A review by laurenrussell
The Only One Left by Riley Sager

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

Wow I don’t think I’ve ever been so blindsided by the twists in this book. I only wish it had a better buildup with more tension and pacing. I was roughly 200 pages in and everything felt repetitive and honestly a little boring. It felt like stereotypical airport thriller but then those last 150 pages came and I guess made up for it. Took way too long to reach the point of actually interesting twists and I felt the writing was lackluster at times. I loved the premise of seaside cliff mega mansion murder mystery but the writing just didn’t have the imagery or tone to really immerse the reader/emit the vibe. But once you get to the twists it’s quite good and very shocking!  I also despised Kit—I found her to be so annoying and insufferable. After the snow globe scene l had to put down the book because it made me so mad 😭