When 17-year-old Reese first moved to the wealthy, lakeshore town of St. Clair over five years ago, she never expected someone like Charlotte Walters to take her under her wing. Charlotte is everything that Reese is not: rich, gorgeous, and carefree, living with her enigmatic older brother and her parents in a mansion at the top of the lake.But when senior year starts, everything seems off. Reese … off. Reese notices that Charlotte’s older brother Aiden keeps coming back from college to hang around on weekends, stoic and grim. And Charlotte’s parents seem more distracted, almost lost. Meanwhile, Charlotte keeps insisting to Reese that nothing is wrong, and decides to host a Halloween party with the theme of “missing girls.”
That night, at the party, Charlotte goes missing.
Everyone who attended becomes an instant suspect, from Charlotte’s brother (who argued with Charlotte earlier that night), to Charlotte’s field hockey teammate (who wasn’t invited to the party in the first place), to Reese herself (who was the last person to see Charlotte alive, out near the lake).
With the clock ticking, Reese must unravel what happened to her best friend, and dig through the layers of secrets protecting people in St. Clair. Because now, being the quiet sidekick won’t cut it. And maybe only an outsider to St. Clair can truly confront all of the town’s dark mysteries.
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ABOUT
L.C. Warman is the author of spooky young adult mysteries. She grew up in New England, in a town where real estate contracts stipulated that you couldn’t back out if you discovered your new place was haunted. She currently lives in a Michigan lakeside town with her husband and two dogs.
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The Last Real Girl (The Disappearance of Charlotte Walters, #1) was a great read by L.C. Warman. 17 year old Reese moved to the wealthy town of St. Clair five years ago, and never thought Charlotte would take her under her wing. They are complete opposites with Charlotte being rich, gorgeous, carefree, and she lives in a mansion on the top of the lake with her family. But everything changes when they start their senior year. Charlotte’s older brother keeps coming back from college to hang out on the weekends, and he is stoic and grim. Charlotte’s parents are more distracted, and seem lost. Charlotte wont admit that anything is wrong and hosts a Halloween party with the theme “missing girls”. Unfortunately that night Charlotte goes missing from the party. Everyone that was at the party instantly becomes a suspect, including her brother and Reese. Reese believes that she must unravel what happened to Charlotte. I really enjoyed reading this book and cant wait to read more by the author.
Intriguing read. Interesting characters and suspenseful mystery. Reese is in her senior year of high school when her best friend Charlotte disappears from a Halloween party. What’s more, Reese discovers the town of St. Claire to be full of secrets and dark mysteries in which she must sift through if she has any hope of finding Charlotte, who has some secrets of her own. Ends with a cliff hanger; cannot what to find out what happened to Charlotte and am looking forward to the next book in this series.
The Last Real Girl by L.C. Warman is a great book that ends in a cliffhanger. Typically I do not like cliffhangers as I want the full story all at once. That said, the author has great writing style with fitting descriptions. I loved the premise of the book, and how little things meant a lot. The characters were well developed. The narration by Brooke Myers was perfectly cast as a high school senior. She brought the characters to life. I really enjoyed the audiobook.
Two girls have been best friends for years. They are seniors now. I liked everything except the ending. It reminded me of an English movie. You are left thinking “that’s all you’re going to tell me”.
A very interesting book! I’ve read all three in the series each in one night. I really like them all!!
So much suspense, mystery, and wonder.
This story had a very real Pretty Little Liars vibe to it. With the disappearance of Charlotte Walters, everyone finds that trust is impossible. Especially her best friend, Reese. There are plenty of suspects, but the deeper she digs, the more Reese begins to wonder just how well she knew her friend.
The characterization was broad and very wonderfully done. I loved how each character had a uniqueness in them, and yet, at the same time, the angst that all of them felt was the same. While it answered a lot of questions, the book left it open to transition well into the next book in the series which I am looking forward to reading.
Also, the narration was absolutely perfect for the character.
This book was given to me for free at my request and I provided this voluntary review.
What a fantastic read. This mystery grabs you right from the start and keeps you enthralled throughout the whole read. It also has you on the edge of your seat. This is a fast paced read that keeps you guessing whats going on throughout the whole book. The storyline is fantastic. And the Characters are portrayed to where you feel like you no them. This is definitely a mystery that is a Must read.
Shauna Joesten
I loved this!!! It is a quick read but not short on story and action. Fun and yet, very suspenseful. I love YA even though I am old! Great story that I recommend to YA and older.
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