Caz Ripley, a cafe owner from a small, ordinary town, boards the RMS Atlantica with her boyfriend Pete and a thousand fellow passengers destined for New York.
The next morning, she wakes to discover that everyone else on board has disappeared.
And that's just the beginning. Caz must prepare for a crossing that will be anything but plain sailing ...
First things first; I have given this two ratings. One is for the story. One is for the ending. You'll find out which is which as we go through the review. I'm switching to bullet points for this review because I have a lot of FEELINGS!
- So the idea I thought we were getting was really interesting
- How would YOU survive alone on a huge cruise ship?
- (I've never been on one but the author does a really good job conveying the size of this ship, well done Mr Dean)
- That's not the story we got though
- Caz does think she's alone but that doesn't last long
- There were some good Passengers vibes for about a chapter and a half though
- Things got darker at a good pace
- I didn't feel like we were jolted or jarred
- But there were a few red herrings
- (Here come some of those spoilers)
- They made such a big deal out of the box, and then - nothing
- We kept getting hints about Caz and Smith's deep dark history, and nothing happened there either
- It just seemed like a lot of work for not much result
- It's a very intense read though
- I definitely understood Caz's disorientation at the end
- I was pretty disoriented myself
- But then the ending
- Oh god the ending
- My recommendation
- Buy the book
- Read the book
- Stop on the third sentence of page 482
- (Assuming my proof's pagination is accurate)
- Don't read any further
- Then you'll be happy
- Just like me!
The Last Passenger publishes on the 11th of May, 2023. I received a free copy and am giving an honest review.
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