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The Last Girl Podcast
The Last Girl Podcast, a riveting psychological thriller, is the long-awaited culmination of the Katie Kampenfelt trilogy, which tells the story of an extraordinary seventeen-year-old girl and her shifting online identitiesFirst came the novel Undiscovered Gyrl, which introduced us to Katie, a beautiful, vivacious blogger, heartbreaking in her desperate desire to find happiness. Allison Burnett adapted the novel into the indie film Ask Me Anything, which he directed, starring Britt Robertson, Martin Sheen, and Christian Slater. Next came Another Girl, the chilling tale of Elle Overton, who, while recovering from a terrible heartbreak, begins a reckless online correspondence with someone claiming to be Katie. Burnett adapted it into an indie film of the same name, starring Sammi Hanratty, one of the stars of Showtime’s hit series Yellowjackets.In The Last Girl Podcast, a brave young man goes online to investigate the murder of a friend and, in the process, comes face to face with the dark truth about Katie.
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Published May 17, 2023
About the author
Allison Burnett
18 books73 followersAllison Burnett grew up in Evanston, Illinois, the son of a clinical psychologist and a Northwestern University professor. After graduating from Northwestern, he was a fellow of the Lila Acheson Wallace Playwriting Program at the Juilliard School.
His novels include Christopher (a finalist for the 2004 PEN Center USA Literary Award), The House Beautiful, Undiscovered Gyrl, Death By Sunshine, the Escape of Malcolm Poe, Another Girl, the Ghosts of Normal, and The Last Girl Podcast.
Allison adapted Undiscovered Gyrl for the screen and directed the film, entitled Ask Me Anything, starring Britt Robertson, Martin Sheen, Justin Long, and Christian Slater.
Allison also wrote and directed the sequel, Another Girl, starring Sammi Hanratty.
Allison's latest novel is The Last Girl Podcast. While it stands alone as a thriller, it marks the completion of the Katie Kampenfelt Trilogy.
His essays, stories, book reviews, and poetry have appeared on various websites and in multiple publications.
Allison's screenwriting credits include Autumn in New York, Red Meat, Untraceable, Resurrecting the Champ, Feast of Love, Underworld Awakening, and Gone.
His novels include Christopher (a finalist for the 2004 PEN Center USA Literary Award), The House Beautiful, Undiscovered Gyrl, Death By Sunshine, the Escape of Malcolm Poe, Another Girl, the Ghosts of Normal, and The Last Girl Podcast.
Allison adapted Undiscovered Gyrl for the screen and directed the film, entitled Ask Me Anything, starring Britt Robertson, Martin Sheen, Justin Long, and Christian Slater.
Allison also wrote and directed the sequel, Another Girl, starring Sammi Hanratty.
Allison's latest novel is The Last Girl Podcast. While it stands alone as a thriller, it marks the completion of the Katie Kampenfelt Trilogy.
His essays, stories, book reviews, and poetry have appeared on various websites and in multiple publications.
Allison's screenwriting credits include Autumn in New York, Red Meat, Untraceable, Resurrecting the Champ, Feast of Love, Underworld Awakening, and Gone.
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December 30, 2025
full of weird lines and paragraphs that made this a silly read. i was having enough fun to rec this until until the main character got the girl despite committing a heinous sexual cybercrime and a buffalo bill style transphobic line.
swore tavi did a rookie mag interview with the author over a decade ago, but i couldn't find it. honestly, no clue how i found this series if not for that.
swore tavi did a rookie mag interview with the author over a decade ago, but i couldn't find it. honestly, no clue how i found this series if not for that.
February 17, 2024
This book was a rollercoaster and I feel like I’m still on it. Definitely recommend the trilogy
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January 23, 2024really interesting
The layout of this was fascinating. It’s read like a script including music cues. I love that Jeffery isn’t that likable. I also like the way they continued the mystery of Katie without losing sight of the base of different forms of media
The layout of this was fascinating. It’s read like a script including music cues. I love that Jeffery isn’t that likable. I also like the way they continued the mystery of Katie without losing sight of the base of different forms of media
May 30, 2023
This is the last of a trilogy. Truth be told, I didn't read the first two. I saw the movie version of #2, which left me with more questions than answers. This book explains EVERYTHING! If I had known about the trilogy before seeing the movie, I would have read all 3.
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October 10, 2023Excellent
Great sequel to the previous 2 stories. I saw the movies for those 2, not the books. I very much recommend.
Great sequel to the previous 2 stories. I saw the movies for those 2, not the books. I very much recommend.
January 22, 2024
What an absolutely dreadful end to a confusing and muddled trilogy.
I really enjoyed Undiscovered Gyrl, despite my issues with the author's penchant towards racism and fatphobia.
It started going downhill with Another Girl, the second book in this trilogy, where Allison himself becomes a character and it becomes really strange and meta. I enjoyed Elle's story in "Another Girl", but the strange meta framework left me disappointed with where the story was going.
