The Last House Guest

Fantastic thriller that had me gripped from start to finish. I’m adding Megan Miranda to my list of authors to look out for.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publishers for the ARC in return for an honest and unbiased opinion.

I thoroughly enjoyed this book, which kept me gripped all the way through. Megan Miranda writes beautifully, creating a strong sense of the febrile atmosphere of Littleport, a place where everyone has secrets. Avery is a flawed but thoroughly sympathetic lead character, and the narrative allows the reader to uncover the secrets behind her friend's death one by one alongside her. A wonderful combination of literary writing and gripping murder mystery that I would highly recommend. (And I took considerable satisfaction from the epilogue!)

Megan Miranda always knows how to deliver with a good book.

This one is a slow burn, but satisfying none the less.

Avery is a very interesting character, she almost seems to have no personality of her own and molds herself to suit those around her.
But then when you go deeper in the book, you find out there is more to her than meets the eye. I really enjoyed reading this story, and I look forward to the next one.

I'm not usually a fan of thriller but this one was very good and I loved it.
I loved the mix of literary and mystery fiction, the well written characters and the description.
This book is a page turner I wasn't able to put down and I appreciated every page I read.
I look forward to reading other books by this author.
Highly recommended!
Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this ARC, all opinions are mine.

A thriller that had me totally gripped. It’s not often that a book makes me stay up late trying to finish it or wake up early so I can finish it off. Brilliant book.

I’m a huge Megan Miranda fan since I read All The Missing Girls, when it comes to character driven psychological thrillers they are all top notch.

Same with The Last House Guest, a beautifully done drama with mystery undertones, a small community setting and a possibly unreliable narrator. Avery doesn’t believe her best friend killed herself, but just how close were they in reality?

With this author it’s all about the characters and Avery is an engaging and occasionally strange one to follow along with. The mystery element is beautifully intriguing, the relationships are complex and layered and the setting comes to life.

I’m never sure what the outcome will be when reading a Megan Miranda novel which gives an added edge to proceedings and overall I loved The Last House Guest for its underlying layers and sense of unpredictable foreshadowing.

Recommended.

Thanks to NetGalley and publishers for the ARC.
I loved reading this book. So well-written, lots of atmosphere and great characters.
Littleport, Maine, nestled between mountains and ocean, is a Summer vacation retreat. Most of the properties let out are owned by Grant Loman who, with his wife, son Parker and daughter Sadie, spend Summers at their mansion overlooking the ocean. Avery Greer was orphaned when she was 14, her parents died in a car crash on a mountain road, but her grandmother survived the crash. Following her grandmother's death her house was bought by Grant Loman to add to his portfolio. Avery was given the Loman's guest house to live in and trained-up to become Grant's property manager. Sadie and Avery become inseparable friends. Each year at the end of the Summer a Plus-One Party is organised in one of the rental properties before Littleport heads into the Winter months. The Summer 2017 party is where Sadie is found dead beneath the cliff. Believed to be a suicide, Avery cannot reconcile herself to it knowing Sadie as she did, and gradually teases out a variety of truths and lies which all seem to conspire to make herself look guilty of hurting Sadie.
There are lots of twists to navigate, red-herrings that keep the reader guessing, and mostly wrongly, until very near the end.
Excellent conclusion and a very satisfying epilogue.