A review by snugglesandpages
The Very Last List of Vivian Walker by Megan Albany

Did not finish book. Stopped at 39%.

The premise of the book really appealed to me & I was completely prepared for an emotional and heartwarming read, unfortunately, it was none of those things. 

Viv leads a fairly mundane life. She's married to, but not really in love with, Clint and they have a sweet 8yr old boy Ethan. 

Viv doesn't appear as though she has any zest for making the most of the time she has left, or a goal she is working towards before she dies. Instead, Viv has a list of pointless tasks she focuses on, like cleaning the fridge or doing her taxes. 

None of these actions made sense to me, as a wife and a mother I just couldn't wrap my head or heart around the fact Viv cared so little about making time for her husband and son, but rather she couldn't wait to be gone so she could "enjoy" the peace. 

Throughout the buddy read, it seemed the three of us had a collective opinion that the MC is a bit of a b!tch and because of her (extremely) dry sense of humour and absolute lack of regard for her husband or son, I was not at all invested in a story of her final days. 

I DNF this one at about a 3rd of the way through, which is something I rarely do. There was no real plot or purpose behind anything Viv did and all the characters were underwhelming.

Before I made the decision to wrap this one up, I did skip through and read a few chapters further in, as well as the final few to get more context, but in the end, it just wasn't for me. I have read mixed reviews and a lot of people have said they loved this for though, so maybe you will connect with it differently.