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Last Girl Ghosted

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Wren Greenwood, the author of Dear Birdie, has a secret past she wants to leave behind. She’s done a good job of hiding her pervious identity and tragic past until she meets Adam on an online dating site. Wren Greenwood, falls head over heals in love with Adam and thinks they have a real future together. Until one day, he ghosts her and disappears. Everything she thought she new about Adam was all a lie. It turns out Adam is a master manipulator, deceiving broken, lost wealthy woman with tragic pasts. Adam hunts them down, dates them, while building their confidence and then takes everything thing they have. Including their lives.

I was hooked in the beginning of the book. It was fast paced and intriguing but the pace slowed down a fair bit in the middle of the book and there where a few side line stories I did not understand. However the pace picked back up 3/4 of the way through and the side stories made sense. The story really came together for me and I thoroughly enjoyed it.

Thank you NetGalley, Lisa Unger and HarperCollins UK for my advanced readers e-copy of Last Girl Ghosted by Lisa Unger. I loved it.

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You trusted him with your secret and then he vanished.
When Wren Greenwood meets a good-looking stranger from a dating app, she expects a casual fling but they connect immediately. Adam Harper is her perfect match.
She falls for him.
She confides in him.
And then he disappears his profiles deleted, his phone disconnected, his Manhattan apartment emptied.
First, Wren blames herself. Then she hears about the other girls girls who fell in love with Adam, and are now missing.
Wren needs answers, but as she follows the breadcrumb trail Adam left behind, it leads back to her own dark past. Suddenly, shes no longer sure if shes predator or prey.
She only knows one thing: whatever it takes, shell be the last girl he ever ghosts....

Lisa Unger is fast becoming an author I need to read more books by. This is the third novel of hers I have read and I have enjoyed them all.
This is a dark twisty tale about online dating. It will keep you wanting more I got through this book in just over a day.
The story goes back and forth between past and present and we learn about Wren’s past and the trauma she experienced.
Thoroughly enjoyed this looking forward to picking up my next read by this author. M

Thank you to HQ and Netgalley for my eARC. I am leaving this review voluntarily.

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An intriguing thriller that tells the story of an online dating match that becomes so much more. Wren Greenwood is persuaded by her best friend to use ‘Torch’ an dating app to find a new boyfriend. After a couple of unsuccessful dates she meets Adam, with whom she starts a relationship with - and then unexpectedly he ghosts her. She try's to find him and uncovers more than she bargained for -deceit, sercrets and lies - as her past catches up with her. This is a fast paced and at times a disturbing book and I couldn’t put it down!

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This was a very strong story of obsession and guilt. It made for a very interesting read.
I enjoyed it.
The plot of online dating was a worrying scenario that made me uncomfortable but that is modern life.

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OK - this is a hard review to write as I REALLY like this author's books and this started off so well.

It's a clever premise; a columnist meets a guy via a website who she really likes. He then disappears and she discovers that other women who he dated have also disappeared. She then gets together with a PI who is searching for him in order to track him down. So far, so good....... then, I'm afraid, for me, it completely lost it's way and became a meandering, slightly boring tale and I completely lost interest.

I did persevere and it's all neatly tied up at the end. Just overall a disappointing read from this excellent author.

An OK read for me.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publishers for the opportunity to preview.

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I’d like to thank HQ Digital and NetGalley for giving me the opportunity to read ‘Last Girl Ghosted’ by Lisa Unger in exchange for my honest and unbiased review.

Wren Greenwood is lonely and goes on the Torch online dating site. After two mediocre matches she finds Adam Harper who she has an instant connection with. After dating for a few months and confiding in him with her innermost secrets he disappears, his flat and office empty and his phone and online profile deleted. When private investigator Bailey Kirk contacts her Wren realises Adam isn’t the man she thought he was as his previous girlfriends have disappeared without trace. How can she have got it so wrong?

‘Last Girl Ghosted’ is the story of a woman, her secrets and the troubled life she’s been at pains to hide. It’s well-written, gripping in parts, and for the first half of the book I was completely engrossed but then it slowed down until three-quarters of the way through when it picked up again. The timeline moves from Wren’s childhood to the present time and is in keeping with the style of the book but I can’t help thinking that if the middle part had been condensed a little I would have been more involved. There’s no doubting the author’s ability to write gripping thrillers as I thoroughly enjoyed her ‘Confessions On The 7:45’ but ‘Last Girl Ghosted’ lost my attention part-way. As I can’t give 3.5 stars I’m increasing it to 4 for the simple fact that I enjoyed the first half of the book and the last quarter.

