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Black Cairn Point
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Two survivors, one terrible truth.
Heather agrees to a group camping holiday with Dougie and his friends because she's desperate to get closer to him. But when the two of them disturb a pagan burial site above the beach, she becomes certain that they have woken a malevolent spirit. Something is alive out there in the pitch-black dark, and it is planning to wreak deadly reve ...more
Heather agrees to a group camping holiday with Dougie and his friends because she's desperate to get closer to him. But when the two of them disturb a pagan burial site above the beach, she becomes certain that they have woken a malevolent spirit. Something is alive out there in the pitch-black dark, and it is planning to wreak deadly reve ...more
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Paperback, 258 pages
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August 6th 2015
by Hot Key Books
(first published August 1st 2015)
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A roller coaster of lies, betrayal, dark beliefs and suspicion.
I can not believe what I have just read.
I have had chills down my spine whilst reading this novel. Claire is a master at creating atmosphere that leaks of the page and seeps into the world of the reader during the reading experience!
INCREDIBLE
I can not believe what I have just read.
I have had chills down my spine whilst reading this novel. Claire is a master at creating atmosphere that leaks of the page and seeps into the world of the reader during the reading experience!
INCREDIBLE
Sep 16, 2020
Nenia ✨️ I yeet my books back and forth ✨️ Campbell
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Another deadly party book-- I burn, I pine, they perish
Release Date: January 7, 2020
Actual Rating: 4 stars
Young Adult Thriller | Mystery and Suspense
The Last Witness by Claire McFall is a young adult thriller book with a KILLER ENDING! I’m telling you, that ending was so unexpected and GENIOUS that I pushed my rating an entire star because of it! I was initially going to give this book 3 stars (which I’ll explain below) but that huge twist at the end changed my mind. Kudos to the author for ending it that way because it was PERFECT. I know m ...more
Actual Rating: 4 stars
Young Adult Thriller | Mystery and Suspense
The Last Witness by Claire McFall is a young adult thriller book with a KILLER ENDING! I’m telling you, that ending was so unexpected and GENIOUS that I pushed my rating an entire star because of it! I was initially going to give this book 3 stars (which I’ll explain below) but that huge twist at the end changed my mind. Kudos to the author for ending it that way because it was PERFECT. I know m ...more
This was such an addicting plot line!
You can find the full review and all the fancy and/or randomness that accompanies it at It Starts at Midnight .
Truth time, mystery/thrillers are so impossible to review, like how do I even!? I feel like anything I say is going to spoil stuff! There's even a book that I want to compare it to, but even that would be too much info. I think there's a discussion post in here somewhere, actually. I digress.
So, what kind of non-spoilery stuff can we talk about? Hm. Let's see.
• The location is aweso ...more
Truth time, mystery/thrillers are so impossible to review, like how do I even!? I feel like anything I say is going to spoil stuff! There's even a book that I want to compare it to, but even that would be too much info. I think there's a discussion post in here somewhere, actually. I digress.
So, what kind of non-spoilery stuff can we talk about? Hm. Let's see.
• The location is aweso ...more
Feb 03, 2021
Rebecca Plaza
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review of another edition
Shelves:
supernatural,
mystery-suspense
5 friends go camping in the Scottish hills and are killed off by??? an awakened demon or one of the survivors? For readers that love the twist and turns.
DNF
It couldn't be worse. Super boring. Lack of events. Definitely not thrilling at all. ...more
It couldn't be worse. Super boring. Lack of events. Definitely not thrilling at all. ...more
Review updated on 1/6/20...
I teach writing at a College, so I truly hate giving less-than-positive feedback to a published author. It's painful. But this book has a lot of issues and was extremely challenging to even finish. I appreciate the ARC, but I will definitely not be recommending it. Here's why:
Two stars
The concept for this work is interesting: a young woman goes camping with several of her friends over her love interest's birthday weekend. While there, the characters experience varying ...more
I teach writing at a College, so I truly hate giving less-than-positive feedback to a published author. It's painful. But this book has a lot of issues and was extremely challenging to even finish. I appreciate the ARC, but I will definitely not be recommending it. Here's why:
Two stars
The concept for this work is interesting: a young woman goes camping with several of her friends over her love interest's birthday weekend. While there, the characters experience varying ...more
Not as exciting as I hoped but I was not expecting that ending. RTC!
Reeling!! What. Even. Happened
Oooo! A nice solid 4 star read for me :D
Video review: https://youtu.be/j1EnE_cRS4A ...more
Video review: https://youtu.be/j1EnE_cRS4A ...more
THIS IS ONE OF THOSE STORIESS THAT GRIPS YOU UNTIL THE VERY END. WITH A SURPRISE ENDING. WELL WORTH READING
NOW THAT IS AN ENDING!
