The Last She
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Summary
Ara 。 。 。 I made a mistake， we all did 。 。 。 go back to the beginning 。 。 。 it’s not too late。
As the only female to survive the devastating virus， Ara hasn’t seen another human in months―not since her father disappeared。 The plague has swept away humanity， and Ara’s world is desolate， haunted by the ghosts of her former life。 Her mother。 Her sister。
Kaden and his crew live by a code: stay alert， stay alive。 When they catch Ara stealing from them， they are furious―and confused。 She is the first girl they have seen in three years。 And while Kaden knows taking her captive is wrong， he tells himself he’s doing it to protect her。
But with Ara determined to follow through on her father’s mission―Go back to the beginning。 End the plague―Kaden becomes mesmerized by Ara’s will and beauty。 He knows he will do anything to help her， even if it tears their worlds apart。
As the only female to survive the devastating virus， Ara hasn’t seen another human in months―not since her father disappeared。 The plague has swept away humanity， and Ara’s world is desolate， haunted by the ghosts of her former life。 Her mother。 Her sister。
Kaden and his crew live by a code: stay alert， stay alive。 When they catch Ara stealing from them， they are furious―and confused。 She is the first girl they have seen in three years。 And while Kaden knows taking her captive is wrong， he tells himself he’s doing it to protect her。
But with Ara determined to follow through on her father’s mission―Go back to the beginning。 End the plague―Kaden becomes mesmerized by Ara’s will and beauty。 He knows he will do anything to help her， even if it tears their worlds apart。
Reviews
Skye Sinclair
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 The only thing with this book that I didn't love was how Kaden always thought Ara was a hopeless damsel。 Another confusing part of the book was how some chapters were representing month long periods were others were within the span of an hour。 Other than those two thing， I really enjoyed the book and I can't wait to see what H。J Nelson has for us next。 The only thing with this book that I didn't love was how Kaden always thought Ara was a hopeless damsel。 Another confusing part of the book was how some chapters were representing month long periods were others were within the span of an hour。 Other than those two thing， I really enjoyed the book and I can't wait to see what H。J Nelson has for us next。 。。。more
Sarah （Fire Mage）
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I liked this on the whole but the ending wasn't what I'd hoped for。 I liked this on the whole but the ending wasn't what I'd hoped for。 。。。more
Lucía Asensio
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La verdad me da un poco de pena que no vaya a aver una secuela， porque la forma en la que acaba es totalmente inesperada， como si te hubieses hecho una idea de lo que estaba pasando y Bamm， giro de 360° a la historia。 Altamente recomendable he pasado un buen rato leyéndomelo y la historia es original con el final dejándote con ganas de más。
Miscellaneous Allie
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Gotta say， calling it "the last she" while saying all the females are dead and saying the men haven't seen any women stinks。 It's very stinky。 I don't like that take at all。 Might as well call it "I stand with JKR" Gotta say， calling it "the last she" while saying all the females are dead and saying the men haven't seen any women stinks。 It's very stinky。 I don't like that take at all。 Might as well call it "I stand with JKR" 。。。more
Jillian
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I’m a sucker for dystopian / plague survival books and while I enjoyed this book I wish there had been a bit more to it。 All the suffering through the book and it ends in a sudden and odd place。 It feels like nothing was accomplished。 The female main character was one dimensional and so may past memories are alluded to， but never explained。 The male lead Kaden is great but his brother is made out to be flimsy at best。
Consu
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OKAYLISTENsiento que el 80% de las ideas were actually good but la ejecución？？？？？ WHAT WAS THAT CTM la historia en si se sentía muy rápida but not in a good way，，，， also la manera en la que los personajes se relacionaban？？ WASTED POTENTIAL CTM K RABIA en especial between los amigos del kaden y la ara Y CTMMM LA CANTIDAD de weas que metía en la trama that made NO SENSE AT ALL y después las dejaba tiradas como si nunca hubieran pasado？？？？WHY WOULD U DO THAT
Genna
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Only， she wasn't。 Only， she wasn't。 。。。more
Katie | niftyreads