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I’m kind of on the fence with Last Girl Ghosted. It’s a novel about secrets, obsession and vengeance: what’s not to love about that. Billed as a riveting thriller about an online dating match turned deadly cat and mouse game. From the premise I thought this book would be right up my street. However after a strong start, I felt the book dropped off somewhere in the middle. The plot seemed to stall and it just wasn’t holding my interest. It did get back on track towards the end though so I would rate it three stars. I know others have loved this book, but it wasn’t for me. Thank you to NetGalley, HQ and the author for the chance to review.

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When Wren meets Adam on a dating app, she soon falls for him and vice versa. The following months are near-perfect bliss for them. One night, however, she opens up to him about one of her biggest secrets; the next day, he ghosts her. Shaken, Wren can't figure out what happened. When a PI shows up at her doorstep telling her Adam has done this before, and is possibly involved in the other woman's disappearance. Wren has a hard time believing it. But she ultimately needs to face the facts: Adam is not what he seems.

I originally was going to give this three stars. I enjoyed the book and all of its layers. We jump between timelines and get different POVs. However, I was hung up on the writing style. The use of the second person throughout the novel was extremely off-putting for me. Also, I thought that a lot of the resolutions were anticlimactic and that the storyline was slow. I decided to give myself a few days to really get a sense of what I was feeling.

Thinking back on it, I had to admit that the writing style was completely a 'me' issue. It suited this story really well even though I didn't quite like it. Also, Unger's use of the different timelines was perfect. I was never confused about what was going on, and every jump back gave us new information.

I feel really good giving this one a four star rating.

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I received a copy of this e-arc in exchange for an honest review thanks to NetGalley and HQ Stories.

I loved the plot for this story and really enjoyed it at first. However, the longer it went on, the more bored I got. It felt like it went on forever and was so long winded.

The ending was disappointing as well. It was a bit predictable how the ghosting storyline was going to go.

This book just wasn’t for me but I would try another by this author as the general idea was very good.

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Last Girl Ghosted, Lisa Unger

Lisa has become a go to author for me when I am looking for gripping psychological thrillers.

In Last Girl Ghosted, Lisa dips eerily into modern day contexts with a cat-and-mouse chase under the guise of online dating which begs the question: can you ever truly trust social media presentations. Pretty pictures, grid aesthetics and catchy profile listings are manufactured, glossy and all to often are far from reality.

This is the case for Wren and a man she meets on a dating app. Wren has come along way from her traumatic past and has worked tirelessly to keep it and her true identity buried. Desperately hoping to pull off her new carefully constructed reality. All it takes is someone to pull on one tiny thread. And her new mysterious boyfriend seems to know exactly where to tug.

There is a lot to unpack in this twisty suspense novel. Multiple POV’s and non-linear timelines, unreliable narrators and a slew of secrets that kept me guessing! Lisa created a lot of moving pieces into this plot line. So, even when I could predict some of the storyline bits, I was invested in seeing how they all fit together. This was slow build until the last 15% which was a flurry of activity.

My thanks to NetGalley, Lisa Unger andHarper Collins for an advance copy in exchange for an honest review.

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Lisa zinger is a master story teller. The plot weaves in and out and it’s a really satisfying read. If you believe what everyone tells you then there are going to problems. Love it!

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After a first part that got me hooked, in the rest of the book my interest was fading and the anticlimatic ending didn’t help much either. In addition, I found it difficult to connect with the main character.
I can’t say the book is bad because Lisa Unger knows her trade but for that same reason I expected more.

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This was a fantastic read! As I read, the book changed in terms of what I thought it was about and what was happening. I love it when a book can trick you like that!
The story focuses of Wren, a millennial agony aunt, who is fairly content spending time in her beautiful townhouse and hanging with her best friend, managing her agony aunt column and podcast.
Wren is incredibly wary of dating, she has had a difficult childhood and likes to remain in control, but, her best friend persuades her to start online dating.
Wren meets Adam, and despite her need for control, she falls madly in love, very quickly. Then three months later, Adam disappears, sending Wren an abstract goodbye text. Wren is confused and heart broken when she is approached by a PI asking questions about Adam, who, is suspected in the disappearance of at least two other women.
Wren decides she needs to know of Adam is this terrible and dangerous person he is suggested to be, or, if their love was real. Along the way, Wren is forced to face up to her tragic childhood and the impact it has had on her life.
I didnt want to put this down, I found it suspenseful, well written and scary as it taps into the potential dangers of online dating and the cruelty of ghosting.
Great read.

