Fiction & Poetry, Modern & Contemporary Fiction, Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror , Science Fiction & Fantasy
Last One at the Party
Paperback Published on: 17/02/2022
Price: £10.99
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What would you do?
What would you do if you were the lone survivor of a plague that wiped out all of civilisation? Well that’s what our main character is trying to figure ou... READ MORE
How would you survive?
Thank to the publishers for a reading copy. One of the most unusual books I’ve read.
This is the diary of a woman trying to survive a horrific pandemic. 6... READ MORE
Apocalyptic fiction at its upmost best. With humour, heart and huge amounts of real-ness.
It’s 2024. And there’s a new virus that’s causing far more problems than the pandemic of 20/21. ‘6DM’ is called so because from first symptoms appearing a ... READ MORE
A dazzling dystopian debut.
Weirdly the pandemic and associated lockdowns made me crave novels on the same subject.
The unnamed protagonist embarks on her new, seemingly solo existe... READ MORE
Bridget Jones meets the end of the world
This is literally the funniest books I have read so far this year. Based on the title I was not expecting it to have so much substance, or for it to be so ... READ MORE
Pandemic death adventure life
If like me you enjoy an end of the world kind of book you should definitely have this on your to be read list. The way the author describes life in a deser... READ MORE
Post pandemic page turner!
I received this proof copy by a new author, and was very happy to find it an excellent, fast paced read.
It is set in 2024, and a horrific pandemic, 6DM (n... READ MORE
Synopsis
It's December 2023 and the world as we know it has ended.
The human race has been wiped out by a virus called 6DM ('Six Days Maximum' - the longest you've got before your body destroys itself).
But somehow, in London, one woman is still alive. A woman who has spent her whole life compromising what she wants, hiding how she feels and desperately trying to fit in. A woman who is entirely unprepared to face a future on her own.
Now, with only an abandoned golden retriever for company, she must travel through burning cities, avoiding rotting corpses and ravenous rats on a final journey to discover if she really is the last surviving person on earth.
And with no one else to live for, who will she become now that she's completely alone?
Publisher information
- Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
- ISBN: 9781529332162
- Number of pages: 368
- Dimensions: 200 x 128 x 26 mm
- Weight: 260g
- Languages: English
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After the pandemic of 2023, one un named woman narrates the fate of the world.
Maybe not the best subject to be reading about during Covid lockdown, but a ... READ MORE
I loved everything about this book it was fabulous so don't miss it !!
I just loved this book it was so addictive and such a compelling story that just took over my life. Narrated by a woman and describing events both past and... READ MORE
How would you cope if you were the last one left alive?
In 2023, a deadly virus named 6DM (as you have 6 days more to live after you’ve got it) sweeps the globe. In a England, the virus leaves a woman in its wak... READ MORE
4.5 stars
‘Last One At the Party’ written by debut author Bethany Clift is a near future post-apocalyptic novel that will have you immediately engrossed and on the e... READ MORE
A sensational debut that everyone needs to read.
"Everything had stopped.
And it would never start again.
Ever."
Last One at the Party is a sensational debut that everyone needs to read. I was strange... READ MORE
Such a good debut!
Although I found parts of this book difficult to take (if you’ve suffered at all or been affected by the current pandemic, this might not be for you), I di... READ MORE
Too close to home
I requested this book a little while ago, before lockdown 3 and the new mutant Covid strains, and hadn't really considered that covid would be referenced i... READ MORE
Last one at the party
I was a little dubious about reading a book that sounds a bit too close to home with a virus killing people across the globe, you never think a new virus c... READ MORE
Just brilliant!
What a read! I can remember the last time I was so engrossed in a book! A dystopian novel set in the near future, this is shocking , heart-warming, sad, ha... READ MORE
Amazing Tale of Survival
This is a triumph of a debut and well worth all the 5 star reviews it must surely get.
Last one at the party is about a lone woman surviving the end of t... READ MORE
Fascinating read
Such an amazing and timely novel, this is more than a book about a pandemic, this is the story of one woman looking back at her life whilst struggling to c... READ MORE
Absolutely fantastic!
