Publication Date: Nov 2023
Synopsis:
When the answers to a present-day murder lie in the past, one teen girl must examine a tragic event to prevent more lives from being lost. No one expected it to rain that much. But the rain kept coming, the dam broke, and lives were lost. One was Lucy Michaels’s little brother. She was there and while she saved the lives of many young boy scouts, despite being a child herself, she couldn’t save him.
Now eight years later, Lucy is preparing to graduate from high school and compete in the air rifle competition at the Olympics when her stepbrother goes missing right before his most important football game. The search is focused on the same plot of land where her younger brother died, and she can’t help but draw parallels.
When the search for a missing person becomes a murder investigation, Lucy knows the secrets she holds about what her stepbrother was up to that day could help find the murderer. The clues quickly connect Lucy’s ex-boyfriend to the murders, but he couldn’t be guilty… could he?
Everyone involved has their own secrets and revealing hers to the wrong person could put her life—and her whole town—at risk. Last Girl Breathing is a page-turning hunt for the truth as Court Stevens once again creates nonstop suspense with characters who will break your heart.
What To Expect:
Last Girl Breathing is a young adult thriller taking place in a small river town. You can expect a fast-paced, suspenseful read with some heavy themes of grief and loss.
Content Warnings:
Language: Mild
Sexual Content: Mild kissing only
Violence: Mild to Moderate – Murder and suicide including some descriptions of blood without being too graphic, some gun violence and injury, mentions of self-harm, mentions of an abusive childhood
Substance Use: Mild – Some characters drink casually throughout the story and one character is mentioned to be an alcoholic
Prejudices: None
Religious Themes: Brief mentions of God, praying, and churches. Not a main theme or topic.
Other Topics: Heavy grief and trauma associated with death of a family member, trauma associated with a natural disaster
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