Review of The Last Echo

Description From Goodreads

Violet kept her morbid ability to sense dead bodies a secret from everyone except her family and her childhood-best-friend-turned-boyfriend, Jay Heaton. That is until forensic psychologist Sara Priest discovered Violet’s talent and invited her to use her gift to track down murderers. Now, as she works with an eclectic group of individuals—including mysterious and dangerously attractive Rafe—it’s Violet’s job to help those who have been murdered by bringing their killers to justice. 

When Violet discovers the body of a college girl killed by “the girlfriend collector” she is determined to solve the case. But now the serial killer is on the lookout for a new “relationship” and Violet may have caught his eye….

My Review

“In the end, all that's left is an echo.”

Creepy. That pretty much sums up The Last Echo, the third book in The Body Finder series. Kimberly Derting strikes again!

I enjoyed The Last Echo tremendously. It focused much more on character development and a little less on Violet and Jays relationship. Don’t get me wrong, I love reading about those two but I’m really good Derting decided to dive into other aspects of the story as well. Throughout the book, you can’t help but cheer Violet on as she begins to accept her ability more and more and become more comfortable with herself.

I also liked the fact that we learned a lot more about Sara, Rafe and the rest of the team. They are a very interesting group and Derting threw in some surprises that I definitely wasn’t expecting!

I know that many people are probably not happy with the addition of Rafe to the story since almost every young adult series does the whole love triangle thing. I am usually the first to throw a fit when the love triangle begings to develop but in this case, I am ok with it (surprising, I know!). The way I see it is that Violet and Jay have been best friends forever and now they are dating. They have a strong relationship and a very deep connection. Another guy coming into the picture shouldn’t change anything at all, if their relationship is as strong as they think. I welcome this ‘challenge’ to their relationship to test just how strong they are.

Then there is Nua… shudders. I actually had to set my Kindle down while I was reading about him. That is just how creepy this guy is. I love that her descriptions of him can get to me like that. I could actually picture what this creep looked like in my head. I could go on and on about this aspect of the book, but you are just going to have to read it and find out for yourself!

Speaking of creepy, lets discuss the serial killer that is brought into this book. They refer to him as the ‘girlfriend collector’. This had to be the best killer Derting has written about so far. When you learn more about him, you actually feel a little sorry for him. The description of his life that led to this killing obsession is extremely depressing. It is crazy to think that some people in real life can be pushed to this point. Oh and lilac nail polish… enough said.

I highly suggest starting this series or if you are already reading it, to continue. You won’t be sorry!