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A review by konandcompany
One by One by Freida McFadden
3.0
The premise of this book is simple: six friends on their way to a remote vacation are stranded in the middle of nowhere without cell service or the hope of being rescued, and as they try to find their way back through unmarked woods, they're picked off—as the title might imply—one by one. Failing marriages and their entangled, messy dynamics make motivations hard to judge and casts suspicions on each and every character involved, and if I have to be honest, I did not see that ending coming. Didn't even have the slightest clue.
Both page turner and a quick read, this one flew by, and i had the same impression of this book that I did of The Housemaid, feeling very strongly that this is would be a perfect screenplay in the making. Frieda McFadden's pared down style focuses on plot and action and moving things forward, and I'd pay to see any of her books as movies.
I enjoyed the fast pace and easy to digest chapters, how the plot unveils piece by piece through snapshots of the present and past. The underlying motive for the murders caught me off guard and didn't feel as airtight as everything else, so I didn't buy into it as much I wanted to. Otherwise, it was very much a fun read that had me doubting who the culprit was the whole time.
Thank you to NetGalley and Poisoned Pen Press for the opportunity to read and review this ARC!
Both page turner and a quick read, this one flew by, and i had the same impression of this book that I did of The Housemaid, feeling very strongly that this is would be a perfect screenplay in the making. Frieda McFadden's pared down style focuses on plot and action and moving things forward, and I'd pay to see any of her books as movies.
I enjoyed the fast pace and easy to digest chapters, how the plot unveils piece by piece through snapshots of the present and past. The underlying motive for the murders caught me off guard and didn't feel as airtight as everything else, so I didn't buy into it as much I wanted to. Otherwise, it was very much a fun read that had me doubting who the culprit was the whole time.
Thank you to NetGalley and Poisoned Pen Press for the opportunity to read and review this ARC!