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I'll start by saying I'm satisfied with the conclusion to this unique four book story, however I have to qualify that there were certainly loose ends that needed to be explained but weren't. I'm almost curious if this will somehow get extended into more books based on people's reactions, but as for the moments we've all been waiting for, it certainly takes place in this novel. If you haven't read the Charlotte Stone series, you definitely don't want to start here. I was hooked from the first book, but I know many other reviewers at the time were completely disgusted. If you were turned off by the first, I'd still advise to give it a chance. It certainly isn't your classic Karen Robards romance, but a great paranormal romance for the ages, nonetheless.

This book picks right up where we left off with Charlie believing she's spotted Michael at a cemetery, only to find out that it's not Michael. The resemblance is so close, they could be twins and Charlie not only believes they are twins, but that this could be the true Southern Slasher. With Michael no where to be found, she jumps headlong into trying to investigate this potential evil twin, but when she meets with him at the prison she works in, they're both caught up in a nightmare of epic proportions. The serial killers Charlie spent her life researching staged a prison break and Charlie finds herself a hostage with some of the countries most ruthless killers.

Once the prison break takes place, this story is simply non-stop suspense and very entertaining. All the characters are back and go through a roller coaster of emotions. The ending is not predictable since it really comes out of left field and quite frankly opens the door for much speculation, however it does provide the HEA we were all looking for so I'm not going to complain too much. Just enough to knock off a star on the rating. Overall, you'll either love this series or hate it. I don't see much in between due to the subject matter of serial killers and romance, but I'm definitely in the love category. I found it fast paced, emotional, suspenseful and ultimately satisfying and I, for one, wouldn't mind reading more about this truly unique and tremendous couple.


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The Last Time I Saw Her A Novel Dr Charlotte Stone Karen Robards 9780804178297 Books Reviews

I just finished the final book in this series. I bought the first three the minute they were released. Karen Robards had been a fav of mine for years. I was disappointed that Ms. Robards was writing a series (cliffhanger/serial) and beyond angry when I discovered it was 4 books instead of 3 (I'm 71 and didn't know if I would live long enough for book 4). Consequently, I waited until the price came down to make my purchase. Then I further punished myself by making me wait until I had finished several other books. I can honestly say that the sries was worth the wait. I fell in love with Michael from the start just like Charlie. I'm sorry for them to go. I still won't knowingly purchase another cliffhanger/serial written by anyone.
Loved this book ! Ms Robards never disappoints .I started reading and read it through could not put it down.There was so much action, suspense ,and loved between Michael and Charlie .It keeps you on the edge of your seat trying to guess what will happen next.I love the HEA at the end .Read this series you will not be disappointed .
For those of you already following this series, I know you have to be as thrilled as I am for its conclusion. I kept thinking of ways it might end but hadn't considered what finally did. Anyone not having read about Charlie and Michael should start right now and get all the books and start reading. I think I'm going to read them all over again myself.
I give this five stars because I love Karen Robards' books and particularly loved the Dr. Charlotte Stone series, and I'm just glad to finally know how it ends! I'm satisfied with it. If you're a Robards fan, you'll love it. If you're new to Robards, I recommend starting this series at the beginning, but she is very much worth reading.

That said, I have to admit this wasn't a perfect book. What bothered me the most was how redundant it was. It seemed like Robards described what Michael and Hughes looked like over and over and over again, as well as told us how Charlie felt about Michael versus Tony versus Hughes over and over and over again--there were just things that got brow-beaten into the reader. On a related note, I felt rather patronized while reading. Not because Robards had to recap the events of the previous books to make this one relevant--that was necessary, and she did a fair job of it. But there were passages, mostly Charlie's thought processes I believe, where she'd take a whole long paragraph explaining something, like a why or how, then right after would write something to the effect of "In short,...." or "In other words,..." and would say the same thing in five words or less with more humor, or maybe chagrin. I guess it confused me that she felt what she was explaining was so hard to comprehend--or maybe difficult for the reader to agree with or relate to--that she had to give it a thorough description, then a tagline, if you will, in case we didn't understand. I don't recall Robards doing anything like that in other books, she usually trusts the reader to be smart enough to follow along, and it really bothered me.

Charlie and Michael may not seem to be quite the same as one remembers from the first three, but I think that's because we're seeing them after they've been developed and have grown/matured as people--or...ghost, in Michael's case. You know what I mean. Charlie remained smart, discounting her "savior complex," as Michael says, except she did seem rather obtuse about his secret. I feel that she could have figured that out on her own, or at least made a pretty good guess. But everyone else seemed consistent, Tam, Tony, even Buzz and Lena, though I craved more of them. Maybe I've gotten too used to Susan Elizabeth Phillips, but I wish there had been an epilogue a short while into the future, maybe several months or a couple of years, so we could see how everyone had moved on after the tumultuous few months they'd just had. Though while we might be curious about how things turned out for them, we get closure on everyone except Tony.

