![]() To buy a copy of The Last Act of Hattie Hoffman, click here Try something similar… Secrets of Southern Girls by Haley Harrigan In three words: Suspenseful, satisfying, enthralling I received an advance reader copy courtesy of NetGalley and publishers, Quercus Books, in return for an honest review.īook facts: 352 pages, publication date 9 th March 2017 This is a really well-written, satisfying psychological thriller (originally published as Everything You Want Me To Be). ![]() In this way, her premature death becomes extra sad. Personally, I didn’t feel that Hattie came across as purely manipulative but rather as a needy person, seeking approbation and acceptance by others and feeling the only way she can achieve this is by being whatever they want or need her to be – perfect daughter, perfect girlfriend, perfect student. The reveal at the end brings the story to a satisfying conclusion. ![]() As the novel progresses, the unintended consequences of Hattie’s manipulations become apparent to the reader, in a way they were not to Hattie, providing a number of plausible possible suspects for her murder. Told from the perspective of three different characters, including Hattie herself, the reader gradually learns more about the events leading up to Hattie’s death and, eventually, the reason she was murdered. The trouble is the other people involved don’t know they’re just characters in her play they don’t know it’s not for real. She’s so used to acting a part that she has begun to believe she can control everyone around her that she can see how everything will unfold, as if in a play. Hattie has ambitions to be an actress and leave behind her small-town upbringing for life in the big city. Know what they want you to be and give it to them.” “ The first and most important lesson in acting is to read your audience. Told from three perspectives: Del’s, Hattie’s high school English teacher and Hattie herself, The Last Act of Hattie Hoffman tells the story of the real Hattie, and what happened that final year of school when she dreamed of leaving her small town behind. Local sheriff Del Goodman, a good friend of Hattie’s dad, vows to find her killer, but the investigation yields more secrets than answers it turns out Hattie played as many parts offstage as on. So when she’s found stabbed to death on the opening night of her school play, the tragedy rips through the fabric of the community. Publisher’s description: Seventeen-year-old Hattie Hoffman is a talented actress, loved by everyone in her Minnesotan hometown. When she was murdered, they found out just how wrong they were. Everyone thought they knew Hattie Hoffman.
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