The Last Book Club by Joanne RockMy rating: 3 of 5 stars
Narrated by Michelle Price
Presented by Tantor Media
A fun little dual-time mystery, where a woman goes 'undercover' in a book club to try and solve the mystery of her foster sister's death a year earlier.
Admittedly, this was an audio that I did zone out of occasionally, but that was more because of the work I was doing at the time rather than the book itself. Still, as a consequence, I did miss a few details. That's on me.
The book stayed interesting - there was always something happening, or some little details popping up that you knew were either clues or red herrings that, either way, you needed to log for later. I enjoyed that - it felt like I was really invested the whole time.
However, I did find the ending a little disappointing and lacklustre. I feel like it built the mystery really well, then kind of crumbled towards the end.
The characters were appropriately despicable, though I did want more details about who they were and what they were all about. There was a lot of focus on Sophie, which left less time for the other ladies.
Narrator did a decent job, with plenty of energy in the story telling. The voices were a little trite at times, and some were hard to distinguish, but otherwise it was a decent performance.
Overall, it was a fun story that did hold my interest. It was a bit of an unsatisfying ending, but nevertheless an enjoyable listen.
With thanks to NetGalley for an audio ARC
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