A review by sams_fireside
The Only One Left by Riley Sager

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

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

5.0

The Only One Left was chosen as our book club book for October, and the date which was set for the discussion was the same date as the murders took place at Hope Mansion...

This book has more twists and turns than the twistiest rollercoaster in the world! From about three-quarters of the way in, there were just more and more and more, and I didn’t see any of them coming! Nope! Not one!

The descriptions are vivid, and the atmosphere throughout is dark and tense. I could feel all the creaks of the house, and the crashing of the waves as they battered against the rocks below.

This is my first book by Riley Sager. I have heard so many good things about him that I was glad I had the opportunity to read this one. 

Yes, there were things that maybe shouldn’t have been possible, but none of these were things I thought too much about as I was reading. Go with the flow. Don’t worry too much about what might have happened in real life, and just lose yourself in the book. That’s what I did and lost myself for a good couple of days!

Thank you to #acrossthepondbookclub for choosing The Only One Left by Riley Sager as October’s book to read.