I can see how people enjoyed the writing. After reading some of the other reviews, I can tell I am in the minority here and that is ok. I felt that this book could have gone in a different direction or at least have the ending executed in a different way. All the evidence is there in the beginning. The main character experiences severe childhood trauma and the story we get is the effect of that trauma. It used Dissociative Identity Disorder as a plot point. Yes, go ahead and read the afterward about how the author explains, but again, in my opinion, it still didn’t work. What I got was a distorted story that used mental illness as its major plot point. I heard a few people describe this book as a gothic thriller…so I was in! But now that I have finished reading the book, my question is…do people know what a gothic thriller is? Because in my opinion, this is not even close to a gothic thriller. All I know is that Stephen King had an endorsement quote on the cover, it was a horror book, and may or may not contain a serial killer story. I wanted to read this book and be shocked, so I ignored other reviews and didn’t even read the synopsis. Everything was obvious to me from the get-go. There aren’t actually twists to this story, just an occasional fact left for the reader every once in a while. One thing is for sure, nothing is as it seems.Īctually, that is just the given synopsis. Ted was a person of interest in the disappearance and now she is determined to find her sister or find the person responsible. Only, she has other motives for moving there. Lauren and Olivia the Cat also have their own points of view of what is happening on Needless Street.
He drinks but there are other issues as well. It is pretty obvious that something isn’t right in the house right off the bat.
The Last House on Needless Street by Catriona Ward is one of those books that is difficult to describe without giving away spoilers.
Thank you, Catriona Ward, NetGalley, and Viper books for the opportunity to read this book.
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