Ok wow, Her Last Summer had some twists at the end that I did NOT see coming!

Great and fun read, Cassidy was very well written and I highly enjoyed this

Wow what a book, I really didn't see a fair amount of it coming.

I was completely hooked by this story, and was as eager as Cassidy and her entire team to find out the truth about what happened to Mari, 20 years ago in the Thai jungle.

I loved the way it was all presented, and the re-enactments of the whole of Luke and Mari's Thai trip was brilliant. I really felt as though I was in Thailand alongside them.

This was the first book I had read from Emily Freud and I would certainly be eager to read more in the future. I was transported to the world between the pages and found myself not wanting to leave it.

Thank you to Quercus and Netgalley for this copy which I have reviewed honestly and voluntarily.

The perfect summer thriller!!!!

I read this in a day!

This had all the "must have" ingredients for a spot on thriller! An engaging storyline, great twists, investible characters and a sprinkling of far-fetchedness 😉.

In a 🥜 nutshell.... Twenty years ago, Mari vanished while backpacking through Thailand with her boyfriend, Luke. He was accused of murder, but has always insisted he's innocent. Now, he's finally ready to talk. And filmmaker Cassidy Chambers wants to be the one to uncover what really happened, back then, in the dark of the jungle. But as she delves deeper into the past, Cassidy begins to fear what lies ahead, and the secrets buried along the way ...

Yipppppeeeeee for a "can't put it down page turner!

It's the perfect read to grab at the airport for your addictive summer read!

Thriller fans DO NOT MISS THIS!

This is my first read by author Emily Freud and I really enjoyed Her Last Summer.

We meet main character Cassidy who is making a film on the disappearance of Mari, who went missing many years ago whilst backpacking with her boyfriend Luke. Luke was accused of her murder and he wants to clear things up as he has always said he was innocent.

So Her Last Summer follows Cassidy on this journey as she tries to solve this years old mystery and I thought the way that author Emily Freud writes is just really great and I was fully immersed in this novel.

There are so many twisty turns in this novel it will keep the reader gripped and unable to put this novel down. Really well executed by the author with great characters.

I will be reading more of Emily Freud's novels. Thanks to netgalley, the author and publisher for allowing me an ARC in exchange for my honest review.

Twenty years ago, Mari vanished while backpacking through Thailand with her boyfriend, Luke. He returned and has always insisted he's innocent, however many people don’t believe him. Now he's finally ready to talk, and he wants filmmaker Cassidy Chambers to tell his story.

I LOVED this book. I couldn’t put it down from the moment I started reading. I read the whole thing in one day.

I was hooked on the story & characters immediately. It felt tense the whole way through and I couldn’t wait to get to the end. One of the twists took me completely by surprise, I am usually quite good at seeing where things are going to go but in this case, I was completed blindsided!

I can see this being made into a film or TV series, and I really hope it is!

Another great book by Emily Freud.!
Full of suspense and twists, one of which I had no idea about and was blown away when it was revealed. I really love when that happens.
A great story that had me hooked from beginning to end.
Highly recommend!
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I loved this book! I loved how the suspense built up throughout and I really thought I had it worked out but I was so wrong. There was some fab twists and turns and it was a great unexpected ending.
This shows that @emilyfreud_ is definite author to look out for if you’re a big fan of psychological thrillers. I can’t wait to see what she has in store for us next.

Cassidy Chambers is a crime film maker who just solved a murder case when out of the blue she receives a phone call from Luke. This will be the story of the year. Luke and Mari (Marigold) went on a backpacking holiday to Thailand twenty years ago. They went missing in the Thailand jungle and only Luke was found. Mari was presumed dead and Luke was accused of murdering his girlfriend but still to this day maintains his innocence. Can Cassidy get to the bottom of what happened all those years ago? And if so can she help Luke move on.

I had a "what" moment when the major twist happened. I just did not see that one coming at all. It was well written and quite suspenseful at times. I really enjoyed the Thailand setting, it felt like I was apart of the film crew. I was happily enough binging this one on the Kindle, wanting to know all the answers. I'm definitely looking forward to seeing what Emily has coming next.

