Erin and Will Harding are the perfect couple. But on Valentines Day Will gives Erin a necklace as a present and when he tries to put it on her it makes her flinch. She suddenly feels uncomfortable and wary of her husband. But when Will asks what is wrong. She says she doesn’t know. It gets worse when Erin’s beloved dog Coco goes missing and Erin blames Will. Her mistrust of him elevates until they both decide to see a Marriage councillor to sort the problem out.
Maggie Day is now counselling their pair, but she doesn’t know who is telling the truth and because of this there doesn’t seem that the pair will resolves their problems. What are they both hiding? Also, when Erin describes the necklace, it is the same one her sister Lily had who was murdered over twenty years ago. Is Will her killer?
Thank you, the publisher, for a copy of The last resort by Heidi Perks. This another intriguing, gripping thriller from the author. I have read many of her books and she never disappoints. It is told in several point of views and two different timelines and this is cleverly interwoven together to have a great conclusion. 4 stars from me.

Releasing repressed memories, and a therapist professionally in the wrong, are the themes of this novel. Erin seeks couples' counselling after she finds she's suddenly suspicious of her husband, and not feeling safe with him. Therapist Maggie's sister was murdered a few years ago and a man imprisoned for her death. But she has never heard the story around why Lily died, and believes Erin could hold the key.
An interesting proposition, but lacked pace. I never found Maggie very believable, particularly the way she reacted when she couldn't get Erin to talk to her. Erin's vagueness around why she suspected her husband became irritating.
Thanks to NetGalley for the advance copy.

I found this book difficult to read as it jumped around timelines, from different characters perspective.,, Erin and Wills problems seemed very contrived, and in some places unbelievable. Not the best from this author.

A story of a marriage declining rapidly. Is Erin paranoid or are these events happneing. a great with a dual time zone meeting to create a great twisty ending.

Not the best book by Heidi. But a good one non the less. It was just missing something for me that makes the book pop. But still an enjoyable read.

I finished this book fairly quickly which is good but I wasn't completely enamored with it. I really liked the first two thirds, the mystery and secrets and trying to guess what was going on but I didn't love the ending. I just thought it fell a bit flat but I did like how everything was nicely wrapped up.

I would still recommend however as it was an enjoyable read and I would read more by this author.

THE LAST RESORT

What an exceptionally great, fast paced and unputdownable chilling novel by Heidi Perks.

The Last Resort is a gripping read which will leave you questioning every character the whole way through and still you’ll never figure it out until the end.

Thanks #Netgalley for my eArc of this one one before publication next year (18/01/2024) I was not disappointed

Erin is brought to hospital in a critical condition by a hit and run accident. But who is responsible?
Two people, two sides of the story, but who do you trust?

Book is written in short chapters and timeline with dual POV. I enjoyed this twisty read, kept me interested. Descriptively written and good character development.

I enjoyed this read kept me guessing. I did guess one twist correctly, but one I didn't see coming.
If you enjoy twisty books that keep you guessing throughout I highly recommend this book.

Will definitely read more from this author.

I want to thank the publisher and #NetGalley for this Advanced readers copy of #TheLastResort.

A really solid read. Would definitely recommend to those who love a good twisty, psychological thriller!

I devoured this book!!! From beginning to end to was totally engrossed, I couldn't turn the pages quickly enough. Amazing story.

Thoroughly enjoyable read. Couldn't put this down and lots of twists to this psychological thriller. A book to be recommended.

Thanks so much for the opportunity to read The Last Resort!

Great page turner, and very gripping. Encapsulating and tense!
One of them books you can’t rest until you’ve finished it and know what happens. So glad I chose this as my next read. Heidi never disappoints!

I really enjoyed this! I love multiple points of view and also timelines going back and forward, I think it really adds to the story. It enhances the perspective when the story is told from differing points of view, you get to know the motivations of the characters. Lots of surprises in this one and I loved the ending.

Great storyline with relationships going wrong, hidden pasts and crime combined. Very readable, with unexpected twists and turns.

Cleverly written with the intertwining tales and how nothing can be seen as a coincidence. The characters were well developed and you felt for them all and wanted resolution for a situation which felt futile.

A clever plot..but...
This psychological thriller has a few key elements including family breakups, suspected infidelity and gaslighting and also legal injustice. For that I would have given It 4 stars.
However, the story has two distinct timelines, one set a few day in August and the other starting mid February that moves forward a few weeks at a time until reaching August. The book alternates between these two settings. This is then complicated by the story being told through the eyes of different characters who appear in both timelines. This can cause confusion for some readers and it certainly did for this reader and spoilt my enjoyment of the book. There is also a timescale issue with a dog that disappeared in February, was suddenly back in August and eventually an explanation appears in June or July.

Perks does it again; another brilliant psychological thriller!

At first, I found Erin just so unreliable. She seemed completely delusional and I felt like she couldn't be trusted. But I also felt like Will was hiding something, causing Erin to feel and think the way she did.

Maggie, the therapist, is hiding her own secrets that slowly unravel as the story goes on. And the twist, well I just didn't expect it.

Thank you to NetGalley for giving me the opportunity to read this book.

Erin Harding has been in a hit and run accident, and everyone is a suspect. Erin’s life was seemingly perfect, up until six months ago. She is a wife and mother, but for some reason, everything seems to go downhill, resulting in Erin and her husband seeking counselling to get them through whatever it is that’s happened, because Erin’s husband has no idea how they’ve reached this place of darkness.

I really liked this book. We read from multiple points of view throughout, and from 6 months previously, including sessions with the counsellor, so we slowly find out exactly what’s happened in Erin’s life. The tension is perfectly fed to us throughout, and really made the story perfect. There were lots of red herrings, and many twists and turns you will not see coming.

A great thriller with lots of twists and turns. The characters were really well written and I couldn't wait to see what happened next. Highly recommended.

Good little page turner that keeps you thinking and on your toes! i love unreliable narrators so this was right up my alley!