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（4。5⭐️） One thing I learned from THE LAST SHE is that I never want to be the last she on earth。 🤣 H。 J。 Nelson’s book is a sci-fi dystopian mystery thriller romance。 It honesty falls under so many categories， haha。 It was an excellent read！ I sat down and read it in a day because I was so intrigued by the concept。 I mean， a plague （I tried not to think too hard about this aspect given the times we are in 😅） wipes out the females except for one - Ara - and a boy - Kaden - captures her and takes h （4。5⭐️） One thing I learned from THE LAST SHE is that I never want to be the last she on earth。 🤣 H。 J。 Nelson’s book is a sci-fi dystopian mystery thriller romance。 It honesty falls under so many categories， haha。 It was an excellent read！ I sat down and read it in a day because I was so intrigued by the concept。 I mean， a plague （I tried not to think too hard about this aspect given the times we are in 😅） wipes out the females except for one - Ara - and a boy - Kaden - captures her and takes her back to his crew， telling himself he is doing it to protect her。 But there is so much to each of their lives and the story。 It was fascinating！ I like that it was an easy read。 My head was hurting， so it was easy to read through brain fog。 The story kept me entertained and distracted me through my pain。 The story also kept me really invested。 With every chapter， I had to know why。 Why was Kaden doing what he was doing？ Why was Ara making the choices she was making？ By the end of the book， I was so invested that I had no idea I was at the last chapter！ Then I was frustrated and wanted more。 😂 Needless to say， I’m very excited about book two。 I will point out you have to suspend your disbelief， remembering it is a sci-fi dystopian otherwise， you aren’t going to enjoy this。 It doesn’t have magical elements to help you not forget that except the plague。 But it’s a lot of adventure and what-ifs。Take the plunge and experience what it would be like to have only one female left on earth through Ara’s eyes。 It’s quite the experience， and I can’t wait for more！ Thanks Wattpadbooks for the gifted book！Content Warnings: （per the author） violence， attempted sexual assault， fighting， animal death 。。。more
Stephanie O'Brien
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This book was slow at first but the enemies to lovers story was worth the slow burn。 I am not dying for the next book but I am wanting to read it。
Constance Bell
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*I received an Advanced Reader Copy of this ebook from NetGalley and the publisher in exchange for my honest review of this book*The Last She has proven to be one of those books I've read that has stuck with me。 I'm still thinking about Ara and her journey。 Ara hasn't seen another human in months， but finds herself following a group of men， with the plan to steal ammunition from them。 When she finds herself in a predicament that gets her captured by this group of men， who discover that she is no *I received an Advanced Reader Copy of this ebook from NetGalley and the publisher in exchange for my honest review of this book*The Last She has proven to be one of those books I've read that has stuck with me。 I'm still thinking about Ara and her journey。 Ara hasn't seen another human in months， but finds herself following a group of men， with the plan to steal ammunition from them。 When she finds herself in a predicament that gets her captured by this group of men， who discover that she is not a young man， as they originally thought， and that she is， in fact， the last she that they are aware of。 Kaden， Sam， and Isaac work together to try to show Ara that she is safe with them， however， Ara fights for her freedom， soon finding that she can trust at least these men。 However， there is a concern for the larger group that they are taking her to。 The clan， as they have been calling it， proves to be more dangerous for Ara in more ways than she could have imagined。 Ara continues working to find a way to escape and continue on her journey。 Will she succeed？ #NetGalley #TheLastShe #HJNelson 。。。more
Fatima alabed
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The last she _by H j nelson Review by me An amazing thriller story ， I didn't imagine me falling in love and get attached to this book the cover made me wanna read it and its name and it was totally worth my time。The story began and the world was to an end when we follow the journey of Ara and her way to go back to the beginning and that when the story starts to unfold as she gets kidnapped by some men， taken back to a clan ， giving everything she could to do her dad last wish to get back to the The last she _by H j nelson Review by me An amazing thriller story ， I didn't imagine me falling in love and get attached to this book the cover made me wanna read it and its name and it was totally worth my time。The story began and the world was to an end when we follow the journey of Ara and her way to go back to the beginning and that when the story starts to unfold as she gets kidnapped by some men， taken back to a clan ， giving everything she could to do her dad last wish to get back to the beginning。This story taught me alot of things， how love can change you in a way you may put yourself into danger， how real sacrifice should be and how to give your all to others， when to be patient and when to take risks and how relationship form during the worst time but leads to a perfect relationship that lasts for along time and you bond really well ， it taught me how friendship forms， how nice things can make you really feel at ease even if the world at the end。it taught me that darkness can be formed even if you want to be right cz sometimes we can't help but be bad for a while it for sure stain our soul but somehow light can get back in again once you find a solid ground to stand on with people that makes you see the light within ， it is all about the people you spend time with。 but out of all these lesson the sacrifices for others were the biggest lesson I learned in the novel nothing can surpass sacrifice for a right person。the character omg with who i would start，Ara the girl who made me believe that I can stand for myself no matter what and everything can be done even through the darkest days with some patience and tactics to go with。 