POSSIBLE SPOILERS

As for the plot, it wrapped up all of the loose threads that I can think of, from how an inmate was able to kill Michael to Buzz and Lena's HEA. The book focused on the "What's going on at the prison?" question for the most part, but gave a decent amount of screen time to "How was Michael framed?" The Hughes plot twist was intriguing, if ultimately unimportant. Charlie's ability was acknowledged, if not fully utilized. The part where they confront the real Southern Slasher was rushed, convenient, lazy, and a bit confusing, even for someone who's read the other three books. I won't criticize it too much, because I can't think of how else it could have gone off the top of my head, but I think Robards could have put a little more effort into solving that mystery. I wouldn't have been adverse to a longer book.

I have to say, though, that I expected the "What's going on at the prison?" question to be answered with something paranormal. I can't get to my copy of the third book, it's buried in storage (didn't think that one through, did I?) but it seemed to me that Robards set up the prison to be some kind of hellmouth--I'm not sure if she actually used that word--and I expected more paranormal trouble to happen there. But as far as we know, it was all just hypocritical, jack*ss prison guards.

There are two things I wished she'd have acknowledged in relation to Hughes. One, how lucky for Michael that Hughes was in top shape so he could scale a cliff with his bare hands! And two--if Michael was using Hughes' body, which appeared to be fully functional despite Michael's invasion, couldn't he have gotten Charlie pregnant with Hughes' baby?!?! I kept waiting for Charlie to ask, but in uncharacteristic idiocy, it didn't even occur to her out of simple curiosity. I didn't expect it to be a problem, Robards would have explained it away somehow, but I still feel a little cheated. It drove me crazy every time they had sex! It's still driving me crazy!

Speaking of sex, Charlie and Michael's sex scene was super-duper sexy! ;)

For all the issues I just described, I really did enjoy this book. The characters were lovable (well, except the serial killers) and Robards didn't take the easy way out on any of her plots--or at least not the obvious easy way out--which kept it interesting. There was a good mix of sex, humor, drama, and suspense, though the predominant theme was romance, as it should be. It was so, so satisfying to finally see Charlie and Michael given a lifetime together that I cried like a baby!

Hopefully Robards will continue writing about Charlie and Michael--on her Facebook page she kept saying this book would conclude "this arc" of their story, and I personally asked her if that meant we'd see them again, and she said she was thinking about it. Probably depends on how well this book does business-wise. I don't know what plot she'd throw them into, but I'd be all for continuing the story!
Thank you so much for the ending. I cried through all four of the books because she I love them so.. Of course I love all Karen Robards books.. ( I have them all too). But
Charlie and Michael stole my heart. If you believe or not in the spirits, this gives you hope for the good. I hope everyone who reads this will love it as much as I do......❤️😍💚💜👍🏻😉✨💘💖💗😇thank you again.😘
I'll start by saying I'm satisfied with the conclusion to this unique four book story, however I have to qualify that there were certainly loose ends that needed to be explained but weren't. I'm almost curious if this will somehow get extended into more books based on people's reactions, but as for the moments we've all been waiting for, it certainly takes place in this novel. If you haven't read the Charlotte Stone series, you definitely don't want to start here. I was hooked from the first book, but I know many other reviewers at the time were completely disgusted. If you were turned off by the first, I'd still advise to give it a chance. It certainly isn't your classic Karen Robards romance, but a great paranormal romance for the ages, nonetheless.

This book picks right up where we left off with Charlie believing she's spotted Michael at a cemetery, only to find out that it's not Michael. The resemblance is so close, they could be twins and Charlie not only believes they are twins, but that this could be the true Southern Slasher. With Michael no where to be found, she jumps headlong into trying to investigate this potential evil twin, but when she meets with him at the prison she works in, they're both caught up in a nightmare of epic proportions. The serial killers Charlie spent her life researching staged a prison break and Charlie finds herself a hostage with some of the countries most ruthless killers.

Once the prison break takes place, this story is simply non-stop suspense and very entertaining. All the characters are back and go through a roller coaster of emotions. The ending is not predictable since it really comes out of left field and quite frankly opens the door for much speculation, however it does provide the HEA we were all looking for so I'm not going to complain too much. Just enough to knock off a star on the rating. Overall, you'll either love this series or hate it. I don't see much in between due to the subject matter of serial killers and romance, but I'm definitely in the love category. I found it fast paced, emotional, suspenseful and ultimately satisfying and I, for one, wouldn't mind reading more about this truly unique and tremendous couple.