Content levels
Trigger warnings
Heroine archetypes
Protagonist archetypes
Synopsis
Cassidy has the perfect life. Until things start to go wrong. Little things at first, that her friends say she is imagining. People are starting to whisper that Cassidy is losing it. They say she's gone over the edge. That she can't be trusted. But then there's the fall down the stairs, and the poison. Someone is about to end Cassidy's perfect life, with the perfect death.
Is Last Breath appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 13 and up.
This YA thriller contains attempted murder (including poisoning and a fall down stairs), gaslighting, and psychological manipulation as someone tries to kill the protagonist while making her seem unstable. Violence is moderate but not graphic.
What to know going in
This book has moderate violence, no sexual content, and mild language. Content notes include attempted murder, gaslighting, and poison (see the full list above).
Who'll love this
Teens will be hooked by the suspenseful mystery of who's trying to kill Cassidy while everyone thinks she's going crazy.