The Last Letter by Rebecca Yarros - Reshelved Books

Hi guys.

Let me apologize for not posting at ALL in August.  I went away on vacation at the beginning of the month and I have been away on vacation ever since.  Alas, it's September and the reviews need to start up again...

It's not that I haven't been reading.  I have!  I have been reading A LOT.  I just haven't been posting.  I have a lot of started reviews sitting in the queue.  (And we all know how much Jessica loves when this happens)
The Last Letter by Rebecca Yarros is why this post exists today.

Cover is courtesy of Amazon.com!

This book, you guys. Soooo incredibly amazing. I cannot. 

It also made you fall in love with Beckett Gentry, call sign Chaos.  Honestly, if I could have a literary boyfriend, I would have pass up Mr. Darcy for Mr. Gentry. (It’s said by fellow characters in The Last Letter, that Beckett looks like Chris Pratt. Who doesn’t love Chris Pratt? I must say that Chris Pratt circa Parks and Rec is my favorite Chris Pratt.)

Beckett Gentry, or Chaos as he’s known in his unit; is serving a tour with Ella’s brother, Ryan.  Early on in the beginning of the book, the reader sees that Ryan or Mac, is persuading Beckett into writing letters to Ella.  Ella has a lot going on, not only is she a single mom who's running her own business while raising twins but one her children is diagnosed with a neuroblastoma. Even though he understands this, Beckett is reluctant to do so- he doesn't want the attachment, he doesn't want the what ifs or the what could bes.  But something happens, as Chaos writes Ella, he starts to fall for Ella.  Ella starts to feel the same way about Chaos.  When Mac becomes a prisoner of war and then loses his life, Chaos just stops writing to Ella.  Which breaks Ella. 

The title "The Last Letter" comes from the last letter that Mac wrote in the event that he died.  It was addressed to Chaos- inside it was asking Chaos to go to Telluride, CO; and take care of Ella and her kids.  

Chaos does just that.  He goes to Telluride and rents a cabin for 7 months at Solitude.  
Only Chaos is now Beckett.  
Chaos doesn't exist- he died with Mac.

The start of each chapter starts with a letter either from Ella to Chaos, or from Chaos to Ella.  Each chapter is told from their respected prescriptive only. 

I cried. I literally had tears streaming down my face. To the point where I couldn’t read the words that were in front of me and I needed to stop and get myself together. 


This book had everything. It made me laugh, it made me cry, it made you feel love, it made you feel heartbreak. And lastly, it made you feel hope. 

I give this book 5 coffee beans out of 5!  If you're in the market for a new book- I would strongly recommend this one.

~ Jillian