I loved this book
The writing is beautiful and descriptive. The characters are delightful
This was a perfect book to escape with

Took me a while to get into but I enjoyed the twist (I got it a little earlier than in the book) mixing historical fiction into a great read. Fully recommend

For anyone interested in aviation, this is a must-read book.

Irene Foster meets Sam Mallory, a famous pilot, on a Californian beach and ends up becoming a pilot herself.

Janey Everett is a photojournalist who is writing a book on Mallory and tracks Foster down years later to a Hawaiian island. Foster is now Irene Lindquist and reluctant to spill the beans on her previous life.

As we look back on the aviation feats of Mallory and Foster, we also become aware that Janey is hiding something. Later on, we learn what this is.

Whilst Irene Foster is not a real person (her story seems to be based loosely on that of Amelia Earhart), the narrative is engaging and draws you in. It does take a little while to get going, though.

The characters in the story are well-drawn and believable, but not all the relationships make sense. Irene struck me as being quite feisty and independent, so I was a little surprised that she agrees to marry a man who is driven by profit, not love, although this does help set up the ending.

At the end of the book, we were fed a chapter of another book by the same author. I don't approve of this as a rule. If you enjoy a story, then it is likely you will want to read more and a list of books available, with a brief synopsis, should be sufficient.

All that said, this is a good story and I would read more by Beatriz Williams.

I was sent an advance review copy of this book by Harper Collins, in return for an honest appraisal.

A really interesting subject matter. Well researched. I must admit that I found the characters difficult to connect with and warm to but overall it is a good read, as much as anything for being so unique.

This is a love story with a backdrop of aviation set in two time periods, the late 1920s and 1930s with a present day narration set in 1947.
The book is narrated by Janey, a photojournalist who is writing a biography of daredevil pilot, Sam Mallory who disappeared In the late 1930s during the Spanish Civil War. Janey is trying to locate his fellow aviator, Irene Foster who was said to have had a romantic relationship with him. Janey is convinced she will be able to find out more about Sam once she locates her.
In fact Irene is living in a Hawai’i and agrees to tell some of her story to the journalist although she is very secretive. Gradually Irene and Sam’s story is revealed and it becomes obvious that their shared love of flying is central to their relationship.
I liked the two time frames as they served to build up the romantic tension of Irene’s story. Janey comes across as very hard - she’s had a lot going on in her life including the death of a lover in an air accident and having to report about world war 2 as a journalist. She’s been in some difficult situations and doesn’t trust others easily. Her narrator’s voice gives little away but casually drops in clues to her early life, her appalling treatment by her boss and subsequently her family problems..
This book was well researched- there is so much information about female aviators in the early days of flying. Irene’s story In the 1920s and 1930s is told as extracts from a biography called Aviatrix by Eugenia Everett and there is indeed a relevance to this which becomes obvious by the conclusion of the book.
From the beginning there are references to Amelia Earhart and it is clear by the end of the novel that Irene’s life is loosely based on hers.
I enjoyed the historical romance aspect of this book - Sam and Irene were obviously meant to be together but I also loved learning about Irene’s life in the early days of flying and the adventurous times she had. ‘Her Last Flight’ is a compelling read and although this is my first book by Beatriz Williams it certainly won’t be my last. Thanks to NetGalley and the publishers for my arc in exchange for an honest review.

Her Last Flight is a beautiful love story. it flips between how the couple met, to the present. Characters are easy to connect with, and the transitions between time periods are seamless. Well worth a read.

Loved this book based in Hawaii which is my dream holiday.. After all those years owondering what happened to your true love and taking you back to when they met