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randilion28's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
The author also describes the environment so vividly that you feel like you are there at Camp Nightingale with the girls. It has that creepy, deep woods vibe that I love reading about. I would 10/10 recommend this read!
Moderate: Cancer, Car accident, Gaslighting, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, Alcohol, Body shaming, Death, Mental illness, and Suicide attempt
savvyrosereads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Emma returns to Camp Nightingale as an art instructor…fifteen years after her friends vanished from the very same cabin where she’s now staying.
I’m thrilled to say that with this book I’ve officially finished Riley Sager’s entire backlist! I enjoyed this one, though it doesn’t take my top spot for Sager (which is reserved for THE ONLY ONE LEFT). I will say that I’m rarely surprised by thrillers and I was genuinely shocked by at least two twists in this one, which is the primary reason for my rating.
That said, there was a part of me that was a little let down by how everything ultimately resolved here, and I felt like there was a lot of slow foundation laying in the beginning that took me forever to get through (this one took me 4-5 days to read which is LONG for me given the length and genre). But, I’d still recommend this one overall and I know a lot of people have LOVED it, so even the criticisms might be a me problem!
CW: Kidnapping; death/injury; mental illness
Graphic: Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Death, and Child death
Moderate: Toxic friendship, Adult/minor relationship, and Terminal illness
epeolatrist's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Toxic friendship, Death, and Mental illness
Moderate: Murder and Adult/minor relationship
Minor: Suicide attempt
rebeccarc's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Death, Alcohol, Grief, Toxic friendship, and Murder
Moderate: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Sexual harassment, Suicide attempt, and Cancer
Minor: Car accident, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, and Stalking
aprilblues348's review
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.0
Graphic: Body shaming, Misogyny, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Terminal illness, Violence, Murder, Fatphobia, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Mental illness, Sexism, Sexual content, Eating disorder, Death, Alcohol, Cancer, Child death, and Toxic friendship
ash_ton's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Moderate: Fatphobia, Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Cancer, Eating disorder, Medical content, Confinement, Death, Toxic friendship, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Terminal illness, Alcohol, Car accident, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, and Sexual content
Minor: Forced institutionalization, Blood, Addiction, Death of parent, Drug abuse, and Drug use
katiejohns's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Mental illness, Child death, Medical content, Grief, Murder, Death, Toxic friendship, and Kidnapping
Moderate: Car accident and Suicide attempt
Minor: Abandonment
astoriareader's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.0
- Fifteen years ago, Emma Davis went to summer camp, and her three cabin mates snuck out in the middle of the night & they vanished without a trace.
- In the present day, Emma is an artist & living in NYC. The owner of the summer camp is reopening the camp, and she asks if Emma wants to return as an art instructor. Emma decides to go for it, as a way to get closure.
- At camp, Emma is paired in a cabin with three teenagers, and history begins to repeat itself.
- Atmospheric thriller. I enjoyed the summer camp setting.
- Interesting premise.
- Ugh, okay, spoilers ahead as to why I went 3 stars on this one.
- I don’t really feel like Riley Sager, aka Todd Ritter, should be writing so many characters from women’s POV, particularly about a teenage girl getting her first period.
- If y’all play two truths & a lie one more time, I am going to lose it.
- Every character is accused at some point.
- What was even the point of the whole asylum backstory?!
- The first clue that she finds is in a trunk?! What? Has it been there 15 years? Why does she need the map anyway?
- Emma’s “secrets" were not very interesting. She was 13, and they were totally understandable, given her age, maturity, and the situation.
Graphic: Mental illness, Toxic friendship, and Death
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Violence, Murder, and Sexual content
Minor: Suicide attempt, Alcohol, and Cancer
d0505's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship and Death
Moderate: Mental illness
cassg's review against another edition
4.75
Moderate: Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Minor: Sexual content and Death