A review by flintlocklane
Last Ones Left Alive by Sarah Davis-Goff

adventurous dark

3.75

This was a dystopian, zombie apocalypse novel with a unique literary and feminist bent to it. I enjoyed it, and found the narrative voice very compelling and the characters interesting. I like how Davis-Goff was able to tell a complete and detailed story without giving everything away; though we never see Phoenix City in this novel, the place itself definitely has an arc as it moves from Orpen’s idealized safe haven to a dystopic society. The dual timeline plot was very successful in fleshing out the world and Orpen’s story slowly over time, but I would’ve liked to see Davis-Goff play with that fluctuation of time a bit more. A fascinating, short read, but one that doesn’t really do anything entirely new. That said, I really enjoyed the writing and will certainly look into other work by Davis-Goff.