A review by throwback682
The Only One Left by Riley Sager

mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

I see I’m not alone in the fact that I really enjoyed the first 2/3 of the book and then it totally lost me with gratuitous twists. I kind of wish I’d DNF’d this one just so I could leave it with a sense of having loved it instead of it being ruined at the end. It was way too much. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Cancer, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail