Title: The Last Hour (Thompson Sisters)
Author: Charles Sheehan-Miles
Release date: April 19, 2013
Age Group: Adult
Genre: Contemporary
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Book Description:
Twenty-seven year old Carrie Thompson-Sherman has the life she always wanted: her PhD, a prestigious fellowship, and an amazing husband.
Her life begins to unravel as a jealous colleague puts her fellowship in jeopardy and a haunting secret Ray Sherman carried home from Afghanistan comes to light.
Hounded by a federal investigation and the ensuing media feeding frenzy, Carrie and Ray desperately lean on each other, until a disastrous accident puts both Ray and her sister’s lives at risk.
In the last hour, Carrie and Ray will each find themselves faced with a choice.
A choice that will change everything.
Review:
This is quite a book! I read this as a standalone, but I am going to read Just Remember to Breathe which is also about the Thompson sisters. I don’t want to give away any spoilers so I will try to give my impressions without giving away the specifics.
The Last Hour is a very, very creative book which tells both sides of Carrie and Ray’s story. The author is very gifted at doing this and this book packs an emotional wallop. It grabbed me right from the beginning. This book was a page-turner for me, but it requires that attention be paid to the writing. If you want a creatively written, deeply-felt storyline, The Last Hour is for you.
I enjoyed reading Carrie and Ray’s alternating voices and felt very emotionally connected to these characters. I am now a huge fan of Charles Sheehan-Miles and look forward to reading Just Remember to Breathe and A Song for Julia, as well as his future books.
ARC provided by the author in exchange for an honest review.
About the Author:
Charles Sheehan-Miles has been a soldier, computer programmer, short-order cook and non-profit executive. He is the author of several fiction and non-fiction books, including the indie bestsellers Just Remember to Breathe and Republic: A Novel of America’s Future.
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