Reviews - The Last Echo | The StoryGraph

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The Last Echo was far darker than the previous two Body Finder books. This book definitely goes in a different direction than the others and explores Violet’s experiences and the many brutal dangers of working with Sara and other psychic teenagers. Very, very few scenes were spent with Violet’s female friends, she spends no time in school and even Jay is largely absent. The feeling of Violet being in danger is unrelenting throughout the book, as her new job and coworkers take center stage. While this shift in emphasis wasn’t bad per se, I did miss Violet’s old life that was focused on in the previous books.
This book gripped me instantly and I could not put it down. It was suspenseful and far creepier than the others in the series. I continue to like Violet (although wow does she have the worst luck or what?), love Jay, and I’m intrigued by Rafe and how his and Violet’s relationship will develop. All in all, great characters, terrifying ordeals, and I am really sad I have to wait for the next one!! Damn cliffhangers….

simipoodle's review

5.0

All I can say is WOW. This book was amazing, the best in the series so far. Once I picked up this book I couldn't set it down, my body physically wouldn't let me. I easily could have devoured this book in one sitting if school didn't get in the way. I loved that Kimberly added a bunch of new characters. I was getting kind of tired by the old ones. I actually surprised myself buy liking the tiny live triangle she threw in the book. I was always rooting for Violet and Jay without a doubt in my mind- they're meant for each other. But I couldn't help but feel sorry for Rafe. He has been through a lot. The main reason I ended up liking the love triangle was because it wasn't like normal love triangles. Violet and Rafe have a really unique relationship, you can't blame Rafe for feeling things. If I felt a surge of electricity whenever I touched someone I would probably like them too. But I also loved that Violet never really, truly doubted what she had with Jay.
Can we all just take a moment of silence to appreciate the incredible ending of this book. It was filled with some many twists and turns, all of which were shocking and kept me at the edge of my seat. Then, right when you think everything is going to be fine we get the biggest twist of all. You have to admire the genius behind the last three pages.
But most of all I feel bad for Violet. I couldn't imagine living with that sound for the rest of my life. It would drive me insane.

aconstellationoftomes's review against another edition

2.0

She had found a home that night. A safe place where she could put her gift to good use. With Sara's team of misfits." (Violet Ambrose)

The Last Echo focuses less on romance and more on the mystery, but it mostly focused on Rafe.

Rafe's name was mentioned on almost every single page. His physical appearance is always described. He is an enigma. nobody knows anything about him and he doesn't let anybody get close to him. Oh wait! Violet is the only girl who is able to get through to him and she's the only girl that he allows the get close to get close to him. She's the person that he acts different around. Every time Violet is around Rafe, she forgets she has a boyfriend. Oh, and when Violet and Rafe touch, a spark or some intense electric feeling passes through them. I wish I was joking! Rafe is a character that I feel was intended to create tension in Jay and Violet's relationship, but ends up being a character that takes over the whole entire book.

Violet also joins Sara's psychic team. I love books that have a ragtag group of teenagers with different personalities trying to solve mysteries and save the world. It's this element that I love in Unbreakable and Unmarked by Kami Garcia. However, in The Last Echo, the only character that I got to know about was Rafe. The other characters remain stereotypes and seem unimportant.

The one thing I didn't expect to work in this book was the mystery, but I ended up being surprised. The killer in this book is known as The Collector and I actually enjoyed the killer's POV in this one. It was dark, creepy and twisted. I actually found myself feeling sympathetic for the killer's past while feeling disgusted with myself for feeling sympathetic at the same time. The killer's POV, motives and profile was done extremely well in The Last Echo.

I'm not a fan of Violet, the main character in The Body Finder series, because I feel like she unnecessarily puts herself into dangerous situations, but in The Last Echo, I felt so much of dread for Violet. She is involved in so many dangerous occurrences and at the end of the book I became so worried about what would happen to her. I'm also quite interested at how The Last Echo ended.

Spoiler

Violet gains an imprint because she killed The Collector in self-defense as well as Sara's team being run by a powerful force that doesn't want Violet to leave.

I can't wait to see how Violet deals with events that ended The Last Echo in Dead Silence.

I enjoyed The Last Echo much more than I enjoyed The Body Finder and definitely much more than Desires of the Dead. The mystery aspect was freaky and creepy, the romance between Violet and Jay took a backseat and I even started caring a little about Violet.

lrjohnson13's review

4.0

4.5 stars

Violet finally has a place where she belongs and friends that can understand her unique abilities because they have them too. Only, now violet seems to be the target of an unpredictable situation and her close encounters will murders makes violet all that more noticeable

I liked Violet a lot better in this book, he whole demeanor and personality shifted back to how it was in the first book. I absolutely loved the awkward relationship between Violet and Rafe. I did want to see more of their relationship progressing, although it did get pretty perfect for a second, and I also wanted to see a little more of Jay.

This story line is great and thrilling. The suspense is almost scary in execution. I think the author does a really great job of being able to get into the killer’s mind to, with the little glimpses the reader gets.

Overall, I’m crazy about this series. On to the next!

ambrosila7's review against another edition

5.0

Better and better

This series is so twisted, I love it. They also keep getting better and don't rely on romance. I like that in a YA novel.

betsy024's review

5.0

I liked it though it is more about Rafe and how she feels about him and Jay. :)

raeganbillinger's review against another edition

3.0

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

lalaskal's review

2.0

Violet became even more idiotic, especially towards the end of the book. She was extremely whiny and immature with everyone around her. Rafe is my favorite character and even though The Last Echo told us more about his life I still want to know more. I think Rafe should take over narrating the rest of the series since his stories would be far more interesting than Violet's.