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randilion28's review against another edition
- 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
4.25
I thought this book was fantastic. I related to the main character because I KNOW how tough it is to be so financially f***** that you have to make decisions you normally wouldn't. Decisions that are screaming RED FLAG but on the other hand you hear nothing but GREEN MONEY š¤
I felt the pace was good and I truly had no idea where it was going. Normally I can guess what I think the plot of the story is and I had SOME ideas... But when you get to what's really going on... My mouth dropped! Would definitely recommend reading this, and it has me interested in reading more by Sager. I think I'm going to read "The Only One Left" next and then try to finish the Final Girls Support Group... If it's anything like this one... I know it will be worth picking it back up to read!
Moderate: Suicide, Grief, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Murder
hauntedantiqueshop's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
1.5
Graphic: Medical trauma and Violence
Moderate: Suicide, Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Death of parent, Death, and Confinement
the main characterās sister is a missing person, has nothing to do with the actual plot itself and it is not resolved. Itās just something brought up a lot.chellyfishing's review against another edition
- 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? Yes
2.75
Graphic: Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Medical content, Medical trauma, Suicide, Death, Murder, and Car accident
romorel's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
The hints build comfortably, but unlike other Sager thrillers my experience was simply ābeing along for the rideā. This book took twists and turns I absolutely did not see coming, but once uncovered made me nod appreciatively at the well paced āChekhovās Gunsā. The execution was fantastic.
So much so that Iām writing this at 1:50AM on a Thursday and given myself a headache from staying up too late.
Sagerās characters are easy to connect with, though one thing I often notice with his protagonists is that I have no idea what they look like besides being āunremarkableā brunettes.
Overall a very satisfying story.
Graphic: Classism, Confinement, Death of parent, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, and Medical content
Moderate: Chronic illness, Trafficking, Car accident, Blood, Terminal illness, Gun violence, Pandemic/Epidemic, Self harm, Suicide, and Violence
savvyrosereads's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Jules is facing rock bottom when she agrees to move into a luxury apartment building as a paid house sitter. But when another sitter goes missing, Jules quickly realizes all is not what it seemsā¦
I want to preface this by saying Iām a huge Riley Sager fan, and count some of his other books among my favorite thrillers. I think heās super talented and heāll always be an auto-buy author for me on the strength of some of his other work. Unfortunately, this one absolutely did not land for me.
āØI was bored for 99% of this book (the 1% was basically the very beginning, when I was waiting for the premise to set up, and my enthusiasm didnāt even return for the ending and final reveals). The FMC made some absolutely ridiculous choices and decisions, and I didnāt really like any of the other characters. I also never felt super invested in the mystery aspect of the plot, and I thought the big reveal was pretty bonkers and didnāt have great foundation laid to suggest it throughout.
I know a lot of people do love this one, so it may well have been a āmeā problemā¦but the bottom line is if youāre reaching for a Riley Sager I personally think there are much better ones to grab.
CW: Death/death of parent/suicide; fire; blood/injury/violence
Graphic: Suicide, Terminal illness, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Death of parent, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, Violence, and Death
michelletapp's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Blood, Death of parent, Medical trauma, Fire/Fire injury, and Suicide
jhabelita's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Trafficking, Murder, Kidnapping, Suicide, and Suicide attempt
greenlight22's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.0
Graphic: Body horror and Suicide
Moderate: Terminal illness
blueberrybailey's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Suicide
Minor: Suicide
astoriareader's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
- Jules is a 25 year old, and she has had a bit of a rough patch. She was recently let go from her job, and she is having money problems. Her live-in (now) ex-boyfriend cheated on her, so she moved in with her friend, Chloe. She doesnāt have any family left, as her parents died & her sister Jane disappeared
- She gets the opportunity to apartment sit at a fancy building in Manhattan for $4000/month for 3 months, but there is a catch. She isnāt allowed to have any guests, and she is required to spend the night there every night. There are some other rules re: secrecy as well.
- There are a few other sitters living in the building. Jules befriends one, and shortly thereafter, the other sitter is MIA.
- Whatās going on in the apartment building? What happened to the other sitter?
- I got through this quickly, and it is an easy read. The writing is fine, but there isnāt very much depth or character development.
- The ending was mehhh. Not great, not terrible.
- It is a slow burn, but pretty predictable.
- The main character overlooks so many things, and she comes off as a stereotypical woman written by a man in a thriller novel.
- Side note: I am intrigued at this point as to why Riley Sager always writes women as the MCs. He has written some books that I love, and some that I donāt.
Graphic: Death and Death of parent
Moderate: Medical trauma, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Medical content, and Suicide