her strength made me believe in me again， her love and sacrifices made me believe that to sacrifice yourself for others is as important as sacrificing things for yourself， and to love is something hard to gain you need to go through many things to reach where you want。Kaden my first love， i fall in love with a fiction character my fav for sure。even though he might appears to be very strong， dark， strong and uncaring， he really is so soft hearted and he would sacrifice his life for the people he loves and espically his real love Ara， he taught me how love should be and how men should treat their women。 he taught me what frienship means and how bonds form and what kind of strength you give fir each other and things u do for them。 he was the sample of love， friendship， caring wisdome， smartness strength， and everything in between。 just perfect。 Sam， Issac， jeb my fav gang they really showed me taught me how people stand next to each other until their last breath， nothing is worth in life more than saving the people you love， even with the diversity they all had， they were able to bond in a really awesome way，how sam was so sweet to everyone that makes you and force you to see the light within the darkness around。 how Issac smartness， strength and mentality makes you believe every thing is easy once you put your mind into it and give it some time and patience。 what about red my fav animal and aninal that feels stand strong and just be there for you when you need， yeah i fall in love with a horse。don't wanna talk about two evils Gabriel and Colburn each one of them had their own reason to be evil， even though Gabriel had in me some respect as he had his clan as a group of one and he wanted to save his sister but he had a good reason to be good but no he decided to have all the good reason to turn them into bad thingshated him couldn't love him after that， Colburn the deviel himself the darkness and everything that combines with it。 he is just so。。。。。。 can't say anything anymore really loved the book not excited for it but attached Note ; the writer is just so sweet to answer my Dms while reading her book she made me fall in love wit the book even more， wish you all the best in your life and i will be waiting for the second book QuotesThere are no such things as friendly men， Ara。 Not in this world。 Not for youThe wrongness of the moment twisted my gut even now。 It was a horrible thing we did， leaving her。 A decision that has haunted me ever since。 Maybe my punishment was that all I had now was an empty pistol and my father’s final words: to go back to the beginning。Ara 。 。 。 I made a mistake， we all did。 Go back to the beginning 。 。 。 go back 。 。 。 it’s not too lateMy entire body stiffened with fear。 He was tall and well built， with curly hair and strange， green eyes， like the forest itself was watching me。 In a different life， I might have thought him handsome， but now I saw only an enemy stronger than myselfAnd maybe， complicating it all， was the sudden realization that while I wanted to steal his weapon and escape， I wanted to do it without hurting him or his team。 Maybe that was why he talked so freely; it was harder to hurt someone you knew something about， even if it was as small as the fact they were from Montana， liked horses， and had given you an annoying nickname。 I hadn’t corrected him the last time he’d called me princess; some small piece of me missed talking and joking with another human。 There was something refreshing about Kaden’s approach to surviving the end of the world。 Not all of his choices were strictly aligned with survival。 Some seemed more for fun。 It was a bizarre， reckless approach that I both admired and figured would eventually get him killed。Because we live in a world where women are all but extinct。 Because the men in the clan will see me as a possession and not a person。 Because I already betrayed everyone I loveMaybe we are all prisoners to the cards life has dealt us。 I am a prisoner to duty， the leader of a clan。 Men depend on me。 We each have a part to play in the redemption of the world。“If we were riding this horse， maybe。 But if we were riding Red？ Never。 Red could race the wind and win。 We’d disappear into the sunset and never be seen again。To the end of one world—and the beginning of another。 From the ashes may we rise rebornI wished it weren’t so easy to imagine it。 Wished I didn’t instantly wonder what a new beginning with Kaden would mean。 Because I already knew my answer。 “I don’t want a new family， Kaden。 I want my old one back。” I won’t give up on them。 Not againme: I couldn’t trust or rely on anyone。 All these men， even if they meant me well， only stood in my way。I was well rested。 I had supplies。 There was only one way to honor my father’s words: go back to the beginning。 The beginning that had to be home。 It was time I left the clanI believe in the sun even when it’s not shining。 I believe in love even when I cannot feel it。 I believe in God even when He is silent。 Who said that？” I finally asked。ttt“Someone who also lived in darkness and managed to find the lightYou accused me of using you， but that has never been true。 I only want to protect you。 The truth is， I am afraid to open up and share， I’m afraid of losing the ones I love， I’m afraid of not being good enough。” He stopped for a moment， searching for his words。 I heard the frustration in his voice。 “I’m afraid of failing， of not protecting my family， my people。” He stepped closer， took my chin in his handsBut down here， even those words had begun to bring despair。 