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This book.... WOW! I wanted to put it down after every chapter and go delete all my presence on all social media platforms. Its terrifying. Its breathtaking. You think you know where its going..... You're wrong. Again and again. Miss this one at your peril.

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I agree with other reviews that this book started off very well, got me interested and then sudddenly it tailed off and I found my interest going off. I struggled to be honest the rest of the way through it which is a shame as I seemed so promising. My thanks to Netgalley and the publishers for giving me the opportunity to read this book in return for an honest review.

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The Last Girl Ghosted started off well and immediately I was intrigued as to what was happening. About half way though, I found my interest dwindling and I skim read most bits until the end where it picked up a bit again.
I may not have enjoyed this book as much as I thought I would, but I can see from other reviews that others loved it.

It’s true what they say, nobody reads the same book.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for an ARC of this book in exchange for my honest review.

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Just finished reading “Last Girl Ghosted” by Lisa Unger and thoroughly enjoyed it! It is a dark book and disturbing in many ways so if you have any triggers it may not be for you.

It’s about a girl, Wren, who has been through a lot in life and basically wants what everyone wants - to be loved. Her best friend sets her up online dating and this opens a door to a predator.

The story is back and forth from past to present filling in the background story of Wren. But when Wren meets Adam she opens herself up to the possibility of love but soon realizes that it is much more. She tells him about her past and then all of a sudden she’s “ghosted”. Every trace of him has disappeared. She becomes obsessed with trying to find him. It then becomes a cat and mouse game.

It’s a very believable storyline especially when there is mention in the news of a virus in China. It sets the storyline as very recent.

It definitely had me guessing right to the very end.

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📚 BOOK REVIEW 📚

Thank you to @netgalley and @parkrowbooks for my advanced copy of Last Girl Ghosted by @launger

In a world where so many people have resorted to online dating apps to meet someone this book opens with Wren Greenwood using a dating app called Torch.

Wren is a self made business woman who runs her own business, owns her own beautiful brownstone in New York, has a substantial savings account and has friends who love her.

Wren meets Adam who is unconventionally stunning. She likes his attitude, his too big nose and his approach to everything. She falls hard and fast. She reveals her deepest darkest secret to Adam and the next day is Ghosted by him.

She sets off to figure out why he ghosted her and feels silly for revealing a part of her life she has kept under lock and key for so long. Is there more to Wren then we think? The answer is yes, is Wren who she said she was? The answer is no.

Wren meets Bailey Kirk a private investigator who finds her and informs her the last three women Adam dated have gone missing, and Adam isn’t who he said he is. In fact Adam isn’t even his real name, or is it?

Wren learns all about Adam and is still connected to him and wants to see him one more time. Adam continues to text Wren from secret numbers and email addresses and she is hooked on seeing him and getting the answers she desperately needs to move on.

Despite everyone’s warnings she intends to meet with Adam one last time.

I won’t reveal anymore because there are so many layers of backstory and details!

This book was so good and I would highly recommend it! Coming out October 5th.

5 ⭐️

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I found Last Girl Ghosted an ok read. It didn't grip me as much as I was hoping it would and it did feel a little drawn out in places.

Thank you to NetGalley and HQ for my ARC.

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Last Girl Ghosted - Lisa Unger

This is the first novel I've read by this author, I know she has a great reputation so picked this up with high hopes.

Wren Greenwood is a young professional woman in New York, with her best friend Ajax they are negotiating online dating, modern careers and city life. I found the set up vibrant, full of character, almost a bustling Sex And The City vibe.

Wren meets a man online, Adam, everything looks rosy, until he vanishes, ghosting her.

Wren can't let go, and must dig into her past for clues to try to find out who Adam really is.

I thought the set up was excellent, full of character, promise and loose threads to be picked at later. Once it goes back to the past I found it more vague, and it took a while to grab my interest again. The strands eventually all come together but it didn't really generate much threat or tension for me.

I would definitely look at this author's other books, but unfortunately this isn't one I can get excited about.


Thanks to Netgalley and HQ

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