Thanks to #NetGalley and #HarperPerennialAndPaperbacks for the book #TheLastTimeSheSawHim by #KateWhite. This book is about a breakup between and man and woman and a party they run into each other. After the party, the man is found shot dead in his car. They say it’s suicide but is it really? She has to find out the truth.

The Last Time She Saw Him by Kate White was engaging, intriguing, and fast-paced.
I love Kate White and her books are always anticipated reads for me.
This story was evenly-paced, well-crafted, and kept me invested and engaged throughout.
Through a twisted plot line and brilliant characterizations, this story keeps readers guessing until the end.

Thank You NetGalley and Publisher for your generosity and gifting me a copy of this amazing eARC!

I love Kate White!

This book has trigger warnings of possible suicide or possible suicide.

We follow Kiki who is trying to solve the mystery of Jaime of whether there was a suicide or not. Kiki does not think it was a suicide and through this whole book we follow her trying to solve this myster.

This book is more of a true crime feel to it but was worth the read.

Thanks NetGalley for letting me read and review.

Many thanks to NetGalley and Harper Perennial for gifting me a digital ARC of the latest thriller by Kate White. All opinions expressed in this review are my own - 4 stars!

Kiki broke up with Jamie right before their wedding. When she's invited to attend a friend's party in Connecticut, she's anxious to go until she learns that Jamie will be there as well. She reaches out to him and he seems fine that she will be at the party. While there, Kiki overhears Jamie talking to a friend about her and tries to talk to him before he leaves. But then a gunshot rings out and Jamie is dead. The authorities rule it a suicide, and Kiki feels that she might be responsible for his despondency. Then questions arise and Kiki decides to stay longer in Connecticut to investigate.

This was a good thriller that kept me intrigued until the end, which I didn't see coming. I did feel that Kiki, a career coach, was too heavily invested in the search for answers, but it made for a good story. There were other little mysteries along the way to keep things interesting. There were quite a few characters to keep track of, but it made for a big pool of suspects.

Title: The Last Time She Saw Him
Author: Kate White
Pub Date: May 14, 2024
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When Kiki attends a friend’s party, she knew beforehand that she would run into her ex-fiance, Jamie. She was nervous about seeing him since she was the one that broke off the engagement. However, her encounters with him at the party were pleasant and seemed to have eased her mind, leaving her feeling better about their situation. Shortly after her last conversation with him, Jamie leaves the party and gunshots are heard. To everyone’s surprise, Jamie is found dead and the police rule it a suicide. Kiki won’t accept that Jamie committed suicide and decides that she needs answers since the alternative means that she would feel responsible for his suicide. She decides to investigate herself and won’t stop until she figures out what happened to Jamie.

This was a quick read and definitely kept me hooked from the very beginning. I thought it was unrealistic that the police went along with the suicide theory so quickly, but it didn’t keep me from wanting to know more. I definitely found myself turning pages and I had a few different thoughts about what happened to Jamie and how it all connected to another murder that happened in the past. There were enough red herrings to keep me from figuring it all out. I look forward to reading more by this author in the future!

Kiki Reed broke her engagement to Jamie Larsson. She knows that she broke his heart, but she felt it was necessary.

Fast forward into the future. Mutual friends of Kiki and Jamie are having a party at their Connecticut home. Kiki and Jamie are able to be cordial to one another, but there is still a coolness to their behavior. Later in the evening Jamie leaves and shortly thereafter they hear a gunshot and then a horn blowing. Jamie is found dead in the front seat of his car from a gunshot wound. The police rule that it was self-inflicted and want to close the books on the case. They are adamant that crime is almost non-existent in this town, so there is no possible way that someone else did this.

Kiki refuses to believe that Jamie would take his own life. His family has accepted the police findings, but Kiki is like a hungry hound. She is determined to prove that he did not die by his own hand, but that someone killed him. She does not believe that this man had lost his will to live.

This was a good mystery with some twisty turns in it. I enjoyed reading it. However, I felt a little restless after reading it. I was waiting for the other shoe to drop because the ending was not what I expected. I just feel like something was missing. Maybe it is just me. It held my attention well enough that I could not put it down. I think I just wanted to see some more resolution to some issues and relationships. I still give it a solid four stars because it was a very interesting mystery.

