Freya Grace, a college student, went on vacation with five friends ten years ago and returned alone, the sole survivor of a horror movie-scale massacre. In an instant, she became a member of a club that no one wants to be a part of the Last Girls, a group of similar survivors known in the media as the Last Girls: Sophie, who lost nine sorority sisters to a college dropout's knife; Mack, who faced the Sack Man during her shift at the Nightlight Inn; and now Freya, who ran through the woods bleeding to escape Rams Cottage and the man she refers to only as Him. The three girls are all attempting to put their nightmares and, by extension, one another behind them. Despite the efforts of the media, they never meet. Freya is now doing well—possibly even great—thanks to her Xanax prescription. She has a loving almost-fiancé named James, a popular baking blog, a lovely apartment, and a calming presence in August, the police officer who saved her life all those years ago. Her memory won't even allow her to recall what happened that night; the past is gone. That is, until Sophie, the first The Last Girl, is discovered dead in her bathtub, her wrists slit, and Sam, the second The Last Girl, shows up on Freya's doorstep. Mack, who seems to be blowing through Freya's life like a whirlwind, appears to be intent on making Freya relive the past, with increasingly dire consequences, all of which makes Freya wonder why Mack is really looking for her. When new details about Sophie's death emerge, Freya's life becomes a race against time as she tries to separate Mack's truths from her lies, avoid the police and hungry reporters, and, most importantly, remember what really happened at Rams Cottage before what began ten years ago is completed.

When you are living a nightmare, why would you pretend that your life is a dream? Eliza and Pierce lived in a lovely cottage in a quiet village by the sea, with flowers at the front gate and an apple tree in the garden. Everyone knew them as generous, loving Pierce, innovative, joyful Eliza Eliza didn't smile through her tears. I had no idea what the perfect couple was hiding during their long wait. In the silent night, flames rise against the dark sky, and I receive the call I never expected, I am left wondering who is responsible. The story of the family secrets and the darkness behind closed doors is a story that twists and turns in a brilliant way.