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spaghattie 's review for:
The Only One Left
by Riley Sager
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
There were many points in this book where I was confident I knew the answer. Many points where everything clicked and I went “aha!” and all of those moments I loved. But I was simultaneously completely right and completely wrong. The ending is the closest thing to a perfect twist ending I’ve ever read. Even with knowing that the twist to most readers was completely unexpected I was still blown away.
This is one of those books that reminds you that writing is an art form, the story is woven beautifully. I found myself on occasion skipping back to previous pages to confirm new revelations and was met with obvious truth. I couldn’t find plot holes, it’s the best example of world building I’ve seen in a crime novel. The big details, the little details, everything is clear from the start but only if you know the end. Riley Sager does a great job at highlighting the details that they want readers to notice, whilst seamlessly obscuring other facts. There is one moment where before Kit has a major breakthrough, a single tiny detail reveals so much more and the second that I read that line, every single thing written after was like sugar.
The writing is so beautifully crafted that despite now knowing all the pieces of the puzzle and having arranged them, I would still rebuild this puzzle for fun. All in all a greatly entertaining journey. Once I started reading, there was no option to put it down.
This is one of those books that reminds you that writing is an art form, the story is woven beautifully. I found myself on occasion skipping back to previous pages to confirm new revelations and was met with obvious truth. I couldn’t find plot holes, it’s the best example of world building I’ve seen in a crime novel. The big details, the little details, everything is clear from the start but only if you know the end. Riley Sager does a great job at highlighting the details that they want readers to notice, whilst seamlessly obscuring other facts. There is one moment where before Kit has a major breakthrough, a single tiny detail reveals so much more and the second that I read that line, every single thing written after was like sugar.
The writing is so beautifully crafted that despite now knowing all the pieces of the puzzle and having arranged them, I would still rebuild this puzzle for fun. All in all a greatly entertaining journey. Once I started reading, there was no option to put it down.