By Irene Loukisa, @irinilou_born_to_read
Frank Szatowski hasn't seen his daughter Maggie in years, and it breaks his heart every day. So when she calls him out of the blue, to tell him that she's getting married and he's invited, Frank is overjoyed. Maggie is marrying into one of the richest families in the country, and Frank finds himself overwhelmed by the social circle she now moves in. He'll do anything to reconnect, though, and arrives at their New Hampshire estate ready to bond however he can with Maggie's in-laws.
But as the wedding weekend gets underway, it becomes clear to Frank that although they have spared no expense, there's something strange about Maggie's fiancé. And maybe Frank shouldn't be celebrating just yet...
As I was reading this book one big questions came up: why it was “labelled” as a thriller? For me, it was mostly a family drama that touched also social matters. I found the story quite interesting and I enjoy reading it but I didn’t feel the “Wow experience”.
The element that startled me is that this book contains really annoying characters. Each one has one (or more) traits that surprised me not in a good way. But, I felt that the author had a point to make. From my point of view, this is a clever trick to make the reader continue to the end. In fact, I wanted to see how far the main character, for example, would go. I don’t want to spoil the fun in that. All I can say is I loved to hate them!
Nevertheless, I have to point out that despite the fact that this book is totally different from Hidden Pictures, here the author delves in family matters and, especially, on the matter of how far a parent can go in order to protect their child. This is a subject that offers much “food for thought” I believe.
Last but not least, I’d like to note that there are some plot twists that kept my interest. In general, it is a book that entertained me till the last page.
The book has been first published by Flatiron publishing house, a division of Macmillan Publishers), https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250895820/thelastoneatthewedding/
Also, it has been translated into Greek By George Maragos for Metaixmio publishing house, https://www.metaixmio.gr/el/products/as-sopasei-gia-pada?srsltid=AfmBOopKglpRpC2bCn3iG1MYzRxtToxAoalC8xJWL3otEwx7BjSZLnc4