I wanted to believe he’d left me something， or， in my wildest hopes， that he would be waiting there for me。 But what if I was wrong again， and the beginning wasn’t home？ Or， worst of all， what if I made it home and found nothingtears of elation and pain overflowing from the sudden brightness after so long in the dark。 But I didn’t let it stop me。 Pain was a small cost to pay for freedom。ttt“I’m coming， SamI sat up all night， watching the flames grow lower and lower until only embers remained。 I tried to think of Sam， of Ara， of what was still left。 Of what remainedWe both stared down at him， an unspoken question rising between us。 If he wasn’t dead， he deserved to be。 But for some reason I couldn’t let Kaden kill him。 Not for Colborn’s sake， but for Kaden’s。 I knew too well that some stains could never be washed awayHe laughed， and I tried to smile， though the memory was more chilling than fond。 I could tell he’d set his pace to mine， and though it chafed my pride， my legs burned with enough pain to swallow what little remainedthere was nothing but the cold wind， Kaden’s warmth， and an exhilarating， terrifying fear， like flying， or falling， or both。 Though death lay behind us， and darkness before， I felt something I hadn’t in a long time。 HopeShe led you here， Ara。 She saved us both。 Why does it matter if she wasn’t flesh and bloodbreathless and terrified and burning。 Like nothing else existedI stood at a crossroads， a boundary that， once crossed， would never allow for return。 ttt“I promisetttI envy the peace you find in darkness。” My words stung of bitterness， but Issac didn’t moveMaybe that was what men did best。 They leftI wanted to thank him for being my friend， for being a better father than the man the world had given me。 I wanted to say something deep， something true， something a hero would say at the end of the story。tttBut I was only a man。tttttt“What will God think of you lying？” tttttttttA flash of white as he smiled。 “Let’s hope I don’t have to ask HimtttttttttRed screamed as the bullet took him full in the chest， where Sam had been just a moment before。tttRed’s chest exploded and a noise not of this world escaped himtttd。 A fresh dose of misery shot through me。 He had deserved to live out his days in a pasture of green grass， not die on a useless battlefield。 This wasn’t even a war worth fighting。 The world had ended， but still， all we could do was fight and kill each other。 What were we even fighting for？ I laid a hand on Red and crouched behind his body。 Even in death he protected usThe brightness of her cheek would shame those stars as daylight doth a lamp; her eyes in heaven would through the airy region stream so bright that birds would sing and think it were not night。”I loved Kaden。 I loved him with a pain that physically hurt。 And I could never have himyou've done some bad things and you would do worse for the people you love“There is no peace in this world，” I said bitterly when finally I found the words。 ttt“There is only the peace we find。” So simple。 So like Issac。I stood on the front lawn and stared at my house。 Kaden should be here with me。 And Sam。 And Issac。 And my father。 But I couldn’t have made it here without them， so all I could do now was carry their memory inside meThere’s something beautiful in believing without really knowing。 Issac would have called it faith。”“Princess， you will be the death of me，” he whispered。 I barely heard him。He was alive。 tttAnd finally， everything was worth it。 All the pain， the loneliness， the betrayal， the doubt。 Everything I’d gone through was worth itwhen I saw him as a man that stood between me and my goal， or even as I had later， as a man who might help me get to where I needed。 Instead， I looked at him as the person I wanted beside me wherever my path led me next。 It was like seeing in color after a lifetime of black and white。 “I love you。“I feel like I could jump off a cliff and fly。” tttKaden laughed。 “Please don’t。”tttttt“It feels like I’m alive again。 Emma and my father are alive 。。。more
Lissa Smith Reads'~A Bookaholics Bookshelf
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Review3 Stars: ⭐⭐⭐Owner LibraryWhen I read the following synopsis， I was all in for this read。。。。 Ara 。 。 。 I made a mistake， we all did 。 。 。 go back to the beginning 。 。 。 it’s not too late。As the only female to survive the devastating virus， Ara hasn’t seen another human in months―not since her father disappeared。 The plague has swept away humanity， and Ara’s world is desolate， haunted by the ghosts of her former life。 Her mother。 Her sister。Kaden and his crew live by a code: stay alert， s Review3 Stars: ⭐⭐⭐Owner LibraryWhen I read the following synopsis， I was all in for this read。。。。 Ara 。 。 。 I made a mistake， we all did 。 。 。 go back to the beginning 。 。 。 it’s not too late。As the only female to survive the devastating virus， Ara hasn’t seen another human in months―not since her father disappeared。 The plague has swept away humanity， and Ara’s world is desolate， haunted by the ghosts of her former life。 Her mother。 Her sister。Kaden and his crew live by a code: stay alert， stay alive。 When they catch Ara stealing from them， they are furious―and confused。 She is the first girl they have seen in three years。 And while Kaden knows taking her captive is wrong， he tells himself he’s doing it to protect her。But with Ara determined to follow through on her father’s mission―Go back to the beginning。 