Reviews tagging 'Death'

The Only One Left by Riley Sager

159 reviews

athenap92's review

fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Suicide attempt, Murder, Death, and Pregnancy

Minor: Alcoholism

tabea1409's review

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

• 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Abortion, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Alcoholism, Blood, Bullying, Child abuse, Classism, Drug use, Gore, Grief, Medical content, Suicide attempt, and Suicide

veronicandoit's review

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Blood, Classism, Murder, Suicide attempt, Stalking, Injury/Injury detail, Ableism, Death, Cancer, Pregnancy, Gun violence, Child death, Death of parent, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Suicide, Terminal illness, Sexual content, Medical content, Infidelity, and Drug abuse

felofhe's review

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Child abuse, Classism, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Ableism, Alcohol, Violence, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Physical abuse, Blood, Body shaming, Bullying, Confinement, Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, Fatphobia, Grief, Kidnapping, Sexism, and Medical content

chantejames's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective relaxing sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

I gave this book a perfect 5 stars. I've heard great things about Riley Sager and I can say, they were true. 
The writing is incredible! Easy to follow but very immersive. The writing was so intense, which is a plus because it is a thriller book, that I had to stop reading and breathe before continuing. This book was hard to put down and hard to pick back up because of the intensity and emersion. The world building was perfect. The descriptions were perfect. It was like watching a movie. 
The characters were very diverse and when they were on the page you saw their personalities, their flaws and their trauma not just their appearance. 
The TWISTS and TURNS almost gave me a heartattck. Just when you think you finally understand... You don't. There was something new at every single turn. At times I had to put down the book, scream, freak out and it have me anxiety - the kind you want from a thriller book. I normally read cozy books because my anxiety can't handle suspense and this book had a LOT of it but it was worth it so I kept reading. 
This is the type of book you can't tell someone about, they need to read it and experience it for themselves and I'd recommend it to any Thriller reader. 
Amazing author. Amazing concept. Amazing book. An easy 5 stars. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Confinement, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Chronic illness, Medical content, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Addiction, Mental illness, Alcohol, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Sexual content, Adult/minor relationship, Death of parent, Grief, Gun violence, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Classism, Child death, Cancer, Child abuse, Death, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Murder, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Blood, Terminal illness, Violence, Domestic abuse, and Drug abuse

ailismurray's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Alcoholism, Death, Pregnancy, Bullying, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, and Murder

taryn_g's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Suicide attempt, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Death of parent, Death, and Murder

Moderate: Pregnancy, Child abuse, Violence, Grief, Terminal illness, and Drug abuse

Minor: Confinement, Gun violence, and Homophobia

gsantino32's review

4.0

started off fairly slow and took me a bit to get into it but i ended up really enjoying it! one of the bigger plot twists i was able to guess very early on, however there was so much going on at the end that i was still kept on my toes in some respects. i do think the story could have benefited from having the plot twists spaced out a little more throughout the story instead of all jam packed at the end; i felt like it was giving me whiplash. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Drug abuse, Death of parent, Murder, Addiction, Infidelity, Chronic illness, and Death

beckyremillard's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Violence, Death, Pregnancy, Death of parent, and Suicide attempt

journeywithrosie's review

dark sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

This was my first Sager book, and I ate it up. The first 40 pages or so are a bit slow, but it picks up after that and becomes a total whirlwind.

The chapters are short and there were so many revelations and twists throughout that it was so easy to keep reading. I loved the gothic vibes, the paranormal implications, the setting, and all of the characters. Even though the FMC at times made some bad decisions, I was still routing for her.

I have one plot point that doesn’t make sense to me that I can’t go into without spoilers. But it’s bugging me! For that reason and the slowness of the start I reduced the rating. 

Above all, the ending was so satisfying and unexpected. I was able to guess a few aspects of it, but not nearly everything.

I don't know if I will go back and read Sager's backlog since it seems like his past books are different from this one, but I would be curious to check out his future publications. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Murder, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Violence

Moderate: Cancer, Drug use, and Infidelity