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megsbookishtwins's review against another edition
5.0
rep: lesbian m/c's, f/f romance
content warnings: death, child abduction, child abuse, violence, alcoholism
I'm a huge fan of Fran Dorricott's work since reading her first novel After the Eclipse, and I've been in such a huge reading slump pretty much all year, so I thought I would try and jump back into reading with a book I thought would be a guaranteed hit, and I was so right. The Final Child follows Harriet, who longs to finish her book into the disappearances of the children kidnapped by The Father, and Erin, one of The Father's victims - a survivor. The book follows the two as they delve into the mystery of who The Father is, and things start to get dangerous for the two. Like After the Eclipse, The Final Child was an edge-of-your-seat thriller. Both books are slow, and character-driven novels, which works brilliantly and Dorricott is very talented at creating a tense and dark atmosphere. Highly recommend.
content warnings: death, child abduction, child abuse, violence, alcoholism
I'm a huge fan of Fran Dorricott's work since reading her first novel After the Eclipse, and I've been in such a huge reading slump pretty much all year, so I thought I would try and jump back into reading with a book I thought would be a guaranteed hit, and I was so right. The Final Child follows Harriet, who longs to finish her book into the disappearances of the children kidnapped by The Father, and Erin, one of The Father's victims - a survivor. The book follows the two as they delve into the mystery of who The Father is, and things start to get dangerous for the two. Like After the Eclipse, The Final Child was an edge-of-your-seat thriller. Both books are slow, and character-driven novels, which works brilliantly and Dorricott is very talented at creating a tense and dark atmosphere. Highly recommend.
zellreads's review against another edition
5.0
This was absolutely horrifying and twisty in the best way. It gets really suspenseful earlier than a lot of thrillers but carries that energy throughout it so well. Such a good plot and so well carried out. And it has a queer main character, without queerness being a major plot point, which makes it even better!
reliures's review against another edition
4.0
Mystery thriller following two women meeting because of a shared history: Erin who was the last child abducted alongside her brother by a serial killer known as Father; and Harriett (whose cousins were killed by that serial killer) who tries to write a book about the victims, and wants to interview Erin as the sole survivor of the killer.
Overall this was a solid book, The writing was goof and I really liked the plot. There was several very interesting twists that I didn’t see coming and I actually liked the ending.
The two main characters were compelling, I love how they were sapphic, and the relationship developing between them was great to witness.
My main criticisms was about the pacing. Some parts felt too detailed with a lot of things told and some of the character’s reactions and thoughts weren’t necessary to the plot; it didn’t add anything, and sometimes felt like they were flip flopping between opposing emotions too quickly. These parts felt a bit boring to read, the plot loosing its thrilling aspect that I even had some thoughts on DNF’ing it.
On the contrary I felt the Big Reveal and its explanation was a bit too rushed compared to the rest of the book.
I feel the book could have been trimmed in some parts and expanded in others.
Overall a rather good book with an interesting plot.
hb_bookworm's review against another edition
dnf at 26% - was really excited about an lgbt/specifically sapphic thriller but too much of this read like bad romance and moved way too slow for me.
ginnylt's review against another edition
5.0
Creepy, fast paced and a twisted and well planned out plot. The only reason it took me 4 days to read is because I knew it would freak me out reading at night! Though I’m admittedly biased, HIGHLY recommend if you’re into mysteries, thrillers, or queer relationships.
ashlee_'s review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
pbraue13's review against another edition
3.0
The premise, while interesting, is marred by the deadly slow (pun not intended) pacing at the beginning and it is only about half way through the book that it begins to pick up and get faster. I enjoyed the LGBTQ twist to the story as that isn't something you normally see in detective fiction, but it was not enough to save this book from being "meh" overall. The twist and solution at the end were very predictable and lackluster for me. Overall a 3/5 stars.