And this just takes everything I hated about "Another Girl" and turns it up to 10.
So in this conclusion, it's basically a podcast book where we are following the ten episodes of a podcast made by some annoying incel who somehow ends up cracking the case as to what happened to Katie and Elle. It's just so out there in the worst way. He ends up working with the police to conduct a sting operation to catch the person who has been impersonating Katie and murdering girls who are fans of her book. I don't know. It was just so stupid.
I see what Allison tried to do with this. I mean, I've never really read any books that attempted to this sort of meta thing where the previous book in the series actually exists in the world of the story, and the author being a character. But it's so messy and dumb. And it makes me retroactively like Undiscovered Gyrl less. One star for what he tried to do. But wow, what a mess.
I wish I never read this. I'd rather never have any answers to the mystery of Katie than to get what we got.
I really enjoyed Undiscovered Gyrl, despite my issues with the author's penchant towards racism and fatphobia.
It started going downhill with Another Girl, the second book in this trilogy, where Allison himself becomes a character and it becomes really strange and meta. I enjoyed Elle's story in "Another Girl", but the strange meta framework left me disappointed with where the story was going.
And this just takes everything I hated about "Another Girl" and turns it up to 10.
So in this conclusion, it's basically a podcast book where we are following the ten episodes of a podcast made by some annoying incel who somehow ends up cracking the case as to what happened to Katie and Elle. It's just so out there in the worst way. He ends up working with the police to conduct a sting operation to catch the person who has been impersonating Katie and murdering girls who are fans of her book. I don't know. It was just so stupid.
I see what Allison tried to do with this. I mean, I've never really read any books that attempted to this sort of meta thing where the previous book in the series actually exists in the world of the story, and the author being a character. But it's so messy and dumb. And it makes me retroactively like Undiscovered Gyrl less. One star for what he tried to do. But wow, what a mess.
I wish I never read this. I'd rather never have any answers to the mystery of Katie than to get what we got.
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June 30, 2023
I just finished reading "The Last Girl Podcast" by Allison Burnett. I read the first two books (Undiscovered Gyrl & Another Girl) in the series and recommend you read those two books also. I also recommend watching the movies made about the first two books (Ask Me Anything & Another Girl.) They haven't made the third movie yet, but I'm sure they will. The ending to this trilogy was very satisfying. I was on the edge of my seat the entire time! The Last Girl Podcast is written as a podcast, which was very effective. I could practically hear the sound effects prompts! The author, Allison Burnett, a man, has outdone himself in writing from the point of view of a young woman, and the story was original and kept me captivated. I kept thinking I knew what would happen when suddenly the author took me in a different direction. The ending was perfect and brought together the elements from the first two books - no loose ends whatsoever. I highly recommend the entire series to all seeking a mysterious and thrilling ride!
May 12, 2024
A gripping final chapter to an intriguing puzzle trilogy. It's definitely meta, but I couldn't put it down.
December 28, 2024
Oh wow...
This is genuinely bad writing. The main narrator is so awkward, the ending is ridiculous and unlikely.... I sorta wish I hadn't read this
This is genuinely bad writing. The main narrator is so awkward, the ending is ridiculous and unlikely.... I sorta wish I hadn't read this
November 9, 2025
Bravo
I read all three books back to back today and just Bravo. Such an amazing storyline, grit, twist and turn of psychological webs. Just amazing.
I read all three books back to back today and just Bravo. Such an amazing storyline, grit, twist and turn of psychological webs. Just amazing.
January 8, 2025
This series feels like an ARG. It's so fun!
The characters all feel very real.
I didn't care if the killer was stopped. I just wanted it to be entertaining and it was!
The book doesn't try to be something it's not so the style of the ending fits perfect for this book. (I've read other stories that try to do too much; a romance that tries to write action scenes. Or a horror that tries to add a love story.... They almost always come across cheesy and forced.)
I recommend the movies because it's how I first learned about this series. You have to be in the mood for a slice-of-life story with a dark, last minute ending.
(How cool would it be if the 1st book was just a book, no movie, and the 2nd part was just a movie, no book, and the 3rd part was just an audio drama podcast? It would feel so immersive!!)
The characters all feel very real.
I didn't care if the killer was stopped. I just wanted it to be entertaining and it was!
The book doesn't try to be something it's not so the style of the ending fits perfect for this book. (I've read other stories that try to do too much; a romance that tries to write action scenes. Or a horror that tries to add a love story.... They almost always come across cheesy and forced.)
I recommend the movies because it's how I first learned about this series. You have to be in the mood for a slice-of-life story with a dark, last minute ending.
(How cool would it be if the 1st book was just a book, no movie, and the 2nd part was just a movie, no book, and the 3rd part was just an audio drama podcast? It would feel so immersive!!)
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