Her Last Breath

A Messy, Mindless Read Caroline Thraxton, a young socialite married to billionaire Theo, suddenly dies. After attending Caroline’s funeral, her younger sister Deirdre receives a mysterious email from her dearly departed sister with a jarring message: if she dies, her death would be no accident. Fur......more

When it comes down to the fundamentals of whether a thriller—regardless of subcategory (psychological thriller, espionage thriller, legal thriller, etc.)—will be commercially successful or not, I look at three criteria: pacing, plot intricacy, and emotional intensity. In the case of Davidson’s newes......more

1.5/5 stars. Plot The book is told in first person with alternating views of Theo and Deirdre. I like this format because (usually) each chapter/perspective would end in suspense and a cliffhanger. This was not the case for “Her Last Breath” as each reveal didn’t wow or hook me. I actually liked the......more

Mysterious The most I can rate this is a three. The beginning was slow and too deeply descriptive for my taste.I knew who the killer was early on, too early. The last third of the book grabbed my attention as it got thrilling with action. Thank you to Amazon Prime for this first reads book!......more

I had high hopes for this one, but it didn't fully deliver. It centers on the sudden death of a socialite named Caroline, who sent a note to various people warning them to look into it further if something happens to her. One of those people was her sister Deirdre, who recently rebuilt her relations......more