Thank you to Harper Perennial Books and NetGalley for this ARC. I am leaving this review voluntarily.

I always feel bad when a book just doesn’t work for me. This started strong with the mystery of Jamie’s death but then I quickly lost interest. It just never fully went where it could have. I thought the culprit was pretty obvious from early on even with the additional list of suspects. Kiki was extremely naive, a bit self centered and made some questionable choices which is something that I don’t love for a MC. I did enjoy the setting and the clausterphobic feel of the town. I think this will work for others who prefer a slow burn mystery.

Suicide or murder? When Jamie dies from a gunshot setting,everyone seems to think it was suicide except Kiki, his ex fiance. I found the characters not very likeable. Kiki and her actions were crazy. Some surprises throughout but just an okay story.

A triggering topic in this book, so be forewarned before diving in: mention of suicide or possible suicide. In fact, this is the whole premise of this thriller. Kiki Reed is trying to solve the mystery of her ex-fiancee Jaime. When he is found shot in his car, after leaving a party, it is determined his death was by suicide. But was it? A devastated Kiki does not think so. Kiki actions are wild and mostly unbelievable as she tries to get to the bottom of this mystery.
This is more entertainment than a true mystery/ thriller but enjoyable nonetheless. A non-violent breezy mystery that is perfect for a light summer read.

Kate White does not disappoint when it comes to thrillers -- although I had a fairly good sense of where this one was going, it was still interesting and a quick read. I was hoping for some other twist at the end but it's always nice to be a bit surprised by an ending because of a lack of a twist. Give this one a try if you like thrillers!

The Last Time She Saw Him comes out next week on May 14, 2024 and you can purchase HERE.

I shouldn't have come to the party tonight. I had some misgivings as soon I accepted the invitation, and they only grew today as I drove from Manhattan and checked into the inn. Now, as I stand on the front stoop of my friend Ava's house, the qualms are suddenly strong enough to make my stomach twist. It's too soon for me to be here. It will be excruciatingly awkward. People will start buzzing the moment they spot me.

This book was a great read. I get excited just to open up a Kate White book for the first time.

"The last time she saw him" was no exception.

Kiki Reed has recently broken up with her boyfriend Jamie, and tonight at a party in Connecticut she expects that Jamie will be there also, which he was, but the confrontation - although akward - went well.

Then the guests heard a gunshot outside, and found out Jamie was dead, and the police ruled it suicide. Kiki knew this did not seem like something he would do.

She took it upon herself to prove it was not suicide but murder This decision also puts herself in the crosshairs.

There was also a romance in Kiki's life, Sam, but he was cold, a cardboard person, who slowly warmed up, even after their chilling meeting.

This mystery and the tension was palpable, just becaused it appears as a suicide. doesn't make it true, Don't jump to conclusions!

The story is seen through Kiki's eyes, and a great read. Sit back, relax & enjoy!

Buy one for yourself and a friend.

Kate White is an automatic read for me but this one fell flat. The story didn’t seem realistic and I was a bit bored reading it. The storyline with the best friend of the ex fiancé felt forced and awkward. I’ll still read anything by Kate White but this one was a miss for me

Harper Perennial and Paperbacks And NetGalley sent me an ebook in exchange for an honest review - thank you both!

My review may come off as harsh, but I found this book to be boring. I’m normally a fan of this author, but this story left a lot to be desired, I was not a fan of the main character and most of the twists and turns have been done in multiple other books. I found this book to be predictable. It was a quick and easy read, but I could have sat it down at any time and never felt a longing to pick it back up. As a reader, I was never able to connect to any of the characters, didn’t feel drawn in by the (lack of) suspense, and didn’t feel entertained. Have you ever had to read a book for a course or felt obligated because it was your book club’s monthly pick? That is exactly how I felt reading this.

