A review by arockinsamsara
Last to Leave the Room by Caitlin Starling

3.0

The first third was a bit slow, a lot of set up for the main inciting incident, which is explained in the blurb for the book, to finally happen. Once that happened, though, the book picked up speed and was a lot more fun. The resolution to the central mystery wasn't bad, but it also didn't feel super intentional, it felt more hand-wavy than plotted out. That is fine, if the story forces you to complete other things, such as identity and understanding oneself... However, while those were always implicit concerns there wasn't anything that felt incredibly thought-provoking or novel, and that left the mystery's resolution a little underwhelming. All said, still a fun time.