This was an absolutely perfect read for me. I was not expecting to like it as much, given that it treats difficult topics such as grief, loss, sickness, an... READ MORE
Funny and scarily descriptive post apocalyptic story
It took me two attempts to read this book as I’m not sure I was in the right frame of mind first time round. The premise of the story is that a dreadful vi... READ MORE
Character led dystopia
I was a little slow to pick this up. Seeing as we're in the middle of a pandemic, and I can barely manage home working and home schooling right now, did I ... READ MORE
Fun, truthful and moving.
I read Last One At The Party after racing through it over 48hrs and, though it might seem a bit strange to say it when it is about the end of humanity as w... READ MORE
Topical - the Virus Wins!!
This book starts a bit like a school writing assignment for fourteen-year-olds. Imagine that a deadly virus has killed everybody in the world and you are t... READ MORE
Could be a bit too apocalypse now for some readers...
This book starts a bit like a school writing assignment for fourteen-year-olds. Imagine that a deadly virus has killed everybody in the world and you are t... READ MORE
Very Timely
I really enjoyed this book, and think its a fantastically written examination of what it would be like to be an average person and the last left alive afte... READ MORE
Amazing read
Andover, Kansas is now as famous as Wuhan as this is where the deadly virus 6DM (6 day maximum). It sweeps the world, there’s chaos, madness and devastatio... READ MORE
Breathtaking and overwhelming
Breathtaking in the way in which it has had such a major impact on the way I deal with my practical and emotional reaction to our current corona virus cris... READ MORE
A life-changing journey of self discovery
This book is superb and very well written. Although I found the subject matter quite upsetting to deal with at times, I was compelled to continue reading a... READ MORE
Definitely not a run of the mill post-apocalypse story!
I started reading this after dinner one evening, so reasonably late in the day, and then carried on reading until I went to bed. I really should have left ... READ MORE
Knife-edge storytelling at its most addictive!
This is a book review that I feel I have to start with a warning - do not start reading this book if you have essential things to do or places you have to ... READ MORE
Surprised me
Read this book in one sitting and it surprised me by how much I liked it. The current situation (covid) was mentioned along with Brexit which kept it groun... READ MORE
Brilliant debut
I'm really glad the writer included a note at the beginning, explaining the inspiration behind the story, and how the subject of a pandemic was already tho... READ MORE
Fantastic Debut
Thank you to Netgalley, Hodder & Stoughton & Bethany Clift for this ARC of Last One At The Party. I received a free copy in exchange for an honest review. ... READ MORE
The end of the world....
So in the grip of a devastating global pandemic, what better thing to read than a book set in the wake of a devastating global pandemic, but I’m jolly glad... READ MORE
Breathtaking
Breathtaking in the way in which it has had such a major impact on the way I deal with my practical and emotional reaction to our current corona virus cris... READ MORE
What would you do if you were the last one?
Well done Bethany Clift, this is a stunner of a book! What a debut
Written as a diary by a survivor of the virus 6DM (6 days maximum) that is rampaging t... READ MORE
Now to re read!
What would you do if everyone was dead after a world pandemic & you were the only person left? A book that make's you seriously think what could happen. On... READ MORE
An excellent read about the desire to survive and understand ourselves
This is an incredible book. The description is given as: "It's November 2023. The human race has been wiped out by the 6DM virus (Six Days Maximum - the lo... READ MORE
Fantastic Debut
Thank you to Netgalley, Hodder & Stoughton & Bethany Clift for this ARC of Last One At The Party. I received a free copy in exchange for an honest review. ... READ MORE
This is crazy!!
I received a copy of this from the publisher Hodder and Staughton, and Netgalley in return for an honest review.
I wasn’t too sure about picking this one ... READ MORE
Dark, Visceral and utterly compelling
Dark, visceral, vivid and utterly compelling. On reflection this possibly wasn’t the most comforting book to be reading in the midst of a global pandemic, ... READ MORE
Thought-provoking
A good, sometimes too close for comfort, read which is thought provoking and sometimes, honestly, quite terrifying.
I read this book over the course of a... READ MORE
An eerily familiar near future
I received an advance e-copy of this book. (I have also bought a hardback copy!)
