Her Last Day (Jessie Cole #1)

I love a good mystery or psychological thriller but this book was over the top with disturbing graphic torture. I loved the Lizzie Gardner series but I think this will be my last book I read by this author. She\’s a great writer but I actually hate nightmares. It could have still been a good book with less graphic details.

T.R. Reagan is an auto-buy for me. She\’s one of my favorite authors. I loved both the Lizzy Gardner and Faith McMann books. And Jessie Cole looks like the start of another great series. There are several stories going on in the book: Jessie is being investigated by the police for wounding someone she was tailing as a private investigator (I actually thought this storyline wrapped up a little too quickly), Jessie and Ben (newspaper reporter) are trying to find answers as to what happened to Jessie\’s sister who disappeared a decade prior, and the Heartless Killer, who is abducting people at random to torture and kill. The Hearless Killer storyline was the most interesting to me. It\’s pretty gruesome, but riveting at the same time. No rhyme or reason to the people he picks to abduct, and he plays on their worst fears (that he uses social media to find). Jessie is searching for a missing woman, Zee, who\’s connected to the case. I really liked Zee, I\’m kind of hoping she pops up again in future books. Plus, she delivered some much needed levity in a dark story. Jessie is the guardian of her 14 year old niece, and she\’s maybe dating a police officer named Colin (who is on the Heartless Killer case). Colin seems like a good guy, but he wasn\’t in the book enough to get a good sense of him. So, I liked the book, I look forward to reading more, but I can\’t quite bring myself to give it five stars. Why? It\’s all…a little familiar, there are a lot of parallels with the Lizzy Gardner series. Hopefully, more time spent with the characters will make them shine on their own.

After reading the Lizzy Garner series – which is fabulous – I was extremely excited about this new series!!! It was thrilling!!! However I must say that I’m not quite sure how I feel about Jessie. I feel that she lacks a lot of vital elements that a PI should have such as self defense – without the use of a gun – and her instincts seem a bit off. I feel that self defense is a necessity for all women but I think it is imperative in her line of work. She second guessed herself a lot and rushed to judgment to quickly. She put herself in a situation where she was almost killed due to her lack of judgment. She seems to lack the skills to be a PI. Especially for as long as she has been doing it. But hopefully these issues will develop at some point. Hopefully sooner rather than later. I find myself liking Ben more than Jessie because he is willing to step up and do what is necessary to get the job done. He may have been searching for the key to his past however it wasn’t just all about him. He was honest with Jessie and even though he had no past he was well rounded. Which is more than I can say for Jessie. There were also too many subtopics in the story and I found myself confused at times. There was just way too much going on. Hopefully as the series develops everything will become rounded. Don’t get me wrong this book isn’t bad it just isn’t all that great. But that’s my opinion. However I will read the next book. If not for any reason just to simply find out what happens with Ben.

Her Last Day by T.R. Ragan ****4.5 ⭐️ **** So this is a triller, a nerve racking one if I may add. My friend Meg recommended to me since she knows I love a good suspense book and damn she was so right to tell me all about this baby. It’s sooooo awesomely disturbing that I don’t know where to start with this review. The story will keep you guessing about EVERYTHING going on. It’s bloody, gruesome. You have a SERIAL KILLER on the loose for years, missing people, a lost sister, desperate parents, a PI, FBI and the Police Department. The whole shanannigans. If you don’t have a strong stomach don’t read this book. Trust me is so well written that you will feel all the pain and see everything like you are there with the victims. If you are a fan of trillers, suspense, and dark reads THIS IS THE ONE FOR YOU.

Seen this book advertised on my Facebook page and thought this looks interesting so I bought it. Glad I did what a very good book. I liked the characters and the plot. This book kept me interested from the time I started it and I must admit I did lose a few hours sleep while reading it. Can’t wait for her second book to come out. Hopefully I won’t have to wait very long!! If you are reading this review, get this book you will not be disappointed

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