The Last Letter: TikTok made me buy it! An emotional romance from the Sunday Times bestselling author of Fourth Wing and Onyx Storm Paperback – 24 Nov. 2022

What a beautiful read, I truly enjoyed this book. I read for two days solid without much break. I wanted to know the outcome of this beautiful family.It was uplifting to have this amazing love story, twisted with grief and regret. You cannot not fall in love with Ella, Beckett, Maisie and Colton, it is unbelievably heartbreaking how the story comes to a conclusion but through it all you still have this lovely story of second chances and unrivalled love.The book is so well written, and you really do feel the emotion throughout. This is the first time I have got to the end of a Rebecca Yarros book and I am sure it's not going to be my last.I definitely will hold onto my loved ones a little tighter after reading this book.

If you are familiar with military service you know all about the 'The Last Letter'. A letter and a promise to his best friend leads an Army serviceman, Beckett, to a family and a chance at a love that he never thought he deserved.Beckett Gentry is stunned when his Army buddy Ryan MacKenzie hands him a letter from Ryan’s sister, Ella. Having grown up in foster homes after being abandoned by his mother, Beckett is wary of attachments—until he reads Ella’s letter. Ella, a single mother, lives with her twins, Maisie and Colt, at Solitude, the resort she runs in Telluride, Colorado. Their correspondence begins, though Beckett can only identify himself by his call sign, Chaos.After Ryan’s death during a mission, Beckett travels to Telluride at his friend's request, in his last letter. He bonds with the twins and falls deeply in love with Ella. Reluctant to reveal details of Ryan’s death and risk causing her pain, Beckett chooses not to disclose that he is Chaos. When Maisie needs treatment for neuroblastoma, Beckett formally adopts the twins to support Ella and her children. As Beckett and Ella’s romance blossoms, questions are raised about the adoption, forcing Beckett to confront the truth about the letters from Chaos (AKA himself) and Ryan’s death, risking the loss of the family he loves.Beckett and Ella are sympathetic protagonists whose past experiences make them cautious about love. Beckett never knew the security of a stable home life, while Ella’s impulsive marriage to her high school boyfriend ended when he discovered she was pregnant. Their romance unfolds slowly with the letters they exchanged playing a pivotal role in their connection.Rebecca’s writing is crisp and sharp, with poetic passages that avoid being extravagant. While the love story is the book’s focus, the subplot involving Maisie’s illness is equally well-developed, and the bond between Beckett and the twins is heartfelt and sincere. His relationship with Colt already had me from the beginning and I was not prepared to have my heart ripped from my chest with that storyline. I still can't think about it with crying.I hope all the talk of tears and sadness doesn’t deter anyone from reading this story. There's an abundance of hope and laughter in The Last Letter, and while the sad parts are impactful and harsh, so is the happiness. I love that, no matter what challenges they face, neither Beckett nor Ella ever give up. Their shared experience of loss makes their determination even more heartening and reassuring.I can believe why this book made such an impactful mark and it will forever hold a very special place in my heart. It's an absolutely fantastic read—a heartbreaking yet realistic portrayal of romance, military life, and the unexpected trials life throws at you. I can't imagine a world without this story. I loved every minute of it and I am off to as many of them as I can from Rebecca because apparently, I never learn.

Very well written, very emotional. You cannot not fall in love with Beckett/Chaos or Ella. And the kids, Maisie and Colt are amazing. Read it with a big pack of tissues and don't read it when you are in an emotional turmoil, because the story takes you with it through difficult, heart-wrenching times and also through the happy times and the sad times. There is always love and loyalty and friendship.

What an emotional ride! I had waited a while to read this and now it's a book that will forever live in my mind, there are just no amount of words that can truly explain how heartbreaking and wholesome this story is, I loved all the characters and that's why it breaks you because you feel it all, so well written and just an absolute amazing read.

Great storyline, how a few letters written between two pen pals lead to an heart breaking stop to the letters. Compulsive reading, with tissues needed towards the end.

This is the story of Ella MacKenzie and Beckett Gentry (Chaos) and how they begin as pen pals. When her brother dies in combat he asks Beckett to look after his sister and the children. The tension is maintained by taking the reader through Maise’s illness and frequent visits to the hospital. There is also Ella’s need to rely more and more on Beckett for emotional and physical support. The problem is, she does not realise the man she is writing to and the man in front of her are the same person. When this is exposed she feels betrayed and lied to and she then needs to rebuild that trust.Structurally nearly every chapter begins with a letter, but they are not in chronological order instead they foreshadow the action in the following chapter to the opposite character. So Ella’s letter is followed by Beckett’s experiences.It is nice to have a story about a soldier that does not directly involve conflict. We see the guilt and trauma caused by war and the difficulties adapting to civilian life and normal relationships. There is also a strong sense of loyalty and commitment in Beckett wanting to honour his friend’s last request to look after his sister. This self-sacrifice and commitment makes Beckett a worthy hero just as Ella’s suffering elicits the reader’s sympathy.The ending, or the elephant in the room. Romance readers generally expect the ‘Cinderella ending’ but Jojo Moyes broke that barrier with Me Before You. Tragedy brings people together and makes us realise what is important andI don’t feel the ending is excessive or unwarranted, but more realistic. Bad things happen to good people. For a romance, this is surprisingly hard-hitting, well-written and engaging. I would be prepared to read more of her work.

This will be in my top books of all time.Loss love happiness only very short and then utterly devastation. This had me in my feels right from the start. Beautiful but heartbreaking all at the same time.Deffo need a box of tissues and a bar or chocolate for this one