There is so much in Last One at the Party. It is a brilliant premise, adm... READ MORE
Unique and compelling
28 Days Later by way of Bridget Jones - like nothing you've ever read before, with a loveable but imperfect narrator and a great mix of humour, thrills, an... READ MORE
Pandemic death adventure life
If like me you enjoy an end of the world kind of book you should definitely have this on your to be read list. The way the author describes life in a deser... READ MORE
Cracking debut!
Last One at the Party is Bethany Clift's fantastic debut novel.
Clift has written a book that embraces one of my favourite premises - an apocalyptic road ... READ MORE
Last One at the Party
Well... let's read about a pandemic whilst going through a pandemic! Great idea... Although 6DM the virus in this book is a tad (understatement) more deadl... READ MORE
One women’s fight for survival after catastrophic pandemic
Perhaps not the best time in view of COVID-19 to read about a terrifying virus that wiped out whole populations but read from the perspective of a lone sur... READ MORE
Hugely impressive book
It’s 2023 and the end of the world...a disease has wiped out the entire human race...except for one woman. This book tells the story of that woman and what... READ MORE
Thought provoking view of a devastating pandemic
I couldn’t put this down so that’s a definite indication of a good book and I wanted to know more throughout. However, some of the gory descriptions were a... READ MORE
A Little Eerie
A year ago I would never have expected to read a book about a pandemic during a pandemic. I am glad that I put any concerns aside and read this novel, eve... READ MORE
A raw roller-coaster of emotions
Once I'd started this book, I couldn't put it down. Stunning to look at and read! Such a visceral journey filled with emotion that didn't shy away from the... READ MORE
Just brilliant
This was so, so excellent. The main character was so engaging, and so human. She could have been an absolute Mary-Sue, but the way she was written made her... READ MORE
Clear your timetable, this book will engross you!
An apocalyptic adventure! Join the last lady in London on her journey of survival. 6DM (6 Days Max) virus has hit post pandemic Earth and with everyone dea... READ MORE
A Tonal Triumph
It’s a difficult task for any contemporary novel written subsequent to the events of 2020 to avoid mention of the pandemic and, as though cognizant of this... READ MORE
Horrible, Darkly Humorous, Brilliant, Emotional
My Five Word TL/DR review : Horrible, Darkly Humorous, Brilliant, Emotional
This is going to be a fairly quick review because I basically don’t want to gi... READ MORE
Compulsive read that stays with you
With thanks to the publishers and NetGalley for an advance review copy.
I'd give it 3.5 stars in fact, because of the lovely dog.
The first thing to say ... READ MORE
Not for the sensitive!
This was a hard read. It's set a mere couple of years from now, with COVID-19 fresh in everyone's memories. A new virus appears - this one called 6DM becau... READ MORE
Addictive!
Given that we are currently in lockdown 3 due to covid-19 pandemic I wasn't sure if this book would be a wise reading choice, but I had heard only great re... READ MORE
Last one at the party by Bethany Clift
I found this book quite intriguing and for a debut book by a new author it was an excellent first attempt and I would read more books by this author in fut... READ MORE
Great read
I went through every emotion for this character, so well written!
The ending annoyed a little but that's cause I don't like unanswered questions and I rea... READ MORE
An incredible book which I thoroughly enjoyed.
This is an incredible book. The description is given as: "It's November 2023. The human race has been wiped out by the 6DM virus (Six Days Maximum - the lo... READ MORE
Addictive
This is such a difficult book to write about. I spent the whole read in a low level state of anxiety, I kept saying to myself I would put it down & read so... READ MORE
Last One at the Party by Bethany Clift
I found this book quite intriguing and for a debut book by a new author it was an excellent first attempt and I would read more books by this author in fut... READ MORE
Compulsively readable
This is the second eARC of a pandemic dystopia I have read during some kind of lockdown which does feel a little too close to comfort in many, many ways. B... READ MORE
Shallow through to a journey of self discovery
How would you feel if you were the last person left alive after a global pandemic?
Considering what has been happening over the past 3 years you probably... READ MORE
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