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A review by jerzgrl626
The Last Housewife by Ashley Winstead
4.0
This book was one wild ride! I had already read In My Dreams I Hold A Knife prior to reading this so I thought I knew what I was in for, but this book surely surprised me!
Shay Deroy is a former columnist and bored housewife who recently quit her job to write her first novel. While trying to come up with ideas for her first novel, she tunes into a true crime podcast hosted by her former high school friend, Jamie. When Jamie's podcast topic turns to the recent death of Laurel Hargrove, who happened to be Shay's college roommate, Shay drops everything and returns to her college town, which she vowed never to return to. When she quickly realizes that Laurel's death was actually murder not suicide, she aggressively heads down a dark and twisty path to find out what really happened to Laurel. This forces her to confront dark demons from her past that threaten to tear her apart.
This book was full of surprises! I loved the character development and how all of the flashbacks contributed vital details to the current story. This was a deep, dark, emotional narrative that kept me guessing from beginning to end and I had a hard time putting this book down. Ashley Winstead has absolutely become an auto-buy author for me!
Shay Deroy is a former columnist and bored housewife who recently quit her job to write her first novel. While trying to come up with ideas for her first novel, she tunes into a true crime podcast hosted by her former high school friend, Jamie. When Jamie's podcast topic turns to the recent death of Laurel Hargrove, who happened to be Shay's college roommate, Shay drops everything and returns to her college town, which she vowed never to return to. When she quickly realizes that Laurel's death was actually murder not suicide, she aggressively heads down a dark and twisty path to find out what really happened to Laurel. This forces her to confront dark demons from her past that threaten to tear her apart.
This book was full of surprises! I loved the character development and how all of the flashbacks contributed vital details to the current story. This was a deep, dark, emotional narrative that kept me guessing from beginning to end and I had a hard time putting this book down. Ashley Winstead has absolutely become an auto-buy author for me!