I enjoyed this book! It was a little hard to believe the story would ever go like this, also why is this woman the most invested in finding the truth about her potentially murdered or suicidal ex? I know you still care about people when they’re no longer in your life, but she cares more than his BFF and his family? I think that is the part to me that felt pretty extra. Overall an easy, quick, attention grabbing read. I’d say like 2.75 ⭐️, rounding up

Kiki goes to a party at Ava and Victor’s home to celebrate Victor’s newest book. Kiki is looking forward to seeing Ava, but not to seeing Jamie – her former fiancé that she broke up with.

Much to Kiki’s relief she and Jamie have a pleasant conversation right before he leaves the party. But, then gunshots are heard and Jamie is dead. The police and Jamie’s family are convinced that it’s suicide. But, Kiki knows that Jamie would never take his own life. And she is determined to prove it. The only person on her side? Sam – Jamie’s BFF and the reason she broke up with Jamie.

Ah, this was so good. The pace, the twists, the characters – this book has it all.

RECOMMEND – I really enjoyed this one.

Thank you #NetGalley for the complimentary copy of #TheLastTimeSheSawHim in exchange for an honest review.

I couldn’t wait for this book to finish, which is sad because it started so strong! Honestly, I’ve realized I’m not a big fan of “mystery” party storylines like this one. Where there’s a group of people at a house for an evening or weekend and then something catastrophic happens and then you have to figure out who did it. I’m just so over this storyline and it’s just so boring to me, and way too over done!

On top of the main storyline, there were soooo many pointless long descriptions of scenery, what people were wearing or eating, time of day and the weather. Also, the main character constantly thinking her ex killed himself because of her after he told her he had moved on and was fine was so ridiculous and annoying, like get over yourself and stop making his death all about you!!!!!

This story was a little all over the place, and it was a little confusing trying to remember who was who, so many names and so many people were related it was hard to remember how they were related. I’m so glad I’m done with this book and I’ll never have to go through that story ever again. So not worth it.

Kiki Reed has just broken off her engagement to Jaime Larsson. He was a great guy, but Kiki felt like he was not the one for her. When they went their separate ways, Kiki knew she would run into Jaime at parties and get together. When Kiki got an invite to a friend’s party, she know that Jaime be there as well.

When people were leaving, they heard a gunshot. The friends run outside to see if everyone is ok, and they find Jaime in his car, dead from a gunshot. When the authorities think that this is a case of suicide, Kiki knows they are wrong. She is determined to find out what happened to Jaime and bring that person responsible to justice.

For me, this was a difficult book to finish. I found Kiki to be spacey, and similar to a dog chancing his tail. I needed one of her friends to just tell her, “Girl, Stop and think it through!” I felt like the story was going around and around. I also felt like she jumped to wild conclusions every time she uncovered a new piece of information. There were some points that I did enjoy, like not knowing who “did it” and so stuck with it. The premise of a women attempting to solve the mysterious death of her ex-fiancé fell very flat.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher, Harper Perennial for providing me an early copy to read in exchange for my honest review.

Katherine "Kiki" Reed decides to attend a party held by a friend of hers in Connecticut. It's not just any party, it will be the first time that she is in the same room as her ex, the man she broke up with right before their wedding. When she sees Jamie, all seems well but she overhears him saying very negative things about her. Kiki doesn't know what to think and she tries to speak to him once more before he leaves. This turns out to be the last time anyone see Jamie alive.

Who killed Jamie? Was it a suicide? Join Kiki as she tries to get to the bottom of the story. It's a fun twisty thriller with a bit too much about clothing. There were a lot of great details and scenes that interested me, but I think the tension could have been greater with some of the extra details. But it certainly kept my interest and I did not guess the ending!

This book was a really wild ride of twists and turns . This story really had me trying to figure out who was the killer the entire time and every time I thought I had figured out who the killer was the author planted the idea that another character could be the murderer. I really enjoy stories that don't make it obvious who is the person committing the crime etc. The main characters I thought were fleshed out ok but there were a few characters that I wish would've been explored a bit more. Overall This was a good story and I would recommend

There were parts of this that were captivating and there were parts that kind of slowed down or were distracting. There were a lot of characters to keep track of and it seemed like this poor girl was the only one really trying to find justice for Jamie.

Thank you to NetGalley, the author & Harper Perennial for the DRC in exchange for my honest review.