End the plague―Kaden becomes mesmerized by Ara’s will and beauty。 He knows he will do anything to help her， even if it tears their worlds apart。Therefore， I one clicked away on and decided to devour it ， even though I glimpsed a small part of an Editorial Review from the School Library Journal reading that it was for Grades 11 Up。 However， I wish I took the time to read thir full review。 Their full review is as follows: From School Library JournalGr 11 Up-Ara is the only female survivor of a plague that has killed most of the population。 Alone for the first time in three years after losing her father， she is taken prisoner by a group of men。 Their leader， Kaden， claims he is holding Ara prisoner to protect her and takes her to join the larger clan led by Gabriel。 Upon realizing that Gabriel might take Ara for himself， Kaden agrees to help Ara escape。 When their escape attempt fails， they face greater dangers than before。 This is a fast-paced， easy-to-read story， but depictions of gender dynamics are problematic。 Throughout the story， Ara is a captive with varying levels of freedom for her safety。 Ara's autonomy is violated many times as she is often tied up， expected to behave and dress in a traditionally feminine manner， and coerced into a marriage。 Despite these violations， Ara focuses on her feelings and attraction to Kaden， even when he acts as her jailer。 The implied threat of sexual violence is addressed only when it conveniences the plot， usually when male characters want Ara to obey， and she is sexually assaulted by the main antagonist。 Her trauma is minimally addressed; instead， the focus is on her romantic relationship with Kaden。 Some readers will be able to look past these issues and enjoy the novel for its premise， action， and romance。 However sensitivity is required as some readers may be triggered by the content。 The main characters are white。 VERDICT Consider other depictions of postapocalyptic gender dynamics such as City of Beasts by Corrie Wang。-Kaetlyn Phillips， Yorkton， Sask。α（c） Copyright 2011。 Library Journals LLC， a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source， Inc。 No redistribution permitted。 --This text refers to the hardcover edition。The fact that the tramadic behavior and the sexual is not addressed， is not material that is appropriate for still developing minds。 It can lead an actual victim to not speak out or for an assailant to think this behavior is acceptable。 Unfortunately， I bought this book on an account that us shared with my youngest daughter and my grandchildren。 Therefore， I returned due to the material not being appropriate to share with my high school age daughter。Recommend reading for mature adults and not for individuals who have not reached the age of maturity due to treatment， threats， and sexual assault that are not dealt with properly。 。。。more
Ronja Birk
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I remember reading this on Wattpad， waiting eagerly for each chapter to be released。 Can 100% say it was the best book that I ever read on Wattpad！
Marianne Zarow
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I was a little disappointed with the main character， Ara。 There seems to be this weird dichotomy of her being tough and outlasting her situation and also relying on the men around her to make her choices/she won’t stand up for herself in many situations。 The ending felt unresolved but not in a good way。 And I also agree with those who say that there is no way that she would have been encamped with a bunch of men and not hear one lewd comment and not get harassed。 But it was worth the read and go I was a little disappointed with the main character， Ara。 There seems to be this weird dichotomy of her being tough and outlasting her situation and also relying on the men around her to make her choices/she won’t stand up for herself in many situations。 The ending felt unresolved but not in a good way。 And I also agree with those who say that there is no way that she would have been encamped with a bunch of men and not hear one lewd comment and not get harassed。 But it was worth the read and good if you want to satisfy a dystopian fix！ 。。。more
Kaitlin
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I’m a sucker for a dystopian novel。CW: Rape， Sexual assault， Animal death， Gore
Chrissy For Paperback Treasures
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The world has ended。 Everything Ara has ever known has been taken from her。 Now the only person she has left has disappeared。 Forced to travel through the male infested wasteland that once was Idaho， she does everything possible to stay alive and stay safe。 Ara is the last living female on the planet as far as they are aware and that means no where on earth is safe for her。 Intent on stealing from a passing group of men， instead she finds herself caught and taken into their territory。 Her jailor The world has ended。 Everything Ara has ever known has been taken from her。 Now the only person she has left has disappeared。 Forced to travel through the male infested wasteland that once was Idaho， she does everything possible to stay alive and stay safe。 Ara is the last living female on the planet as far as they are aware and that means no where on earth is safe for her。 Intent on stealing from a passing group of men， instead she finds herself caught and taken into their territory。 Her jailor， Kaden， she hopes might also be her rescuer in the end。 Huge thanks to Netgalley， Edelweiss， Wattpad Books， and H。J。 Nelson for an advanced copy of this book。 