Reviews - Only One Survives: A Novel

271 reviews for:

Only One Survives: A Novel

Hannah Mary McKinnon

3.69 AVERAGE

miratio's review against another edition

3.0

mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

emwerbeach's review against another edition

3.75

dark tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

indoorg1rl's review against another edition

4.0

All drummer Vienna Taylor ever wanted was to make music with her best friend, guitarist Madison Pierce. Their new all-female pop rock band is gaining fame. But, on the way to an event, the Bittersweet’s van careens off an icy mountain road during a blizzard—leaving one member dead, another severely injured, and another gone missing. Guilty people run.

I was hooked from the prologue! I loved the format of the storytelling, with multimedia mix thrown in. Loved the snippets of news and forum conversations which gave us glimpses into the band’s popularity, as well as the past chapters when Vienna and Madison were just standard school girls.

This was a great popcorn thriller; fast-paced, twisty and unpredictable. The all-female band setting was an interesting backdrop. It did veer into a more standard thriller-y plot as we went along, but it was still interesting overall.

This was my introduction to the author and now I want more!

(Thanks to NetGalley and HTP Books for a gifted copy in exchange for an honest review)

wulfwyn's review against another edition

4.0

dark mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

brandistrange's review against another edition

3.5

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

morethanmylupus's review against another edition

3.0

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

This was okay. It was so predictable that by the time we get to the mid-book twist, I was like "yeah, duh." I did like the way McKinnon told the same parts of the story from different lenses, but on the whole this didn't quite get to where I hoped it would.

Content Warnings

debs_shelves's review against another edition

4.25

dark emotional mysterious

High school besties from different sides of the tracks, one all girl band and a dual timeline - yes to all of the above!

The Bittersweet is riding high. Until a car crash in a blizzards sets off a domino effect of madness and murder (maybe - or is it?).

The earlier timeline peels back the layers and shows us why things are happening.

Loved every minute!

Many thanks to NetGalley and Harlequin for an eARC in exchange for my honest review.