#BookReview: The Last Mrs. Parrish by Liv Constantine

Slow Burn Examination Of Sociopathy vs Psychopathy. Have you ever wanted to read a fairly slow, in depth, rather brutal look at what happens when a psychopath and a sociopath cross paths… and someone else is caught in the middle?

Well, then I have the book for you!

I’d owned this book for quite some time before finally reading it as its sequel, The Next Mrs. Parrish, was released – directly in preparation to read *that* book as an Advance Review Copy. While normally I do recommend that people go ahead and start series books early…. in my defense, I thought I *had* read this one a while back before realizing I hadn’t. 🙂

This noted, any readers new to this series will be glad that the sequel is out now, as with the particular manner that this one ends… having the next one readily at hand was actually a great thing indeed.

Just, again, be warned that this is a S L O W book, where even the twists can seemingly take a few dozen pages to reveal themselves. And in the end, virtually *no one* looks overly great *and* there is quite a bit of abuse and other injustices discussed and actively shown. So if darker books aren’t your thing… may want to rethink this one.

In the end though, this really was a fun book that I’m glad I finally read.

Recommended.

This review of The Last Mrs. Parrish by Liv Constantine was originally written on June 25, 2024.

Featured New Release of the Week: Problem Child by Victoria Helen Stone

This week, as we gear up for Autism Awareness Month in just a few days, we’re looking at a book that does a great job in humanizing and normalizing another neurological divergence. This week, we’re looking at Problem Child by Victoria Helen Stone.

This was a great tale in and of itself – the pacing was solid, the “shocks” were used well, the mystery was compelling, etc etc etc. Seriously, if that is all you care about here, then you’re good at this point. Go buy the book. 🙂

Where the book really shines and elevates itself is in its use of a neurodivergent character as its primary protagonist = and in showing that such a neurodivergence doesn’t mean that the person is “good” or “evil” or “better” or “less”, that they just *are*. Yes, many neurodivergences give abilities beyond the typical, and the one highlighted here – sociopathy – is no different. Ultimately it is up to the neurodivergent individual to assess their own abilities and learn to use them to live their life however they want – which is exactly what our protagonist has done and is doing… and what another character has to learn. Truly a great and yet also frank look at the issues surrounding sociopathy specifically but also neurodivergence in general, this really is a solid book to read in preparation for Autism Awareness Month beginning barely a week after this book releases.

Very much recommended, and I’m very much looking forward to more from this author and this world.

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