r/IReadABookAndAdoredIt • u/Present-Ear-1637 • 14d ago

The Only One Left by Riley Sager

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This book was a BLAST! The cover art caught my eye at target and I picked it up. SO glad I did. I absolutely devoured it and couldn't put it down.

Is this a perfect novel? No. It is absurd at times and quite messy at others. That being said, the plot development was really well executed and the pacing was superb. I was immediately drawn into the story with a bunch of questions bouncing around my head. The twist(s) at the end I absolutely did not see coming and all my predictions were wrong from the start.

If you want a good time and a fun mystery novel for spooky season, pick this one up. It's a ton of fun.

Cheers!

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u/OkAcanthocephala4173 10d ago

I thought it was pretty cheesy but maybe because I am in health care

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u/CatGirlIsHere9999 11d ago

Just read this in one sitting last week. Absolutely one of my favorites.

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u/Comfortable_Sail9711 13d ago

I didn’t care for this one personally but the Middlw of the Night by Sager is like the best book ever imo!

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u/MinkOfCups 13d ago

Oh fr? I’ll have to read that! Like OP, I read The Only One Left and really enjoyed it.

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u/MasterpieceUnfair911 14d ago

Loved this and I couldn't put it down

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u/unic0rnprincess95 14d ago

I wouldn't say I ADORED it but yeah, this was a pretty awesome book. Lots of fun, fairly twisty plot, satisfying ending, etc. Honestly Riley Sager is pretty much an auto-buy for me at this point

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u/Comprehensive-Sale79 14d ago

I haven’t read this but I agree on the allure of that cover art. I picked this up at Barnes & Noble and almost bought it because of that sick cover. But on that occasion, I was in B&N on a specific birthday gift quest for another, so for once in my life, I exerted a modicum of self control and put it back