Thank you Quercus Books and Netgalley for my gifted copy of this e-book for my honest book review.

I tried to really like this book but overall I was just not thrilled. The backpacker story was interesting if a little repetitive but the “thriller” element of the sub or additional plot was not realistic.

I love me a bit of Emily Freud so when I saw this pop up on netgalley I had to have it. I really enjoyed it. I loved the Thailand jungle setting. I loved the TV show elements and I loved the haunting shadow that hangs over the book. YOU KNOW something terrible is going to happen the minute these guys set foot in that jungle and that something terrible did not disappoint.

The book gave me Murder in the Family Cara Hunter vibes in the sense that you really are solving the mystery along with the characters as they film the documentary. I will say I did find the first 20% a bit slow full disclosure it nearly lost me.. but then there was mentions of childhood trauma and creepy dolls and I was like HERE WE GOOOOOOOOOOO! 👏👏👏

The tension that the first two parts built really pulled off in the last part with a super twisty and totally satisfying ending.
Overall I throughly enjoyed it and would deffo recommend. It would be PERFECT summer holiday reading.

Love the idea of this book. It Is based around Cassidy, a true crime film maker who has recently achieved success from her last programme which was critically acclaimed as well as resulting in the arrest of the guilty party. She is contacted by Luke, who when he was younger went missing, along with his girlfriend Mari. in Thailand when backpacking. Mari was never found and is presumed dead. For the last 20 years, Luke has been the prime suspect in her murder. He now feels like it is the right time to tell his story and make the public see that he is innocent and hopefully find out what happened to Mari after all this time.
The book follows Cassidy and her team creating the film and is told through Cassidy’s point of view along with interviews with Luke mixed in throughout. As Cassidy comes closer to finding out Mari’s fate, her life is put in danger and we must read to the end to find out if she makes it out of the jungle, discovers the truth about Mari’s disappearance and make her film.

The mixing of Cassidy’s POV, mixed with the media used withing the film works well. The setting of the jungle when the team travel with Luke works well to put the reader in the teams’ shoes (as well as imagining what it would have been like for Mari when she was lost there).
Overall, a great read, good idea, well written and plotted out with some twists along the way to keep it intriguing!.

I requested this book during a momentary lapse in concentration thinking the author was Esther not Emily Freud. Never-the-less I thoroughly enjoyed reading Her Last Summer and would happily try another by Emily Freud when in the mood for a page-turning psychological thriller. Having a documentary maker as the protagonist was an interesting change and I could see Cassie's career continuing in a series. It was no surprise to read that the author also has a background in TV. Perfect for anyone looking for escapism with a compulsively twisty plot in an exotic location..
Thanks to Quercus and NetGalley for an advance copy to review.

A tense page turner that kept me on the edge till the end and kept me reading and turning pages.
There's Luke who could a killer and whose memories are golden plated, there's Cass who hope to make it with her true crime documentary on the disappearance of Luke's fiancé
There’s a growing sense of discomfort as small actions and casual phrases show and there’s danger as we don’t know who and what happened.
The author is an excellent storyteller that delivers a tightly knitted story featuring a cast of well rounded characters
Highly recommended.
Many thanks to the publisher for this ARC, all opinions are mine

Whoa. What a pulse-pounding ride! Beginning with a slow burn start and progressively escalating foreboding and dread, Her Last Summer was a spellbinding psychological thriller if I ever saw one. From the ripped-from-the-headlines feel to the podcaster-type premise, I instantly got pulled into the story. But the jaw-dropping twists and turns were the star of the show. With one that had me shouting “What?!” out loud as it turned the plot on its head and another that pulled together the entire book seamlessly, they were both simply sublime.