Heather, her best friend Emma, her love interest Dougie, good friend, Martin, and Darren, Emma's boyfriend, take off on a camping trip on the coast of Scotland. While hiking, three of the teens discover and investigate a cairns. After finding a broach, things start to go downhill.
Whoa! This was good! A few twists and more twists. Story line was believable, just needed more details about what actually happened. ...more
Whoa! This was good! A few twists and more twists. Story line was believable, just needed more details about what actually happened. ...more
Jan 07, 2020
Domini Phillips-Perkins ~Bookish Friends Reviews~
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review of another edition
I really enjoyed The Last Witness by Claire McFall. What should have been a get away for five friends at the beach turns in to a suspense filled paranormal nightmare.
When Heather and her friend's Emma, Dougie, Martin and Darren make camp on the beach at Black Cairn Point it quickly becomes apparent that some of them have other thoughts in mind. Finding that Emma and boyfriend Darren wanted to take sometime alone the others set out for castle ruins Dougie had told them about. What they find there ...more
When Heather and her friend's Emma, Dougie, Martin and Darren make camp on the beach at Black Cairn Point it quickly becomes apparent that some of them have other thoughts in mind. Finding that Emma and boyfriend Darren wanted to take sometime alone the others set out for castle ruins Dougie had told them about. What they find there ...more
This was so short! Like, really really short. The benefit of this, is that it was never boring or slow and I finished it in record time. It was kind of nice to read such a quick book. Solid 4 stars for me. I really did like it. This book has a great setting. Just like every good slasher, our book takes place during a teenage camping trip in the middle of no where. Do cell phones work? Of course not. Is their vehicle reliable??? Hell No! Enjoyable read!!
This was a gripping tale that takes you from innocence to the heart of darkness. It carries you along with the question 'what happened out there?' Monsters? Murder? Both? Highly recommended.
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Hmm. Few holes in this one. Not bad though.
Ending felt a bit rushed...
I gave this book a four-star rating because the overall plot was interesting and different. Four friends go camping for Douggie’s birthday but things don’t go as planned. Slowly each of them goes missing. As you are reading it starts super slow, nothing super interesting happened until the middle of the book or even a little bit later on approximately page 160. After the first person goes missing things start to speed up, in the remaining pages things happen one after another which is good and i
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The Last Witness is a YA thriller that is part psychological and part supernatural. It read a bit like The Ruins meets the Scottish wilderness. 5 teenagers on a camping trip to celebrate one friend's birthday, tensions between them, and a possible cursed brooch found at a burial ground? Fast forward to a year later, when there's only one friend left standing. Is she crazy, like her doctors think, or did something stalk the campers, something not human? I particularly liked the ending!
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6 friends go camping
3 never came back
2 survived
1 knows the truth
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Imagine going camping with your friends
EXCEPT it is the camping trip that nightmares are made of.
The Last Witness is a mystery thriller that will have you staying up way past your bedtime to find out what happened to Heather & her friends.
I would highly recommend to readers that love books with an earth-shattering plot twist.
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3 never came back
2 survived
1 knows the truth
🏕
Imagine going camping with your friends
EXCEPT it is the camping trip that nightmares are made of.
The Last Witness is a mystery thriller that will have you staying up way past your bedtime to find out what happened to Heather & her friends.
I would highly recommend to readers that love books with an earth-shattering plot twist.
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3.5
The Last Witness by Claire McFall is a young adult thriller book with a killer ending. McFall does a fantastic job creating the physical environment of the book and its creepy vibes.
It's a slower read in general and the ending does feel a little fast and left me with many unanswered questions, but it was also so fun and surprising and gave me the gasp I love when reading this genre.
I look forward to reading more by the author! ...more
The Last Witness by Claire McFall is a young adult thriller book with a killer ending. McFall does a fantastic job creating the physical environment of the book and its creepy vibes.
It's a slower read in general and the ending does feel a little fast and left me with many unanswered questions, but it was also so fun and surprising and gave me the gasp I love when reading this genre.
I look forward to reading more by the author! ...more
Wow, over a month later, and I have finished.
Supernatural mysteries are always something I enjoy, but I wasn’t really all that thrilled with the book itself. The plot was interesting and the end, although a bit confusing, was phenomenal, but it felt like it dragged on and on.
But, fantastic book, nonetheless!
Supernatural mysteries are always something I enjoy, but I wasn’t really all that thrilled with the book itself. The plot was interesting and the end, although a bit confusing, was phenomenal, but it felt like it dragged on and on.
But, fantastic book, nonetheless!
Not enough to grip me I'm afraid.
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I recommend reading this one in the dark for a good, proper, scare.
This was an interesting book with a twisted ending.
Creepy and haunting. I loved it. I love possibly evil psychiatrist trope. I love only one survivor trope. I love possibly supernatural forces trope. Very good.
First time reading Claire Mcfall will be reading more this book was a page turner and it was a very good book.
Had a little bit of everything mystery, scary, tiny bit of romance and a good ending!
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