You can pick up your own copy out December 7， 2021。I just want to put a disclaimer that this book touches on SA and I wanted everyone to be aware should you decide to pick up your own copy。The Last She came out on Wattpad in 2015 and was a huge hit in 2016 earning it a Watty award。 It currently sits at #1 in dystopian and numerous other categories on Wattpad and it was announced that it is in the process of being adapted for the screen。 It is the first book in a trilogy and it's written in both Ara and Kaden's point of views。 During Ara's pov， you are often thrust back in time to when her family was still around。 I can see why this book was such a big hit。 2016 was around the time that dystopian and post apocalyptic books and movies were all the rage。 Think Divergent， The Hunger Games， and The 5th Wave。 I love a good dystopian， sadly this one fell a little bit short for me。 I will start you off with the things I liked， before I move into the where it went wrong。 The premise is brilliant。 This teenage female braving the world alone， existing as the last known female。 You know I also love me some romantic tropes and this one included insta-love AND a love triangle （sort of）。 I appreciate how well rounded all of the characters were， even the ones with a bit part。 Each one made you love them or hate them。 It takes an amazing writing ability to have a reader feel something towards every character discussed in the book。 I really could have lived without the back and forth。 I'm not going to go into it too much here because I don't want to give anything away， but do we really need all the self sacrifice and constant escaping then getting caught？ Once or twice is understandable but it's like all the action was built around how many times Ara or Kaden would escape and then turn themselves in so the other isn't hurt。 Honestly， it got boring。 It's really the only thing that I didn't like about the book。， but when your plot moves in circles， it doesn't make readers want to reach for the next book。 I would recommend this book to anyone who loves dystopian with a little romance， To anyone who appreciates a good insta-love trope。 I wouldn't recommend it to anyone who gets tired of reading the same thing over and over again。 ⭐⭐⭐✨ 3。5 stars from me for The Last She。 。。。more
Sarah Watkins
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I found this book by chance and thought it sounded really interesting and I think lived up to my expectations。 It is a cool concept and I liked that it was originally a Wattpad story。 This is a good pick for dystopian readers and for young/ new adults。 The only downside for me is that I was looking for a standalone and I think this was written to be a series， or at least a duopoly。
Sher （in H-Town）
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Meh。 It wasn’t cringeworthy but also nothing stellar。 It ended on a cliffhanger so I’ll have to see if I bother to pick up the sequel if there is one。The writing was basic and the characters lackluster。 The two mains Ara and Kaden are a bit boring with minimal love sparks。 For how brave and brawny they are made out to be they aren’t resourceful or sneaky enough to get behind… constantly walking into traps and getting captured due to their own stupidity。 I found this out of balance for heroes。The Meh。 It wasn’t cringeworthy but also nothing stellar。 It ended on a cliffhanger so I’ll have to see if I bother to pick up the sequel if there is one。The writing was basic and the characters lackluster。 The two mains Ara and Kaden are a bit boring with minimal love sparks。 For how brave and brawny they are made out to be they aren’t resourceful or sneaky enough to get behind… constantly walking into traps and getting captured due to their own stupidity。 I found this out of balance for heroes。The dystopian premise is interesting but not well developed。 All the questions about the science behind the plague are mentioned and then dropped。 Supporting characters Liam and Isaac stole the show… and the horse Red。 Why does Ara refer to her parents as Mother and Father？ Way out of line with a modern world。 Although this was a tolerable read I just found it fell flat in most ways which was a disappointment。 。。。more
Sarah
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I still honestly don’t know what I thought of this。 It was interesting but slow， and what I thought the story was going to be about based on the description was definitely not this。 So… eh？
Hannah
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Before I start my review， I just want to make it clear that there is no hate or disrespect toward the author or anyone who enjoyed this book。 These are just my thoughts and opinions which I thought I would share。This book just wasn't for me。 It seemed rushed and all over the place。 The characters didn't seem special or unique in any way。 And I felt like the main character and love interest didn't have much chemistry。 Before I start my review， I just want to make it clear that there is no hate or disrespect toward the author or anyone who enjoyed this book。 These are just my thoughts and opinions which I thought I would share。This book just wasn't for me。 It seemed rushed and all over the place。 The characters didn't seem special or unique in any way。 And I felt like the main character and love interest didn't have much chemistry。 。。。more
Mary
