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One Last Mission
A mission gone wrong. A love lost. A cult destroyed ... but at what cost?
David Hollis wakes up on the fifth anniversary of his love, Ellie Black’s, passing to a call that will change everything, setting off a chain of events that will rock David’s world forever. David had always been safe in the knowledge that with Ellie’s death, Hecate’s Haven, were no more. He was wrong.
Hecate’s Haven have returned.
Ellie is alive.
One last mission to save the world. Can it really be that simple?
David Hollis wakes up on the fifth anniversary of his love, Ellie Black’s, passing to a call that will change everything, setting off a chain of events that will rock David’s world forever. David had always been safe in the knowledge that with Ellie’s death, Hecate’s Haven, were no more. He was wrong.
Hecate’s Haven have returned.
Ellie is alive.
One last mission to save the world. Can it really be that simple?
452 pages, Paperback
Published October 31, 2023
3 people want to read
About the author
Laura Goodwin
2 books5 followersLaura Goodwin is an independent author from the west coast Scotland. A recent graduate of Edinburgh Napier’s MA Screenwriting course, her debut novel One Last Mission releases on October 31st 2023.
Writing stories has been a passion of Laura’s since she was a young girl. Having begun acting at three years old, she has since gone on to achieve an NC, HNC & HND in Theatre and Performing Arts (2014, 2015 & 2016) from both Ayrshire College and West College Scotland. Laura also has a BA (Hons) degree in Film & Media from University of Stirling (2020)
Laura is passionate about exploring mental health, queer and difficult themes within her writing. Being part of both the LGBTQ+ and neurodiverse community, she feels that is important to continue to bring these issues to the forefront.
Writing stories has been a passion of Laura’s since she was a young girl. Having begun acting at three years old, she has since gone on to achieve an NC, HNC & HND in Theatre and Performing Arts (2014, 2015 & 2016) from both Ayrshire College and West College Scotland. Laura also has a BA (Hons) degree in Film & Media from University of Stirling (2020)
Laura is passionate about exploring mental health, queer and difficult themes within her writing. Being part of both the LGBTQ+ and neurodiverse community, she feels that is important to continue to bring these issues to the forefront.
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November 21, 2023
“Love, darling, that’s what gets you killed.”
A thrilling debut novel full of multi-faceted characters (Colin is my favourite) and beautiful depictions of friendship, pain, love and loss. Plenty of twists and turns and “WHAT?!” cliffhanger moments. 🩶
A thrilling debut novel full of multi-faceted characters (Colin is my favourite) and beautiful depictions of friendship, pain, love and loss. Plenty of twists and turns and “WHAT?!” cliffhanger moments. 🩶
December 23, 2023
Look, I really wanted to like this book but unfortunately I can't even get through the first few chapters.
This has obviously not been proof-read by anyone, there are so many typos and spelling mistakes. The entirety of the plot and hook is revealed in the first chapter and the blurb does not describe it accurately at all. Also, the author has clearly not done their research about any of the landmarks that the story is set in. Everything is overly descriptive, it reads like self-insert fanfiction but the leading lady is so useless for some reason? This was so hard to read and it made me cringe out of my skull.
Hopefully this is just a first draft, and the author can work on developing the story and their skills in future. Best of luck to them.
DNF
This has obviously not been proof-read by anyone, there are so many typos and spelling mistakes. The entirety of the plot and hook is revealed in the first chapter and the blurb does not describe it accurately at all. Also, the author has clearly not done their research about any of the landmarks that the story is set in. Everything is overly descriptive, it reads like self-insert fanfiction but the leading lady is so useless for some reason? This was so hard to read and it made me cringe out of my skull.
Hopefully this is just a first draft, and the author can work on developing the story and their skills in future. Best of luck to them.
DNF
July 12, 2024
Hi, I'm the author.
Why am I giving my own book a one star review?
Because it deserves it.
