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BOOK
REVIEW
By Nell Klein
THE LAST GUEST HOUSE
By Megan Miranda
This story is set in Littleport, Maine which is a whole lot like Tybee. It’s
a town with roughly 3,000 year-round residents and a home for rich folk’s
summer homes, a destination for vacationers and a haven for the yearround
residents (who we affectionately refer to as “the locals” on Tybee),
who make a living catering to the aforementioned people. But, and this is
where it’s a whole lot like Tybee, it’s also all about the locals getting a little
peeved with so many homes being rented out as short-term or vacation
rentals, leaving very little for the working class to live. The houses also
have cutesy names like Blue Robin, Trail’s End and the Sea Rose, to name
a few.
So that’s the gist of the background of Littleport, Maine (and somewhat
Tybee), now I’ll tell you about the story of The Last House Guest.
The story evolves around Sadie Loman, the daughter of wealthy Grant
Loman, landowner and part-time resident, and Avery Greer, a resident of
Littleport since birth. The girls have been the best of friends for years even
though they come from very different backgrounds. After Avery’s parents
are killed in a car accident, she lives with her grandmother until her death.
Soon after, the Lomans buy Avery’s ancestral home and take Avery under
their wing. She lives in the guest house next to the Loman’s beachside
mansion, called The Breakers, and manages all of their many rental
properties (including the home that she grew up in).
The story starts in 2017 at an end-of-the-summer party called a Plus-
One Party. It’s where all of the leftover liquor and food is served up for the
locals and they party all night long. It takes place in one of the rental homes
before it’s closed up for the winter. Avery is in charge of the details and all
she needs is for her best friend Sadie to show up and help. The party is
going well until the cops show up at the door asking to see Paul Loman,
Sadie’s brother. It seems that Sadie has been found dead at the bottom of
a cliff and it looks like she has taken her own life. Everyone is shocked, but
no one more than Avery. She can’t believe that her happy-go-lucky best
friend would end her own life.
Suddenly, we’re a year later in 2018 and Avery is still not convinced that
Sadie took her own life and she plans on finding out what really happened
on that fateful night. She also feels that the local police and Sadie’s own
brother, Paul, hold Avery responsible for Sadie’s death and all she wants
to do is clear her name. She soon realizes that someone knows more than
they’re telling and Avery is going to get to the bottom of the mystery, even
if she puts her own life in danger doing so.
I give this book 4 roses. It’s a Reese Witherspoon Book Club read and it’s
a pretty good one. It’s full of mystery, secrets, and a whole lot of lies. There
are some surprising twists and turns, and the last few chapters totally
make up for any short-comings of the book. Just the fact that it reminds
you so much of Tybee makes it worth reading. It’s a quick and easy beach
read, just in time for summer!
In the meantime, read a book. If it’s a good read, pass it on!
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