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I really struggled with rating this book and went between ratings through the whole book。 At the beginning， I was so excited about it， I was ready to give it a 5。 At some points， I was so frustrated with the issues， I was ready to give it a 1。 I leaned towards giving it a 3， but ultimately settled on a 4 because if we're being completely honest， I'll end up reading the next one that comes out because I do still want to know what happens next。The writing itself was well done， the reading flowed， I really struggled with rating this book and went between ratings through the whole book。 At the beginning， I was so excited about it， I was ready to give it a 5。 At some points， I was so frustrated with the issues， I was ready to give it a 1。 I leaned towards giving it a 3， but ultimately settled on a 4 because if we're being completely honest， I'll end up reading the next one that comes out because I do still want to know what happens next。The writing itself was well done， the reading flowed， I got through the book fairly quickly because it kept me going。 But it was still problematic。Ultimately， I think my issues with the book lie in my conclusion that this book must have been written to be a YA romance novel first that just happened to be set in this post-apocalyptic， last-woman-standing scenario as an afterthought。 This resulted in major plot holes that just didn't make sense and didn't feel realistic。 But the story itself？ It's fine。 It's just not right for the setup。The basic premise of the story is that a virus has taken humans to the brink of extinction and for some reason， it disproportionately affected women。 This leaves Ara， the last known woman with reproductive capabilities on Earth （at least as far as we know）。 She hasn't seen another human （other than her dad） for years when she suddenly stumbles on civilization again （unknown why she didn't stumble on them before since humans seem to be everywhere） and finds herself surrounded by young men， who all appear to be cishet， who haven't seen a woman in years， who suddenly see an attractive woman at just the right age to reproduce， and who are literally staring down the precipice of what they should assume would be total human extinction by the end of their lifetimes。 I'm sure you can guess how the story is formed around that situation and I'm here to tell you， it doesn't go in that direction whatsoever which is just weird and illogical。 What was the point of that setup in the first place if the obvious aspects of human nature were completely ignored？ And I understand this book was not written to be graphic or disconcerting and was clearly designed for a younger/more-innocent audience， but then， in that case， why start in this direction in the first place？ The author didn't have to make her this lost， lonely， beautiful， young， wandering， damsel in distress。 There are other ways to have made her "The Last She" that could have avoided gratuitous scenes， but also didn't also completely disregard logic。 Or maybe we could have just made it a post-apocalyptic world with the exact same storyline and just not made her "The Last She。" Given that the title of the book is "The Last She，" you would think the book would in some way build on that， but it only mentioned it when it was convenient to the storyline and for that， I hated it。But I'll still read the next one。 :-/ 。。。more
Megan Tayti
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I liked this book。 I plan to read the next book。
Naomi Black
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It was good but I needed more yanno
teemo
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2，5⭐️…
Angel （huge fan of all things Totoro）
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。。。。。。。。。。Holy hell， why did I force myself to finish this when I wanted to punch the MC on every page and internally screamed most of the time！？ RTC。 Fuck。
Shaena Peters
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DNF
Jennifer Carlson
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I loved this。 I generally gravitate toward more fantasy， but had just finished a great Dystopian novel and didn’t want to jump back to my normal reads。 I’m such a mood reader and knew from the second I started reading that this was exactly what I wanted。 It really is nonstop and a great easy read if you’re a fan of post apocalyptic world。 I got through it in less than 24 hours and am very much excited to read further into the series！
Nikki Houghton
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The Last SheIs a peculiar title; a trifle ill educated， perhaps？ Yet the first chapters are thrilling and the premise， although on an old theme， delivers quite a refreshing tale in this post apocalyptic， dystopian novel。 Until they don’t。Gosh， the ending is so pat， so long and so pat…。。cliched and hackneyed and， dare I say， utterly， boringly predictable。Ara…。is she meant to be Lara Croft？ Whatever， she’s 19 and our “hero” is - wait for it - 21 going on forty。 The amount of Suspension of Belief r The Last SheIs a peculiar title; a trifle ill educated， perhaps？ Yet the first chapters are thrilling and the premise， although on an old theme， delivers quite a refreshing tale in this post apocalyptic， dystopian novel。 Until they don’t。Gosh， the ending is so pat， so long and so pat…。。cliched and hackneyed and， dare I say， utterly， boringly predictable。Ara…。is she meant to be Lara Croft？ Whatever， she’s 19 and our “hero” is - wait for it - 21 going on forty。 The amount of Suspension of Belief required to get to grips with the characters in this book is huge; I found each person more comical than the last and， as for Addison， give me strength。 Everything and everyone is astonishingly black and white; there is no nuance in any of these people whatsoever。 And the writer has decided （wrongly in my opinion） to leave all options open for her sequels which is a shame as the idea has all the inventive imagination of Robin Hood reimagined。 Oh， and the biggest annoyance in this written for juniors by someone even more junior novel？ Ara Never Gets A Haircut。 Not Once。 Somehow （At the End of Everything） she always has a hat to hand， but seriously it’s the end of bloody everything including， one should think， milliners。 Zilch points for authenticity their， mate。What should of been excellent falls flat on its face into a morass of the mundane; WattPad should be giving this very amateurish series away for free。 。。。more