The other reigning champ in this gripping story was the dynamic main character, Cassidy. With a complex, thorough background and a compelling character arc that had me rallying behind her, I connected with her in a way that I hadn’t expected. At the same time, however, Freud managed to cultivate my suspicions about one other individual as the page count grew. I can’t say much more, but trust me when I say that you’ll get hooked by the rising unease just like yours truly.

There were a few minor issues, though. Namely, the over-the-topness and the definite need to suspense all disbelief. I also could have done without the romantic turn in the story. Adding nothing but discomfort, it really didn’t have a place in the plot, from my point of view. The only other mildly irritating aspect was the somewhat rushed flip of the script. I felt there should have been a bit of a build up, after all. Instead, it came out of the blue and, while it was satisfactorily shocking, it also felt somewhat jarring.

Done and dusted, however, even those minor flaws weren’t enough to disrupt my ardent admiration for the book and the author in turn. With constantly building suspense, evocative descriptions and expert plotting, I was entirely won over by the time I reached the smile-inducing conclusion. Quite frankly, the whole storyline felt larger-than-life, bewitching, and cinematic yet it was also the definition of a popcorn thriller. So give this massively underhyped author a try. I’m sure glad that I did. Rating of 4.5 stars.

Thank you to Emily Freud, Quercus Books and NetGalley for my complimentary copy. All opinions are my own.

Wow, this was one great book. I loved it and couldn't put it down. It was a well written story. My thanks to netgalley and the publishers for giving me the opportunity to read this book in return for an honest review.

Emily Freud's "Her Last Summer" was a captivating and compelling read.

Twenty years ago, Mari vanished while backpacking through Thailand with her boyfriend, Luke. He was accused of murder, but has always insisted he's innocent. Besides, her body was never found. Now, he's finally ready to talk. And filmmaker Cassidy Chambers wants to be the one to uncover what really happened.

There were a few plot twists which I enjoyed, and they were done masterfully. The characters are vividly drawn, their motivations and flaws adding depth to the narrative.

I would have preferred a slightly different ending, but this is more down to personal preference and doesn’t detract from the overall enjoyment of the novel. "Her Last Summer" is a gripping read that will leave you eagerly turning pages until the very end.

I- I have no words. This book was so good. The plot was unexpected and wow!!! This was my first book by this author but definely not the last! It was an easy read and hard to put down. Omg I really don't know what to say, this was the best thriller that I've read so far!
Thank you Netgalley and Quercus Books for this arc and for introducing me to this author.

This thriller is ✨thriller-ing✨ and I stayed up all night to read it in one sitting. I liked the concept and it was executed <i>wayyyyyy</i> better than a lot of the thrillers I’ve ever read this year or otherwise. I’ve read so many thrillers that it’s hard to not see plot twists coming from a mile away but I was pleasantly surprised/shocked/thrilled when reading Her Last Summer! High praise from a thriller lover over here 👋🏻

I’m excited to see what comes next from Emily Freud!

Thank you to Quercus + NetGalley for the opportunity to read Her Last Summer before it publishes. It’s out tomorrow, 11th April 2024 ✌🏻 #HerLastSummer #NetGalley

I'm a huge Emily Freud fan girl and I think Her Last Summer is Emily’s best yet. The original and gripping plot takes you on such a journey, I couldn't put it down. The writing is just perfection. You can spot that Emily has a background in TV production as her knowledge shines through on every page and offers a whole new dimension to an already fresh idea. This book would be an amazing television adaptation. Emily is not only a talented writer, but an absolute genius when it comes to shocking twists, you won't be disappointed with the ending. Just fantastic. I cannot think of a single negative. A complete must-read.

Twenty years ago Luke’s girlfriend disappeared whilst they were backpacking in Thailand. He now comes forward wanting to tell what happened in the hope the investigation might be re-opened as her body was never found. Cassie is the person he contacted and she persuaded her boss to make a true crime documentary about it. BUT this entailed going to Thailand and facing all the memories of his girlfriend’s “last summer”
I was totally involved with the characters as well as the storyline and couldn’t wait to get back to this book.

Thanks to Netgalley for a digital copy of this book.