Thriller

Review: The Last Time I Saw Her by Rhiannon Barnsley

October 11, 2026

Synopsis:

The stranger appeared in her dreams. Now she’s invading her life.

Sage has a recurring a woman she doesn’t know is drowning, fighting desperately as the dark water closes over her. It’s unsettling, but Sage shrugs it off when she wakes. Until she sees the same woman in a South London supermarket.

Her name is Lara, a psychology student and small-time influencer. And Sage is certain—she is about to die.

Sage feels she has to do everything she can to save Lara, and slowly, quietly, she begins to infiltrate her life—following her online, engineering a chance encounter, earning her trust. When Lara confides she’s being stalked, Sage knows she’s right—the nightmare is coming true.

But what can Sage actually do? She can’t tell Lara she was appearing in her dreams before they ever met—that would sound insane. All she can do is watch over her, try to protect her.

Then, as she gets ever closer to Lara, Sage begins to realize she isn’t a stranger at all, that they are linked by a horrifying secret that will change both their lives forever.

Review:

The beginning of the book left me slightly confused, but also wanting to know more about what was going on. Sage having the same dream over and over, only to run into a woman who looked exactly like the one in her dreams, made me question whether I was being misled about the direction of the book on purpose.
When I found out that Lara was hiding something and didn’t seem to be the innocent woman she initially portrayed herself as, I became more curious and wanted to know how everything was connected. Once we started getting glimpses of the past, it finally started to click for me.

The premise was there, and I found a lot of the plot elements really interesting and different. The way it all came together, though, was a bit much for me. It felt like too much was happening at once, and I found myself wondering why Sage didn’t simply talk to Lara directly.
While I absolutely understand that trauma can make people do crazy things, it simply didn’t resonate with me at times.
Overall, it wasn’t bad, but I wasn’t fully convinced.

🌙 Recension: The Last Time I Saw Her by Rhiannon Barnsley
📚 Genre: Psychological Thriller
📅 Release Date: October 11, 2026
📖 Publisher: Inkubator Books
📗 included in Kindle Unlimited
📱 Read as: Kindle
💸 I received a free copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving a review.
🗣️ Language: English
📆 Pages: 315
⭐️ 3/5