A review by sarah984
Last to Leave the Room by Caitlin Starling

challenging dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This took everything I liked about The Luminous Dead and dialled it up to eleven. Claustrophobic, tense, ambiguous, and the characters are great. It dragged a little bit about halfway through, but the ending was worth it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Torture, Medical content, Dementia, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Ableism, Death, Gore, Blood, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

Minor: Animal death, Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, and Vomit