Yes, I had a self imposed deadline. Yes, it was self published. No, this series won't be continuing.
My background is certainly in screenwriting and I think, in reality, One Last Mission lends itself to a series rather than one book.
I tried to make it a topsy turvy thriller but I ended up making it a horrible read.
Also, I sincerely apologise to anyone who has actually read this the whole way through. I didn't have an editor, I was my own editor.
One day, maybe, One Last Mission will be something, but once again this autistic silly author apologises for the pain and misery I've caused both myself and the three readers of this pile of garbage.
Sincerley,
Laura Goodwin - (unfortunate) Author of One Last Mission
Why am I giving my own book a one star review?
Because it deserves it.
Yes, I had a self imposed deadline. Yes, it was self published. No, this series won't be continuing.
My background is certainly in screenwriting and I think, in reality, One Last Mission lends itself to a series rather than one book.
I tried to make it a topsy turvy thriller but I ended up making it a horrible read.
Also, I sincerely apologise to anyone who has actually read this the whole way through. I didn't have an editor, I was my own editor.
One day, maybe, One Last Mission will be something, but once again this autistic silly author apologises for the pain and misery I've caused both myself and the three readers of this pile of garbage.
Sincerley,
Laura Goodwin - (unfortunate) Author of One Last Mission
May 17, 2024
On the back of the book, it is described as being:
"A Twisted hybrid of Ian Fleming's James Bond and Shakespeare's Hamlet, One Last Mission ties unconditional love, heart breaking angst and thrilling twists to create a modern day Shakespearian tragedy."
Nowhere in this book did I get the impression that this was in any way a Fleming/Shakespearian style story. The most Bond-esque part of the book was the use of guns, and maybe some hand-to-hand combat. The most Shakespearian aspect was when the author put in quotes and names in random places.
While there is unconditional love, it's cheesy, overly clichéd and boring. The heartbreak wasn't angsty, and the twists weren't thrilling (as the author tended to poorly allude to them beforehand). The characters had so much inclusivity put into them in one sitting that it just made them flat. This highlighted the only thing the author excluded from its inclusivity was a POC.
The only thing the back of this book got right was the story, but the most interesting parts have already been divulged to the reader via the blurb. Additionally, the whole thing was formatted in a weird way, which if done properly could’ve saved the reader about 200 pages. It was riddled with errors, all basic and removable with proper editing.
Overall, it reads like the author gave herself a deadline and wrote in a furious panic. When the deadline came they didn’t read it over and submitted it at the last minute with the feeling of “Just take it, it’s done”.
I could go on longer about this book, but I won’t. Regardless, I am excited to read the second instalment to see how the author improves.
"A Twisted hybrid of Ian Fleming's James Bond and Shakespeare's Hamlet, One Last Mission ties unconditional love, heart breaking angst and thrilling twists to create a modern day Shakespearian tragedy."
Nowhere in this book did I get the impression that this was in any way a Fleming/Shakespearian style story. The most Bond-esque part of the book was the use of guns, and maybe some hand-to-hand combat. The most Shakespearian aspect was when the author put in quotes and names in random places.
While there is unconditional love, it's cheesy, overly clichéd and boring. The heartbreak wasn't angsty, and the twists weren't thrilling (as the author tended to poorly allude to them beforehand). The characters had so much inclusivity put into them in one sitting that it just made them flat. This highlighted the only thing the author excluded from its inclusivity was a POC.
The only thing the back of this book got right was the story, but the most interesting parts have already been divulged to the reader via the blurb. Additionally, the whole thing was formatted in a weird way, which if done properly could’ve saved the reader about 200 pages. It was riddled with errors, all basic and removable with proper editing.
Overall, it reads like the author gave herself a deadline and wrote in a furious panic. When the deadline came they didn’t read it over and submitted it at the last minute with the feeling of “Just take it, it’s done”.
I could go on longer about this book, but I won’t. Regardless, I am excited to read the second instalment to see how the author improves.
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