eva and what kind of life she would be assuming as Eva.

I was immediately curious about this book after reading the plot. Clark tells the story in alternating narrations from both Claire and Eva. We catch a glimpse of Eva's life before the plane crash and what Claire might be getting herself into. The story unfold in a pretty fast-pace, and I loved how the author was about to connect the two characters. The ending came expected, with a few surprises.

There are a few modern-day themes the author alludes to, like the #MeToo movement.

Overall, this book did not disappoint and I would definitely recommend this as a good read during this quarantine time period.

Thank you to Netgalley, author Julie Clark, and the publisher Sourcebooks Landmark for providing me with an ARC, in exchange for an honest, unbiased review.

Two women, both desperate to flee their lives and the men controlling them, cross paths in an airport bar, giving them both the chance to change their lives and start anew. But at what price?

Claire is married to Rory Cook, heir to a dynastic New York family, powerful in both money and politics. But the charming, fun and easy going man she fell in love with and married has turned into a controlling bully who abuses her both mentally and physically. With Rory's staff spying on her and reporting back to him, Claire works hard to maintain the picture of the perfect wife, but for months has been secretly making careful plans to disappear.

Eva, a penniless orphan who worked hard to gain a scholarship to Berkeley, was doing well in her studies until she fell for the wrong man and made a terrible mistake that got her expelled. Now adrift with no support she is coerced to work for another controlling man, who she knows could end her life if she tries to escape. She also knows the only way out for her is to disappear.

This is a very suspenseful book as the reader gets caught up in both women's stories as they try to outsmart the predatory men after them. Despite living in the MeToo era, theirs are very real situations where women are in danger at the hands of cruel and controlling men.