Jason Rekulak

The Last One at the Wedding

I liked the mystery and most of the characters.  This was a fun, easy read that had a captivating mystery and fun characters.  

shellybn

         My horror book club read Rekulak’s Hidden Pictures a while ago, and while many in the group didn’t enjoy it, I absolutely loved it.  It highlighted both the paranormal and the pure evil that we all know can exist in humanity today.  I was thrilled to see a Rekulak book show up in the options for the Book of the Month Club in October  of 2024 and couldn’t wait to dig in and see what this next book was going to offer. 

            And then I was just disappointed.  From start to finish.  Estranged family, eccentric aunt, shady rich family…it was a collection of overdone horror/thriller tropes.  Frank was painfully blind to his daughter’s shortcomings, and he seemed insanely naïve as well, making his character come across as a bumpkin…and not even a country bumpkin.  Frank’s sister was just ridiculous, especially with the insistence that a random child HAD to come to a destination wedding.  The random child might have been the most interesting character, but the way she was written pinned her as more of a caricature than a believable child.  I don’t even want to go into the remainder of the characters, because they are equally stereotypical and poorly written.  The plot was soft, there was zero suspense, and it was painfully obvious. 

            I wanted to like this one, but in the end, it just came up lacking. 

Kristen Claiborn

         My horror book club read Rekulak’s Hidden Pictures a while ago, and while many in the group didn’t enjoy it, I absolutely loved it.  It highlighted both the paranormal and the pure evil that we all know can exist in humanity today.  I was thrilled to see a Rekulak book show up in the options for the Book of the Month Club in October  of 2024 and couldn’t wait to dig in and see what this next book was going to offer. 

            And then I was just disappointed.  From start to finish.  Estranged family, eccentric aunt, shady rich family…it was a collection of overdone horror/thriller tropes.  Frank was painfully blind to his daughter’s shortcomings, and he seemed insanely naïve as well, making his character come across as a bumpkin…and not even a country bumpkin.  Frank’s sister was just ridiculous, especially with the insistence that a random child HAD to come to a destination wedding.  The random child might have been the most interesting character, but the way she was written pinned her as more of a caricature than a believable child.  I don’t even want to go into the remainder of the characters, because they are equally stereotypical and poorly written.  The plot was soft, there was zero suspense, and it was painfully obvious. 

            I wanted to like this one, but in the end, it just came up lacking. 

The Last One at the Wedding

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