Frank Chillura （OhYouRead）
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The Last She gave me all kinds of flashbacks to the early 2010’s， when my fave sub-genre of YA， Dystopian， was super popular。 It was giving me aspects of The Fifth Wave （minus the aliens）， The Darkest Minds （minus the magic）， and Matched （minus the government control on relationships）。 This was like if the Zombie virus broke out， but humans have all but obliterated them。 It’s only been a few years since the outbreak， but humans are living。 The virus just took out more women than men， so Ara feel The Last She gave me all kinds of flashbacks to the early 2010’s， when my fave sub-genre of YA， Dystopian， was super popular。 It was giving me aspects of The Fifth Wave （minus the aliens）， The Darkest Minds （minus the magic）， and Matched （minus the government control on relationships）。 This was like if the Zombie virus broke out， but humans have all but obliterated them。 It’s only been a few years since the outbreak， but humans are living。 The virus just took out more women than men， so Ara feels like she’s the only one left。 Of course， she’s been in hiding for years now， so she doesn’t really know exactly what’s out there。When she starts following some men in the woods where she lives so that she can steal supplies， she’s surrounded and caught。 None of them have seen a woman in a very long time… at this point is when I started getting scared that there was going to be a sexual assault， which is what I think the author wanted you to expect。 It did NOT happen here， or anywhere else in the book， but the expectation was always there。I will say that one of my big big big TRIGGER WARNINGS is animal death in books。 Whether on page or of a beloved family pet off screen。 Both happened in the book along with something horrible having to do with one of them that I won’t spoil for anyone who doesn’t want to know。 I’m not sure if I had known， I would have read it…… but after the initial pain， I moved on。Other than that， I really enjoyed the book。 I definitely love this genre and need more。 I will be reading the next 2 books and I’m excited for them。 。。。more
Jessica Reads It
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Before I get into my review， can we talk about how fierce this cover is？ Ara is the last woman alive after an apocalypse that turned humans and animals rabid with the desire to kill。 She's managed to survive with the help of her father， but when they are separated， and Ara begins to fears the worst， she is left to navigate the world alone with his last message- "Go back to the beginning。"This message fuels her desire for answers as she begins the journey home。 Along the way， she is kidnapped by Before I get into my review， can we talk about how fierce this cover is？ Ara is the last woman alive after an apocalypse that turned humans and animals rabid with the desire to kill。 She's managed to survive with the help of her father， but when they are separated， and Ara begins to fears the worst， she is left to navigate the world alone with his last message- "Go back to the beginning。"This message fuels her desire for answers as she begins the journey home。 Along the way， she is kidnapped by a group of male survivors and forced to return to their base。 This book had tons of potential but I struggled through most of it as there were some blinding gaps in the writing。 First of all， the relationship dynamic between Kayden and Ara was lacking and literally， the only thing sustaining me throughout this book was the hint of a love triangle。 I think my main issue stems from the author's inability to properly articulate the motives of not only the main characters but also the supporting characters， which leaves readers stumped as to the logic being implied。 Let's look at this scenario: Ara is the last woman alive and she goes into an encampment with men who haven't seen a woman in years。 There is not one lustful look or lewd comment being made and that astounded me。I appreciated the attempts at mystery with Ara's role but it was a bit obvious that she is special because of her survival so pretending otherwise is silly。 I feel the need to say again that there is potential within the story but the character development， plot， and intent need to be ironed out。Thank you to Watpad books for providing me with an arc in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Reference
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hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=The Last She&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft
The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,The Last She&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0