What an absolutely heartbreaking and heartwarming story. This book immediately tugged on my heartstrings. Beware, you will need tissues for this. Fantastic work.

The narrator did a fantastic job bringing this book to life. So passionate.

**listened via audio**

This was a super sweet romance with a great premise. The use of the 'charms' was a great plot device. Very similar to PS I Love You by Celia Ahern, but still engaging and interesting despite the similarities. 
I wasn't expecting the ending though!! (didn't see it going that way)

I really enjoyed the narrator. There wasn't a lot of different accents for characters (something I really like) but I still found the narrator easy to understand and interesting and engaging to listen to. 

Overall it was a sweet book.  It wasn't particularly original and did play along to the typical romance tropes and conventions. But it was cute and easy-listening.

The Last Charm Ella Allbright 
I don't read contemporary women's fiction that often,  but when I do I want it to be like this book! 
Leila has lost her charm bracelet,  and its very precious to her.  A stranger has found it, and in order to get it back Leila is telling the story of each charm and why it is special to her. 
I loved Leila, but probably loved her friend Jake even more.  
This book is charming, a beautiful story of love, family and friends.
I alternated between audio and ebook for this one, and loved the narrator.

This was such a clever idea - each charm holding it’s own memories. As I have my own charm bracelet I could really relate to the stories being told. 
Beautifully written, you just can’t help loving the main character.  
The audio version was amazing - listening to a story like this really brought it to life.

This book will definitely stay with me for a long time. The narrator did such a fantastic job and I loved every minute of it. I knew after the first chapter that this book was going to be perfect. Beautifully written & full of wonderful characters..

" Have you ever loved someone so much, that every time you look at them a piece of your heart swells with joy simply because they're in the world?"

Heartfelt, moving, and surprising, The Last Charm is a charming will-they-won't-they story of love and friendship told through the eyes of its protagonists Leila and Jake.

The story slowly unfolds beginning with Leila's lost charm bracelet and then taking us right back to young Leila and Young Jake who are on the cusp of their teenage years when they first meet. Both are battling with their own demons but in each other find a focal point and sense of calm. Unbeknown to Leila, Jake spots something in her at first sight, and slowly, patiently works to win her affections.

What follows is a beautiful exploration of their relationship, their family, and their journey to find themselves, in order to get back to each other - all cemented into a series of secretly delivered charms. I particularly loved the use of imagery, Leila's expression of herself and feelings through her art, and the way the narrative dealt with some very complex and hard hitting themes.

This is no straightforward story and there are number of unexpected twists and turns. Will love win out? You'll have to read it to find out!

Thanks to the OneMoreChapter and NetGalley teams for the ARC audiobook.

I went into this audiobook blind, and like most of the best reads, I picked it for its cover and a quick glance at the blur to see if we would be a good fit.
The Last Charm by Ella Allbright is a story of first love, a slow burn over the years, of adolescent misconceptions and one family trying to hold it together as another fell apart. 
The charms are a pointing reminder of the events in the main character, Leila's, life, made more so by the journey she and Jake take, both together and apart.
Sarah Lambie is the perfect narrator, her voice conveys the frustrated teenage monologues and the heart-breaking agony of life as equally as well as the love, and humour of the characters. 
Listen to this book, with a warm drink, a bar of chocolate, and a box of tissues, you will need them. I won't say any more as I don't want to do you the disservice of spoiling anything about this book, sit back and enjoy it.

My thanks as always to Netgalley, the publisher #OneMoreChapter and the author Ella Allbright for allowing me to read and review #TheLastCharm

The book begins with Leila having lost her charm bracelet, she is emailing Caitlin who has found it. What follows is Leila's explanation of how she got each charm, so as to prove to Caitlin that she is the true owner of the bracelet.

We are then transported back to when Leila and Jake first met when they were children. Leila's Mum has left the family home and she and her Dad are moving out now. Jake and his parents are moving into the house, and this is how they meet. 

Living just a few doors down is Leila's grandfather and when Jake's Dad proves not to be all he should be Jake finds a father figure in him and a friendship for years to come. It's through this connection he always knows what Leila is doing in her life over the years. 

Jake has several meetings with Leila through the book and there is obviously a connection but nothing ever comes of it. It was through these meetings over the years and Leila's over the top dramatic and bitchy attitude to Jake that really wound me up. I felt she really didn't treat him very well.  Each time it would seem that they were getting on and then boom, she couldn't deal with it. Leila does have some good points though, as an artist she often describes scenes in Windsor and Newton artist colours which I loved.

I listened to this on audio and at times it did feel like this "will they, won't they" would never end as each new charm was discussed and a story retold. The narrators voice was great and really added to the story. I know if I had been reading this my eye would have been jumping ahead, but on audio I had to wait and let it all unfold. 

Then the book became unbelievably sad beyond belief and I found myself just saying no, no, no over and over it was so powerful.

Unfortunately, I cannot give a full review as the audiobook has stopped at 64%. The app will not let me progress past this point. It just freezes and closes. 

Up until this point, I was really enjoying the book. It has its happy moments and its really sad moments. Its story of love and friendships. 

I really liked the Narrator too. At first, I thought the pace was a little slow with the narration but I got into the rhythm quickly and it worked perfectly. 

I hope the app can be fixed and I can finish the audio.

The Last Charm is a cute story. Leila loses her charm bracelet. She gets charms for all of her important life events. When Caitlin finds the bracelet, she asks Leila to describe the charms to prove it's hers. Leila tells stories of Jake buying her charms. Leila and Jake have a complicated relationship. The story spans from when they first meet in childhood until Leila turns 30.

The Last Charm was an entertaining book. It is a cute story with a unique premise. Some things were predictable but there was enough originality to make it interesting. I wasn't very invested in the book or the characters until the end of the book. The ending was perfect.

Sarah Lambie did an excellent job narrating.  Her voice and tone were perfect for The Last Charm.  I love her accent.  I read the book and listened to the audio and enjoyed both but preferred the audio because Sarah Lambie's narration was so good.

Thank you NetGalley, One More Chapter and Harper Collins Audio UK for The Last Charm.